Macromedia Authorware  Beginners

Course

Inhouse

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Methodology

    Inhouse

  • Duration

    4 Days

In this course you will learn how to create a Computer Based Training (CBT) software package using the Authorware 6 package. After which you can distribute this on CD within your organisation or put it on the web.

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In this course you will learn how to create a Computer Based Training (CBT) software package using the Authorware 6 package. After which you can distribute this on CD within your organisation or put it on the web.Macromedia Authorware Training Course (Beginners) Outline
Lesson 1: Authorware Basics
  • Getting Acquiainted with Authorware
  • Getting Acquainted with the Design and Presentation Window
  • Following Flowline Logic
  • Getting Acquainted with the Toolbox
  • Multimedia Development Tips
Lesson 2: Knowledge Objects
  • Types of Knowledge Objects
  • Using the Wzard
  • Setting Login Options
  • Setting Up the Framework
  • Setting Objectives
  • Testing your piece
Lesson 3: Creating a simple piece
  • Setting file properties
  • Importing a graphic
  • Creating Text
  • Setting Text Properties
  • Creating a second line of text
  • Using the RTF Objects Editor
  • Importing RTF text
  • Setting Screen Transitions
Lesson 4: Adding Motion and Sound
  • Using a Motion Icon
  • Importing an Audio file
  • Synchronising Media
  • Adding a Pause
  • Erasing Images with a Screen Transition
Lesson 5: Introducing Interactions
  • Getting Acquainted with Interactions
  • Preparing the flowline
  • Preparing the Interaction screen
  • Defining a text style
  • defining a second text style
  • Preparing an Interaction
  • Viewing the Contents of Multiple Icons
  • Applying text styles
  • Creating a graphic with the toolbox
  • Creating a Keypress response
  • Creating Additional Keypress responses
  • Creating text for Feedback
  • Creating Additional Feedback
Lesson 6: Hot Spot Interactions
  • Using Map Icons to Organize the Flowline
  • Storing Content Off the Flowline with a Decision Icon
  • Setting Up a Hot Spot Interaction
  • Creating a Hot Spot
  • Creating Feedback
  • Adding another Hot Spot
  • Adding a Hot Spot for the Correct Choice
  • Adding a Catch-all Hot Spot
Lesson 7: Text Entry Interactions
  • Storing Content off the Main flowline
  • Preparing a text entry interaction
  • Creating a Graphic with the Toolbox
  • Creating a Text entry response.
  • Creating feedback for the Correct Response
  • Creating a Catch-all Text Entry Response.
  • Accepting Multiple Text Entry Responses
  • Adding a Tries Limit Response
Lesson 8: Enhancing Interactions
  • Preparing the flowline
  • Converting one icon into a group
  • Setting up random branching
  • Working with libraries
  • Creating the branching structure
  • Adding a time limit response
  • Adding a rollover
  • Adding a Catch-all rollover
Lesson 9: Hot Object interactions
  • Introducing external media
  • Starting a new file and a library
  • Using external Media with a library
  • Using matted mode
  • Using the external media browser
  • Preparing a hot object interaction
  • Adding content for each hot object
Lesson 10: Target Area Interactions
  • Storing content off the flowline
  • Preparing for a target area interaction
  • Creating Text for the Interaction
  • Creating a target are response
  • Adding a catch-all target area
  • Limiting the drag area
Lesson 11: Perpetual Pull-Down Menu
  • Setting up a pull down menu
  • Adding content for a menu item
  • Adding two more menu items
  • Adding a separator bar
  • Adding option shortcut keys
  • Creating a perpetual interaction
  • Creating addition perpetual responses
Lesson 12: Distributing A Piece
  • Packagin a piece
  • Preparing a piece for web packaging
  • Obtaining Authorware Web Player and the Browser Software
  • Preparing a piece with Web Packager
  • Embedding a streaming Authorware piece in a web page
  • Using one-button publishing
Lesson 13: Introducing Variables
  • Setting up a text entry interaction
  • Creating text in the response icon
  • Using the variables window
  • Embedding a variable in a displa icon
Lesson 14: Using Variables for Branching
  • Starting a new project
  • Loading a custom palette
  • Creating a Hot Spot interaction
  • Creating additional Hot Spots
  • Aligning Hot Spots
  • Embedding variables
  • Using variables to activation Hot Spots
  • Adding two feedback sounds
  • Debugging tips
Lesson 15: Introducing Custom Variables and Arrays
  • Using the calculation icon
  • Using custom variables and arrays
  • Providing feedback
  • Enhancing the interaction
Lesson 16: Intergrating Digital Movies
  • Importing a movie
  • Aligning the movie and background graphic
  • Erasing the movie and adding another image
  • Sequencing images and sounds
  • Completing the sequence of images and sounds
  • Inserting a Flash movie
Lesson 17: Introducing Frameworks
  • Starting a new file
  • Creating content for pages
  • Navigating among pages in a framework
  • Exploring Navigation options
Lesson 18: Building Framework Pages
  • Setting up a framework
  • Creating another page
  • Adding transitions
  • Creating custom buttons
  • Creating a second custom button
  • Aligning custom buttons with the background artwork
Lesson 19: Navigating with Hypertext
  • Preparing to create a glossary
  • Creating Hypertext Links
Lesson 20: Enhancing Frameworks
  • Using a variable to make a navigation button inactive
  • Making another navigation button inactive
  • Making a perpetual interaction inactive
  • Usng an embedded variable to display the current page
  • Adding a splash screen
Lesson 21: ActiveX and XML in Authorware
  • Introducing ActiveX
  • Using the calculation icon to store User selections
  • Using XML
  • Parsing an XML file
  • Displaying the data sotre in a parsed XML file
Lesson 22: Creating Knowledge Objects
  • Creating the wizard file
  • Adding and configuraing the knowledge object icon
  • Configuring the flowline
  • Providing feedback
  • Testing your knowledge object

Macromedia Authorware  Beginners

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