Re: Still searching for a way in Word

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No. Word is a program to put words (and graphics) on paper in an effective
manner. It is not an online tutorial development program. Sorry. You might
be able to do some of this with PowerPoint but it would be a kludge.
--
Charles Kenyon

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See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"Brian" <Brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:205B38A1-1DC9-40C8-937F-3AF123ACC6D8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Is there a way to do this in Word, without using an outside program like
> Captivate (especially since Captivate is $500)?
>
> "Margaret Aldis" wrote:
>
>>
>> You probably need something like Macromedia Captivate (I haven't used it,
>> but it seems to be tool currently preferred by tech authors who produce
>> animated tutorials like this.)
>>
>> Sounds like a huge undertaking, though.
>>
>> --
>> Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP
>> Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk
>> Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org
>>
>>
>> "Brian" <Brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:0A90C87B-C522-4A97-ACAE-5A2461EAC72E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >I would like to create a tutorial document in Word that, among other
>> >things,
>> > allows me to have the reader click on a Macro button or other button
>> > that
>> > triggers a pre-recorded action. For example, I want to explain Styles
>> > and
>> > Formatting and I'd like to start by saying "You can get to Styles and
>> > Formatting by clicking on..." and then have a button they click that
>> > shows
>> > the mouse moving up to the menu, clicking on it, opening the menu and
>> > then
>> > identifying some options in that menu.
>> >
>> > Ideas?
>>
>>
>>


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