Essential Articulate Studio 09 is designed to help novice to intermediate users of Articulate Studio 09 get the most from using these tools Presenter, Engage, Quizmaker, and Video Encoder to develop quality informational and instructional materials. It was written with the following goals in mind: Help new users get up to speed as quickly and painlessly as possible; Assist users of previous versions of Articulate Studio (and previous versions of Presenter, Engage, and Quizmaker) in capitalizing on improvements made to these tools in the 09 versions; Provide tips and tools that make information presentation and instruction faster, easier, and better; Help new and previous users develop information and instruction that is more valuable for the intended audience(s). This book is unique because it can serve as both a tutorial for the Studio 09 products and as a primer on designing and building good information and instruction with these tools. The advice and insights are practical and take into account the we-need-it-yesterday environments that most people who use these tools operate in. Many books about online learning discuss how to build good instruction, but this book actually shows you how to build it, using some of the best authoring tools in the industry. The authors are both instructional design practitioners with over 35 years of combined experience, working day-to-day on informational and instructional projects for business, higher education, nonprofit, government, and professional development clients. Because of their wealth of experience, they are able to provide real-world perspectives, which is especially valuable to anyone who is just starting to build information and instruction.