1. 1. Articulate Introduction What is Articulate? Articulate is a slide authoring tools with two kinds of features: Static this includes adding pictures, videos and text boxes in slides Dynamic adding triggers and markers This course will teach you how to use articulate for creating courses
2. 2. Learning Objectives In this course you will learn how to: Create a Slide and Add a Character Create the Whiteboard and Text Review the Timeline Record Audio Narration
3. 3. `Create the slide and add a character. Insert a new slide. Select the blank layout. Go to the Design tab. Apply a new design theme. Use one of the gradient backgrounds. Go to the Home tab. Add a rectangle to the screen to create a horizon line. Right-click the rectangle and select Format Shape.
4. 4. Create the white board and text. Add a rectangle to the slide to create a whiteboard. Apply a white background quick style to the rectangle. You should have a screen that looks kind of like the one below. Review the timeline. Look at the timeline and notice the objects on the timeline. You can slide them left or right to change when they come in and out. You can also change the layering position by moving them up and down.
5. 5. Record audio narration. Well record some quick audio and then sync the three paragraphs to the audio. Go to Insert tab. Select Sound and then select Record Mic. Record something simple like this text: "This is paragraph one. It is very interesting. This is paragraph two. It is shorter. This is paragraph three." You should see the audio track on the timeline.
6. 6. Course Summary In this course you learned how to: Create a Slide and Add a Character Create the Whiteboard and Text Review the Timeline Record Audio Narration