Contents

Preface

• Planning eLearning Lessons
• eLearning Development Phases
• Camtasia Production Times (Level of Effort)
• Project Size and Display Resolution
• Design Best Practices
• Fonts and eLearning

Exploring Camtasia

• The Camtasia Interface
• Explore a Completed Project
• The Media Bin and Library
  • Explore the Media Bin and Library
• The Canvas and Timeline
  • Use the Canvas to Preview a Project
  • Use the Canvas Edit and Pan Modes
• Reorganize the Tools
  • Recorder the Tools on the Tools Panel

Recording Videos

• Rehearsals
• Rehearse a Script
• Recording Screen Actions
• Specify a PC Recording Screen and Size
• Create a Software Video Demo on the PC
  • Recording Confidence Check (PC)
• Set Screen Recording Options on the Mac
• Specify a Mac Recording Screen and Size
• Create a Software Video Demo on the Mac
  • Recording Confidence Check (Mac)

Adding Media

• New Projects and Adding Videos
• Create a Project and Edit Project Settings
• Import a Video into the Media Bin
• Add Media to the Timeline
  • Video Confidence Check
• Adding Images
• Import Images to the Media Bin
  • Timeline Confidence Check
• Multi-Track Projects
• Add a Track
• Edit Media Properties
• Cursor Effects
  • Add Cursor Effects
    • Cursor Effects Confidence Check
  • Modifying the Cursor Path and Size
  • Smooth the Cursor Path
  • Edit the Cursor Path
    • Cursor Paths Confidence Check
  • Change the Cursor Appearance and Size

Groups, Annotations, and Animation

• Groups
  • Create a Group
• Annotations
  • Add a Callout
• Themes
  • Apply and Create Themes
• Apply Image Color to Callout Text
  • Callouts Confidence Check
• Behaviors
  • Add a Behavior to a Callout
    • Behaviors Confidence Check
• Transitions
  • Add a Transition to a Group
  • Modify Transition Timing
    • Transitions Confidence Check
• Custom Animation
  • Create an Animation
    • Animation Confidence Check
• Corner Pin Mode
  • Use Corner Pin Mode
    • Corner Pin Mode Confidence Check

Audio

• Audio Media
• Add Music From the Library
  • Library Audio Confidence Check
• Import Music
• Fade Audio
  • Fading Confidence Check
• Voice Narration
  • Record Voice Narration
• Splitting Media
  • Split Audio Media
    • Audio Timing Confidence Check
• Audio Editing
• Rename Tracks
• Silence Audio, Delete, and Ripple Delete
  • Audio Editing Confidence Check

Exporting

• Video and Web Output
  • Export a Video on the Mac
  • Export a Mac Project as a Website
  • Export a Video on Windows
  • Export a Windows Project as a Website
  • Add a Watermark to Windows Projects
  • Export to YouTube
    • Sharing Projects Confidence Check
• Camtasia Rev
• Record Screen Actions with Rev
  • Rev Confidence Check

Extending, Zooming, and Hotspots

• Extending
  • Extend a Video Frame
• Zoom Animations
  • Add a Zoom-n-Pan Animation on the PC
  • Add a Zoom Animation on the Mac
• Markers
  • Add a Timeline Marker
    • Markers and TOC Confidence Check
• Hotspots
  • Add an Interactive Hotspot
    • Interactive Hotspot Confidence Check

Quizzes and Reporting Results

• Quizzes
• Add a Quiz to a Project
• Add a Multiple Choice Question
• Add a Fill In the Blank Question
  • Quiz Confidence Check
• Reporting Quiz Results
• Create a Content Package on the PC
• Create a Content Package on the Mac

PowerPoint, Captions, and Templates

• PowerPoint to Camtasia
  • Record PowerPoint on the PC
  • Import a PowerPoint Presentation
• Closed Captions
  • Manually Create PC Closed Captions
  • Control PC Caption Timing
    • PC Captions Confidence Check
  • Use Speech-to-Text to Create Captions
  • Import Captions on the PC
  • Create Mac Closed Captions
  • Control Mac Caption Timing
    • Mac Captions Confidence Check
  • Import Captions on the Mac
  • Create Dynamic Captions
• Templates
  • Create and Use a Template