Creating Custom In-App Tutorials
In this section, we'll explore how to build in-app tutorials within Animate. The software comes with a number of these tutorials already installed. They can be accessed by choosing Help | Hands-on Tutorial from the application menu and then choosing a specific tutorial to run. These tutorials run within the application, highlighting tools and panels as the user works through them within Animate.
The tools to build these same types of tutorials are now available to any Animate user through a built-in extension. All you need to do to get started is open Window | Extension | Hands-on Tutorial Creator to access this feature.
With the panel open and ready, you'll then proceed step by step through the process, building out various cards that contain explanatory steps, preview images or animations, and contextual prompts anchored to the application interface.
The first screen you see allows you to either create a new tutorial or edit...