Two formats, one tool
Allure Create has two authoring modes. Canvas is a slide editor for interaction-heavy courses: objects sit exactly where you place them, with states, layers, triggers, variables and a timeline. Flow builds responsive lessons from blocks that reflow on any screen.
Choose Canvas when
- position and timing are part of the learning, as in simulations of a process or branching scenarios with characters;
- you need graded question slides with feedback layers or question banks;
- the client is used to slide-based courses and expects that look.
Choose Flow when
- learners will read on phones as often as on laptops;
- the content is mostly explanation, examples and checks for understanding;
- you want to build and revise quickly with blocks such as tabs, flashcards, scenarios and knowledge checks.
Things that are easy to forget
- Flow lessons reflow, so there is no pixel-exact layout. If a design depends on exact placement, use Canvas.
- Canvas keeps authored geometry exactly. On phones the learner player keeps the slide visual and moves long text into a readable sheet below it.
- Authoring in both modes is designed for desktop and laptop screens.
Plan the project around the format
Decide the format before the storyboard. A Canvas course is storyboarded slide by slide; a Flow course is outlined lesson by lesson. Mixing them in one project plan is fine, but tell the client which parts are which, and preview both in the learner player before review.