Getting Started with ActivePresenter 8
Welcome to ActivePresenter 8 Tutorials! This series of tutorials will get you up and running quickly. They cover the basic and some advanced features you’ll need to create demo/tutorial videos and interactive eLearning courses.
You can also read the PDF User Manual and save it for offline access:
– ActivePresenter 8 User Manual in English (10.1MB)
Let’s create Demonstration Videos or Interactive eLearning Courses by using the basic workflow – from recording through exporting.
Quick Start Guides
Take a look at the general tutorial about creating a project, customizing the program.
Recording & Creating Projects
Take a look at the general tutorial about creating a project, customizing the program.
General Guides
- ActivePresenter 8 Section 508 Compliance VPAT
- A Guide for Beginners
- Introduce ActivePresenter 8 User Interface
- Create New Blank Projects
- Change Project Size
- Create Responsive Projects
- Create Projects from Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations
- Customize the Tabbed Toolbar
- Customize Hotkeys
- Optimize eLearning Projects
Recording
Learn how to record your actions in an application or a screen area.
- Start and Stop Recording
- Record Video Demonstrations
- Record Software Simulations
- Record Webcam
- Record Audio from Microphone and System Audio
- Record Narration
- Calibrate Audio Input
- Work with Recording Settings Dialog
- Record Screen with Custom Cursor Effects
- Work with Active Window
- Edit Recorded Videos
- Edit Software Simulations
Editing
Learn how to use the powerful editing features of ActivePresenter.
Working with Objects
- Introduce Annotation Objects
- Order Objects
- Align and Resize Objects Equally
- Group Objects
- Copy, Cut, and Delete Objects
- Insert and Style Shapes
- Insert Text Captions
- Insert Images
- Insert and Manage Objects in Responsive Projects
- Draw and Edit Freeform Shapes
- Create a Spotlight Effect
- Insert Equations
- Add Gesture Effects
- Take Screenshots
- Add YouTube Videos
- Add Web Objects
- Embed HTML Package
- Add Cursor Paths
- Use Zoom-n-Pan
- Add Closed Captions
- Add Multiple Languages for Closed Caption
- Animate Objects
- Add Animation Effects for Text
- Add and Edit Object Motion Paths
- Use Multiple Timelines
- Use Object Settings
- Work with Flex Box
- Work with Grid Box
Interactive eLearning Topics
- Create eLearning Courses with ActivePresenter
- Introduce Interaction Objects
- Work with Events – Actions
- Work with Advanced Actions
- Work with Object States
- Create Interactive Quizzes
- Create Multiple Questions in a Slide
- Insert Questions from Slide Layouts
- Container Layouts of Questions
- Work with Feedback Messages
- Use Feedback Layers
- Create True/False Questions
- Create Multiple Choice Questions
- Create Multiple Response Questions
- Create Fill in Text Entry Questions
- Create Fill in Text Entries Questions
- Create Fill in Blanks Questions
- Create Sequence Questions
- Create Drag-n-Drop Questions
- Create Hotspot Questions
- Create Essay Questions
- Create Rating Scale (Likert) Questions
- Import Questions from GIFT Files
- Import Questions from CSV Files
- Create Question Pools
- Create Random Questions Using Random Slides
- Work with Mouse Click
- Work with Key Stroke
- Work with Text Entry
- Work with Drop Area
- Work with Button
- Work with Check Box and Radio Button
- Work with Animated Timer
- Use Tab Order
- Add Custom Script
- A Complete Overview of Variables
- Add Variables
- Use True/False Variables
- Use Text Variables
- Use Number Variables
- Set Pass/Fail Conditions for Lessons
- Define Score and Report for Interactive Questions
- Work with Scoring System
Editing Audio/Video
- Insert Audio
- Insert Videos
- Basic Video Editing: Cut, Copy, Delete, and Crop
- Split and Join Videos
- Change Video Speed
- Change Audio Volume
- Use Audio Fade
- Use Audio Noise Reduction
- Use Audio Normalization
- Insert Time to Videos
- Blur Moving Objects in Videos
- Change Mouse Cursor and Mouse Clicks in Captured Videos
- Create a Picture-in-Picture Effect
- Use Green Screen Effect
- Add Background Music
- Use Text to Speech
- Get More Text-to-Speech Voices from Amazon, Google, Microsort
Exporting
Learn how to export your ActivePresenter projects to many formats.
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