Written tutorial video

Tutorials can be presented as both, a learning method and updating one's information. There are simple and easy tutorials for basic processes or complex and intricate for difficult procedures.

To engage the learner, we can present the tutorial in the form of a story, adding images, narrative text and music. A PowerPoint presentation with graphics and sounds makes for an interesting tutorial. Feedbacks and short quizzes can also be included on the tutorial to gauge learner response.

Written tutorials

A written tutorial is a document explaining the procedure in a step by step format. It's either available online for download or can be printed on a page. They are also embedded in the software as Help manuals. The information provided is descriptive in nature and gives procedural details. Written tutorials can be used as reference guides for a particular problem.

Written tutorials are mainly prepared as PDF, Word or PowerPoint documents.


Video tutorials get the learner involved in the tutorial. The learner has the choice to manage the pace of the training by making use of controls on each page.

Video based tutorials

Video tutorials are the most promising form of instructions. They engage the learner in close to real life scenarios. These tutorials are very interactive. They train the learner to respond to a given situation by simulating a process onscreen or presenting a video on it. Video tutorials are usually for a short duration. They tend to cover a specific process within a span of five to fifteen minutes.

Benefits of Video tutorials over Written tutorials

Video tutorials are generally created in Adobe Captivate® and Camatasia Studio®.

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