Introduction to 
Camtasia 
Workshop 

   

 
 
 
 
 
 

Introduction to Camtasia 
Installing Camtasia 
The College has a license for TechSmith Camtasia which allows all faculty to install this 
software on their college-owned computer and one personal computer.  

How to Install Camtasia 

Personally Owned PCs and Macs 

If you are on a personally owned computer, contact the IT Helpdesk to get a link to the 
software.  

College-Owned PCs 
If you are on a college-owned PC, you can install Camtasia from the Software Center. ​Note: 
You must be on campus in order to access the Software Center.  
1. Find the Software Center. 
a. Expand the​ Start Menu. 
b. Expand the ​All Programs​ menu option. 
c. Expand the ​Microsoft System Center​ folder. 
d. Click on the ​Software Center ​menu option. 
2. If you were unable to find the Software Center in Step 1, then try to search for it: 
a. Expand the Start Menu. 
b. Enter "Software Center" in the ​Search programs and files​ section. This section 
is located at the bottom of the left hand column of the Start Menu. 
c. Wait for the search results to load. 
d. Click on ​Software Center​ from the results list.  
3. Find Camtasia and install it to your PC. The Software Center will do all of the work for 
you. 

College-Owned Macs 
If you are on a college-owned Mac, contact the IT Helpdesk to request to have Camtasia 
installed. 

   

Meegan Willi 
Updated August 15, 2018 
 

The Layout & the Lingo 

TechSmith has a library of ​tutorial videos​ on their website 
https://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-camtasia.html​, but it can be tricky to just jump in with both 
feet if you’ve never used a video editor before. Here are some images to help you learn the 
terminology and location of various tools. 
 

 
   

Meegan Willi 
Updated August 15, 2018 
 
 
 

 
   

Meegan Willi 
Updated August 15, 2018 
 

My Notes 
   

Meegan Willi 
Updated August 15, 2018 
 

Other Resources 
● How to Make Your First Video, Part 2 (script & storyboard templates): 
https://blogs.techsmith.com/how-to-make-your-first-video-part-2/  

● What Makes an Online Instructional Video Compelling? - EDUCAUSE: 

http://er.educause.edu/articles/2014/4/what-makes-an-online-instructional-video-co
mpelling  

● TechSmith Tutorials: ​https://www.techsmith.com/tutorial.html  

● TechSmith Academy - free video courses: ​https://academy.techsmith.com/  

● TechSmith’s Blog for Educators: 

https://www.techsmith.com/blog/category/for-educators/  

Meegan Willi 
Updated August 15, 2018