Macromedia Authorware Training Course Beginners

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

Course Duration: 4 Days

The course will take you from the basics to being able to record score information on online tests, exams and learning exercises using various techniques including drag and drop and keyboard capture.

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