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Table of Contents.................................................................................................................. 2 Introduction to ActivePresenter ........................................................................................... 12

ActivePresenter User Interface ........................................................................................ 12 Start Page.................................................................................................................... 12 Workspace................................................................................................................... 13

ActivePresenter Editions ................................................................................................. 15 System Requirements ..................................................................................................... 16 Installing ActivePresenter ................................................................................................ 17 Activating and Deactivating ActivePresenter ................................................................... 18

Activating ActivePresenter ........................................................................................... 18 Deactivating ActivePresenter ....................................................................................... 19 The Multi-tier System of Support ..................................................................................... 19 Creating Projects ................................................................................................................ 21 Creating Blank Projects ................................................................................................... 21 Changing Slide Size..................................................................................................... 21 Creating Responsive Projects ......................................................................................... 24 Viewport of Responsive Layout .................................................................................... 25 Managing Responsive Layouts .................................................................................... 25 Creating Projects from PowerPoint Presentation ............................................................. 29 Creating Projects from Themes or Templates.................................................................. 30 Creating Projects from Video Files .................................................................................. 31 Converting Projects ......................................................................................................... 31 Converting from Responsive to Non-Responsive Projects ........................................... 31 Converting from Non-Responsive to Responsive Projects ........................................... 31 Saving Projects ............................................................................................................... 32 Saving Projects ............................................................................................................ 32 Saving Projects as Different Types .............................................................................. 33 Shrinking Projects ........................................................................................................ 33 Opening Existing Projects ............................................................................................ 34 Recording Projects.............................................................................................................. 35 Recording Videos ............................................................................................................ 35 Recording Area Section ............................................................................................... 35 Audio and Webcam Section ......................................................................................... 36 Record Button and Settings ......................................................................................... 38

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Recording Software Simulations...................................................................................... 39 Recording Area Section ............................................................................................... 40 Audio Section............................................................................................................... 40 Record Button and Settings ......................................................................................... 40

How to Stop Recording.................................................................................................... 40 Working with Themes.......................................................................................................... 41

Using Themes ................................................................................................................. 41 Applying Themes ......................................................................................................... 42 Customizing Built-In Themes and Saving as Custom Themes ..................................... 43 Working with Theme Colors ......................................................................................... 43 Working with Theme Fonts .......................................................................................... 46 Working with Preset Background Styles....................................................................... 49

Using Slide Masters......................................................................................................... 51 Opening and Closing Slide Master View ...................................................................... 51 Adding Slide Masters and Layouts ............................................................................... 52 Managing Slide Masters and Layouts .......................................................................... 53 Designing Slide Masters and Layouts .......................................................................... 54 Applying Slide Layouts to Slides .................................................................................. 57

Using Feedback Masters ................................................................................................. 58 Feedback Master Overview ......................................................................................... 58 Opening and Closing Feedback Master View............................................................... 59 Adding New Layers ...................................................................................................... 61 Managing Feedback Masters and Layers .................................................................... 61

Working with Slides............................................................................................................. 63 Inserting Slides ................................................................................................................ 63 Inserting Slides ............................................................................................................ 63 Copying Slides ............................................................................................................. 67 Removing Slides .......................................................................................................... 68 Changing Slide Properties ............................................................................................... 68 Naming Slides.............................................................................................................. 68 Ordering Slides ............................................................................................................ 69 Advancing Slides ......................................................................................................... 69 Changing Slide Background Fill Styles......................................................................... 69 Adding Background Images to Slides........................................................................... 70 Adding Transition Effects................................................................................................. 71 Adding Transition Effects ............................................................................................. 71 Removing Transition Effects ........................................................................................ 72

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Managing Slides .............................................................................................................. 72 Splitting and Merging Slides......................................................................................... 72 Changing Slide View Modes ........................................................................................ 72 Saving Slides as Images.............................................................................................. 73

Inserting and Managing Objects.......................................................................................... 74 Inserting Objects ............................................................................................................. 74 Inserting and Removing Objects .................................................................................. 74 Inserting and Removing Objects in Multiple Slides ....................................................... 74 Copying Objects........................................................................................................... 76 Changing Object Properties............................................................................................. 76 Repositioning, Resizing and Rotating Objects.............................................................. 76 Changing Style and Effects .......................................................................................... 77 Object Operation Modes .............................................................................................. 78 Animating Objects ........................................................................................................... 78 Editing Animation Effects ............................................................................................. 81 Removing Animation Effects ........................................................................................ 82 Adding and Editing Motion Paths ................................................................................. 82 Arranging Objects............................................................................................................ 84 Ordering Objects.......................................................................................................... 84 Grouping Objects ......................................................................................................... 84 Aligning Objects ........................................................................................................... 87 Using Object States......................................................................................................... 89 Built-In States .............................................................................................................. 90 Opening Object States Pane........................................................................................ 90 Adding States .............................................................................................................. 91 Editing States............................................................................................................... 92 Managing States .......................................................................................................... 93 Triggering States Using Actions ................................................................................... 93 Using Object Templates .................................................................................................. 93 Opening Object Templates Pane ................................................................................. 93 Adding Objects to Object Templates ............................................................................ 94 Using Object Template Items ....................................................................................... 95 Saving and Sharing Object Templates ......................................................................... 95 Setting Default Objects .................................................................................................... 96

Annotation Objects.............................................................................................................. 97 Shapes ............................................................................................................................ 98 Inserting Shapes .......................................................................................................... 98

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Drawing Freeform ........................................................................................................ 99 Editing Freeform ........................................................................................................ 101 Text Caption .................................................................................................................. 103 Highlight ........................................................................................................................ 103 Spotlight ........................................................................................................................ 104 Equation ........................................................................................................................ 104 Inserting Built-In Equations ........................................................................................ 104 Writing and Editing Equations .................................................................................... 105 Icons ............................................................................................................................. 106 Gesture Effects.............................................................................................................. 107 Footer............................................................................................................................ 108 Image ............................................................................................................................ 109 Inserting Images ........................................................................................................ 109 Editing Images ........................................................................................................... 109 Exporting Images ....................................................................................................... 110 Taking Screenshots ................................................................................................... 110 YouTube Video.............................................................................................................. 113 Web Object ................................................................................................................... 114 Cursor Path ................................................................................................................... 116 Adding Cursor Paths .................................................................................................. 116 Changing Cursor Styles ............................................................................................. 117 Changing Timing and Speed of Mouse Movements ................................................... 118 Adding Click Points and Effects ................................................................................. 119 Continuation of Cursor Paths between Slides ............................................................ 120 Tips to Compose Cursor Paths .................................................................................. 121 Zoom-n-Pan .................................................................................................................. 122 Creating Zoom-In Effects ........................................................................................... 122 Creating Panning Effects Using Multiple Zoom Areas ................................................ 123 Zooming Back to Normal View ................................................................................... 123 Closed Caption.............................................................................................................. 123 Adding and Importing Closed Captions ...................................................................... 123 Formatting Closed Captions....................................................................................... 124 Adjusting Closed Captions in Timeline ....................................................................... 125 Converting Closed Captions to Speech...................................................................... 127 Miscellaneous Tips .................................................................................................... 129 Audio and Videos.............................................................................................................. 131 Inserting Audio and Videos............................................................................................ 131

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Inserting Audio ........................................................................................................... 131 Inserting Videos ......................................................................................................... 132 Changing Playback Options ....................................................................................... 134 Exporting Audio and Videos ....................................................................................... 135 Basic Audio and Video Editing....................................................................................... 135 Range-Editing ............................................................................................................ 135 Freezing the Frame.................................................................................................... 140 Splitting and Joining ................................................................................................... 141 Changing Playback Speed ......................................................................................... 142 Adjusting Volume ....................................................................................................... 143 Advanced Audio Effects ................................................................................................ 144 Audio Fade In/Out...................................................................................................... 144 Audio Noise Reduction............................................................................................... 144 Audio Normalization ................................................................................................... 145 Video Blur Effects .......................................................................................................... 146 Applying Blur Effects .................................................................................................. 146 Blurring Moving Objects ............................................................................................. 147 Removing Blur Effects................................................................................................ 148 Video Green Screen Effects .......................................................................................... 148 Picture-In-Picture Effects ............................................................................................... 149 Cursor Effects in Recorded Video.................................................................................. 150 Background Music ......................................................................................................... 150 Interaction Objects ............................................................................................................ 152 Mouse Click................................................................................................................... 153 Inserting Mouse Clicks ............................................................................................... 153 Setting Correct Values ............................................................................................... 154 Key Stroke..................................................................................................................... 154 Inserting Key Strokes ................................................................................................. 154 Setting Correct Values ............................................................................................... 155 Text Box ........................................................................................................................ 156 Inserting Text Boxes .................................................................................................. 156 Setting Correct Values ............................................................................................... 157 Drop Area...................................................................................................................... 157 Inserting Drop Areas .................................................................................................. 157 Setting Correct Values ............................................................................................... 158 Setting Drop Area Properties ..................................................................................... 159 Converting Objects to Drag Sources .......................................................................... 160

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Button............................................................................................................................ 160 Inserting Buttons ........................................................................................................ 160 Working with Button States ........................................................................................ 161 Making Buttons Work ................................................................................................. 161

Check Box and Radio Button......................................................................................... 162 Inserting Check Boxes and Radio Buttons ................................................................. 162 Formatting Check Boxes and Radio Buttons .............................................................. 162 Working with Check Box/Radio Button States ............................................................ 163 Making Check Boxes and Radio Buttons Work .......................................................... 163

Animated Timer ............................................................................................................. 163 Inserting Timers ......................................................................................................... 163 Adding Event Actions to Timers ................................................................................. 164

Questions ...................................................................................................................... 165 Creating Quizzes .............................................................................................................. 166

Common Question Properties ....................................................................................... 166 Components of a Question Slide................................................................................ 166 Question Modes: Graded and Survey ........................................................................ 167

Creating Quizzes ........................................................................................................... 167 True/False.................................................................................................................. 168 Multiple Choice .......................................................................................................... 168 Multiple Response ..................................................................................................... 170 Essay......................................................................................................................... 171 Fill in Blank ................................................................................................................ 171 Fill in Multiple Blanks ................................................................................................. 172 Sequence................................................................................................................... 174 Drag-n-Drop............................................................................................................... 175 Rating Scale (Likert) .................................................................................................. 176

Randomizing Questions ................................................................................................ 178 Creating Slide Pools .................................................................................................. 178 Adding Slides to Slide Pools ...................................................................................... 178 Importing Slide Pools ................................................................................................. 179 Using Random Slides to Draw from Slide Pools......................................................... 180

Inserting Report Slides .................................................................................................. 182 Reviewing Courses........................................................................................................ 183 Adding Interactivity............................................................................................................ 185 Adding Events - Actions ................................................................................................ 185

Adding and Removing Events .................................................................................... 185

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Adding and Removing Actions for Events .................................................................. 186 Adding and Removing Conditions for Actions ............................................................ 188 Copying Events, Actions and Conditions.................................................................... 190 Events - Actions References ...................................................................................... 191 Adding Advanced Actions.............................................................................................. 197 Creating New Advanced Actions ................................................................................ 198 Creating Parameters .................................................................................................. 198 Adding Actions ........................................................................................................... 199 Adding Conditions to Actions ..................................................................................... 199 Adding Advanced Actions to Events........................................................................... 200 Using Variables ............................................................................................................. 200 Creating Variables ..................................................................................................... 201 Adding References to Variables ................................................................................. 202 Using Actions to Adjust Variable Values .................................................................... 203 Managing Variables ................................................................................................... 203 List of System Variables............................................................................................. 204 Custom JavaScript in HTML5 Output ............................................................................ 209 Exporting Projects ............................................................................................................. 219 Exporting to Images....................................................................................................... 219 Exporting to Videos ....................................................................................................... 221 General Tab............................................................................................................... 221 Advanced Tab............................................................................................................ 223 Publishing Videos to YouTube....................................................................................... 223 Exporting to HTML SlideShows ..................................................................................... 225 Exporting to PDF Documents ........................................................................................ 226 General Tab............................................................................................................... 226 Advanced Tab............................................................................................................ 228 Text Style Tab............................................................................................................ 228 Exporting to Microsoft Word Documents........................................................................ 228 Creating Custom Word Template............................................................................... 230 Exporting to Microsoft Excel Worksheets....................................................................... 231 Exporting to Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations .......................................................... 232 Exporting to HTML5....................................................................................................... 234 General Tab............................................................................................................... 235 LMS Reporting ........................................................................................................... 239 Additional Reporting................................................................................................... 240 Player Settings........................................................................................................... 247

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