<s>
ToolBook	B-Application
was	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
based	O
e-learning	O
content	O
authoring	O
application	O
,	O
initially	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
by	O
Asymetrix	O
Corporation	O
,	O
now	O
SumTotal	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ToolBook	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
book	O
metaphor	O
—	O
a	O
project	O
file	O
is	O
thought	O
of	O
as	O
a	O
book	O
containing	O
pages	O
of	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
PowerPoint	I-Application
’s	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
metaphor	O
where	O
presentations	O
contain	O
various	O
slides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ToolBook	B-Application
was	O
often	O
compared	O
to	O
HyperCard	B-Application
and	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
ToolBook	B-Application
was	O
demonstrated	O
in	O
of	O
The	O
Computer	O
Chronicles	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
episode	O
about	O
Windows	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
ToolBook	B-Application
,	O
11.5	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SumTotal	O
Systems	O
ended	O
all	O
sales	O
and	O
support	O
of	O
Toolbook	B-Application
on	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ToolBook	B-Application
allows	O
for	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
applications	O
and	O
training	O
materials	O
for	O
Windows	O
and/or	O
the	O
web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
support	O
these	O
two	O
distribution	O
models	O
,	O
ToolBook	B-Application
contains	O
two	O
different	O
programming	O
environments	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
OpenScript	O
:	O
ToolBook	B-Application
includes	O
a	O
very	O
capable	O
built-in	O
programming	O
language	O
called	O
OpenScript	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
HyperTalk	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenScript	O
is	O
object	B-Language
oriented	I-Language
and	O
event-driven	B-Application
,	O
where	O
chunks	O
of	O
programming	O
code	O
are	O
associated	O
to	O
the	O
different	O
elements	O
within	O
the	O
lesson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OpenScript	O
language	O
only	O
functions	O
within	O
the	O
Native	O
engine	O
of	O
ToolBook	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Actions	O
Editor	O
programming	O
code	O
works	O
equally	O
well	O
within	O
ToolBook	B-Application
(	O
Native	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
a	O
web	O
browser	O
(	O
DHTML	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ToolBook	B-Application
’s	O
key	O
features	O
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
PowerPoint	B-Application
Converter	O
-	O
The	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
Add-on	O
(	O
called	O
SumTotal	O
Publish	O
To	O
ToolBook	B-Application
)	O
will	O
allow	O
you	O
to	O
convert	O
a	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
presentation	O
into	O
a	O
ToolBook	B-Application
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
installed	O
,	O
you	O
'll	O
find	O
this	O
Add-on	O
within	O
the	O
main	O
Ribbon	O
within	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simulation	O
Recorder	O
-	O
The	O
Simulation	O
Recorder	O
will	O
watch	O
and	O
record	O
you	O
interacting	O
with	O
another	O
application	O
,	O
and	O
allow	O
you	O
to	O
import	O
that	O
simulation	O
into	O
ToolBook	B-Application
as	O
an	O
interactive	O
simulation	O
(	O
this	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
video	O
recording	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Path	O
Animation	O
-	O
Any	O
object	O
in	O
ToolBook	B-Application
can	O
be	O
configured	O
to	O
move	O
(	O
animate	O
)	O
across	O
the	O
page	O
using	O
a	O
simple	O
or	O
even	O
complex	O
path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	O
Players	O
-	O
ToolBook	B-Application
supports	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
Audio	O
and	O
Videos	O
in	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
formats	O
,	O
supported	O
by	O
these	O
4	O
media	O
technologies	O
:	O
Windows	O
Media	O
Player	O
,	O
RealPlayer	O
,	O
QuickTime	O
,	O
Flash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SCORM/AICC	O
-	O
ToolBook	B-Application
provides	O
SCORM	O
and	O
AICC	O
support	O
within	O
web-published	O
lessons	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
SCORM/AICC	O
compliant	O
Learning	B-Application
Management	I-Application
Systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
exist	O
in	O
ToolBook	B-Application
to	O
allow	O
you	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
training	O
lesson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Below	O
is	O
an	O
historical	O
list	O
of	O
English	O
versions	O
of	O
ToolBook	B-Application
:	O
</s>
