There are a number of reasons for you to choose CALI Author, over many of the commercially available authoring tools, to write interactive lessons. First, CALI Author is easier to learn to use than many commercially available authoring tools. Feedback from early adopters of CALI Author suggests that you can complete a simple lesson within two hours of installing the software, assuming you have already created the lesson content. Of course, the initial lesson may take you longer if you use more complex questions. Second, CALI Author was written specifically for legal education. Third, lessons quickly and easily export to HTML and Flash. With a couple of clicks you can convert your CALI Author lesson to material that you can place directly on your web site. Or, you can use AutoPublish and quickly place your lesson on CALI's website behind a unique URL that is only accessible to your students. Therefore, without learning HTML or Flash you can create web-based materials for your course. Fourth, CALI Author allows you to create a rich interface by including text, images, video, audio, charts, and tables in your lesson. Fifth, CALI Author was created for CALI's membership. As a result, CALI's staff is able to provide assistance regarding many authoring problems. Finally, CALI Author allows for linear and non-linear branching questions. Thus, the variety of self-assessing, interactive questions and question styles available in CALI Author allows you to create rich teaching materials for your students.