How to add Iorad step-by-step tutorials to Continu Articles — for product walkthroughs and process documentation that benefit from interactive recording.
Iorad is a tutorial-building tool that captures step-by-step instructions in real time as you click through a process. Embedded in Continu Articles, Iorad tutorials work well for product walkthroughs, software training, and any process where seeing-and-doing is more effective than reading alone.
Iorad is a paid expansion to Continu. If your instance doesn't have Iorad integrated, reach out to your Customer Success Manager to add it.
How to Add Iorad Content
1. Install the Iorad browser extension. The Extension is required to capture and add Iorad tutorials. You'll also need an Iorad account. The Extension icon looks like this:
2. Open or create an Article in Continu. Iorad content lives inside Continu Articles as an embedded element.
3. Click the Iorad icon in the Article Options.
4. Add or create the Iorad content via the Iorad platform. The Iorad workflow takes over from here — capture steps in real time, edit the tutorial, then embed it back into the Continu Article.
For Iorad-specific instructions, see Iorad's Help Center and Iorad's Quick Start Guide.
What Makes Iorad a viable option
Product or software walkthroughs. When learners need to see exactly where to click and what to type, Iorad's step-by-step capture is more effective than screenshots or descriptive text. The interactive playback walks them through the process at their own pace.
Internal tool training. A custom internal tool that doesn't have its own documentation often benefits from an Iorad walkthrough — easier to maintain than detailed written instructions, easier to consume than a Loom recording.
Where text alone doesn't communicate well. If you find yourself writing "click here, then click there, then click that" — that's Iorad's sweet spot.
Configuration Pitfalls
Using Iorad for Content That Should Be an Article. Conceptual content, strategy, decision-making frameworks — these don't benefit from step-by-step capture. Reserve Iorad for genuine click-by-click processes.
Iorad Tutorials Going Stale When UI Changes. Like screenshots, Iorad tutorials capture a moment in time. When the product UI changes, the tutorial drifts out of sync. Build a maintenance cadence for Iorad content tied to product release cycles.
Forgetting the Extension Requirement. Authors who try to add Iorad without the browser extension installed get stuck. Verify the extension is in place before training authors on Iorad.
No Iorad Account. The Continu integration is part of the equation; authors still need their own Iorad accounts to capture and edit tutorials. Provision Iorad accounts for content authors as part of onboarding.
Where This Fits
You're here because you're embedding Iorad content in Continu. For Article authoring generally, see Add an Article to Continu. For other embed scenarios, see Embedded Content.
See Also
- Content Strategy: Designing Learning Assets That Scale — the strategic anchor.
- Add an Article to Continu — Article creation flow.
- Continu Articles: Using the Advanced Editor Tools — advanced authoring options.
- Embedded Content — other embed scenarios.
Iorad for click-by-click processes. Install the extension first. Plan for tutorial maintenance when product UI changes.