Customize the Flash Table of Contents

Customize the Flash Table of Contents

Camtasia Studio > Produce video as > Custom production settings > MP4/SWF – Flash Output > Next > Select a Template with a TOC > Flash Options button > Table of Contents tab

Markers, quizzes, and surveys create navigation points within a video. When you select a Flash template with a table of contents, the markers, quizzes, and surveys appear as interactive hyperlinks within the table of contents.

To edit and customize the table of contents, select from the following options:

  • Produce multiple files based on my markers: Produce a separate video production for each marker on the Timeline.
  • Number the marker entries: Number the table of contents entries sequentially in the produced TOC.
    numbered TOC entries
  • Markers, quizzes, and surveys: Disable the markers, quizzes, or surveys you do not want to appear in the table of contents.
    Disable entries
  • Rename: To rename a TOC entry, double-click the entry in the list and type a new name. Or, select the entry from the list and click Rename.
  • Move Left: To decrease the indent, select an entry from the list and click Move Left.
  • Move Right: To indent an entry, select an entry from the list and click Move Right.

Add a Title

The ExpressShow with TOC Flash template provides additional customization options for the table of contents. Enter a title to appear at the top of the table of contents. The default TOC width can fit a title approximately 15 characters long.

TOC title example

Select the Alignment

The ExpressShow with TOC Flash template provides additional customization options for the table of contents. Select the position of the table of contents:

  • Fixed-Left:
    Left-aligned TOC
  • Fixed-Right:
    Right-aligned TOC
  • Floating: The viewer can click the TOC button in the video controls to show or hide the TOC pane. Viewers can drag the floating TOC anywhere within the viewing area.
    Floating TOC

Add an Image

The ExpressShow with TOC Flash template provides additional customization options for the table of contents. Click Browse to select a static image file to display at the top of the table of contents such as a headshot of the speaker or a company logo. The image resizes to the selected table of contents dimensions.

TOC image example

Change the TOC Width

You can customize the width of the table of contents to fit the title, image, and table of contents entries. The default width of the table of contents is 160 pixels. Long TOC entries and titles or wide images may be cut off. To change the default width of the table of contents:

  1. On the Flash Templates screen in the Production Wizard, click the Change Dimensions button.
  2. The Video Dimensions-Preview appears. Choose Custom and enter a new width into the TOC width field. The new width is adjusted in the preview.
  3. Click OK.
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