Manual authorware

Macromedia Authorware 6.0 Training Notes

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Introduction _________________________________________________________1 Authoring ___________________________________________________________2

Introduction________________________________________________

________2 AuthorwareEnvironment______________________________________________3 File Properties ______________________________________________________4 Flow line ___________________________________________________________5

Icons ____________________________________________________________

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Icon Names ____________________________________________________________

____ 6 Display____________________________________________________________

____ 6 Modes ____________________________________________________________

______ 8 Aligning Objects __________________________________________________________ 8 Text ____________________________________________________________

________11 Colour ____________________________________________________________

____11Styles______________________________________________________

___________12 Motion ____________________________________________________________

____15 Erase_______________________________________________________

___________17 Pause ____________________________________________________________

_____18 Navigation ____________________________________________________________

_18Framework___________________________________________________

__________19 Sub-routines ____________________________________________________________

___21 Decisions ____________________________________________________________

__21 Interaction ____________________________________________________________

_24 Buttons ____________________________________________________________

___28 Text Entry____________________________________________________________

_32 Hot Spots_______________________________________________________

_______35 Hot Objects ____________________________________________________________

36 Target Area ____________________________________________________________

37 Pull Down Menu ________________________________________________________39 Conditional____________________________________________________________

40 Key Press_______________________________________________________

_______41 Tries Limit ____________________________________________________________

_42 Time Limit ____________________________________________________________

_42 Event ____________________________________________________________

_____43 Active If____________________________________________________________

__44 Calculation_________________________________________________

____________44 Map ____________________________________________________________

______45 Movies______________________________________________________

__________46 Sound_______________________________________________________

__________49 Video_______________________________________________________

__________50Start and Stop________________________________________________________

______50 Colours ____________________________________________________________

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Button Editor ______________________________________________________51
Adding Your Own Buttons_________________________________________________53

Functions & Variables _______________________________________________55Introduction________________________________________________

________________55 Variables ____________________________________________________________

______56 System Variables __________________________________________________________56

Custom Variables _________________________________________________________57 Lists ____________________________________________________________

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