Re: Still searching for a way in Word

Why not just type up your tutorial in Word and use screen shots to show your
users how to achieve their goals?

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

> 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
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> > 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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