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C o n t e n t s

PART I Welcome to ToolBook Instructor

Chapter 1

Getting started

Introducing ToolBook Instructor 15Before you install 16

Installing Instructor 18

Starting and exiting Instructor 18

Learning Instructor 19

About this book 23

Chapter 2

Basic concepts

About the ToolBook product family 27

About ToolBook Instructor 28

Planning your project 30

Building an application 35

Using the Actions Editor 39

Using OpenScript 40

Extending Instructor usingWindows technologies 41

Using resources in your application43


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Chapter 3

Learning the Instructor interface

Introducing the visual interface 45

Working at Author level 46

Working at Reader level 68

Navigating in an application 69

PART II Building your application

Chapter 4

Creating books and pages

About books and pages 74

About templates75

Creating a new book 78

Creating pages and backgrounds 81

Organizing pages and backgrounds 85

Working with backgrounds 90

Setting the page size 92

Setting properties for books 94

Navigating through a book 96

Enhancing a books performance 100


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Chapter 5

Working with the Catalog

About the Catalog 102

Authoring with the Catalog 103

Exploring types of Catalog objects 107

Customizing the Catalog 111

Chapter 6

Working with objects

About objects 115

Adding objects from the Catalog 115

Creating objects using the tool palette 117

Selecting objects 118

Creating hyperlinks 121

Cutting, copying, pasting, duplicating,and deleting objects 125

Moving objects 127

Spreading and centering objects 128

Flipping and rotating objects128

Aligning objects 129

Changing the size and shape of objects 131

Modifying the appearance of objects 134

Moving objects between layers 139

Grouping objects 144


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Chapter 7

Setting object properties

Understanding properties and extended properties 152

Using the Properties dialog box 153

Using the right-click menu 158

Using the Extended Properties dialog box 160

Using the Property Browser 161

Chapter 8

Working with text

About fields 165

Working with fields 167

Creating fields 168

Setting field properties 170Adding text to fields 174

Selecting and editing text 178

Formatting text in fields 182

Inserting inline graphics 187

Inserting special characters 189

Finding and replacing text 191

Working with record fields 193


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Chapter 9

Using graphics

About graphics 200

Using graphics on the Internet 201

Adding graphics to your book 201

Modifying graphics 205

PART III Adding interactive featuresto your application

Chapter 10

Working with buttons and hotwords

Defining how buttons look 213

Using and modifying buttons 214

Adding a graphic to a button 224

About hotwords 229

Creating and modifying hotwords 230

Editing hotwords 232

Removing hotwords 234


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Chapter 11

Working with list boxes and combo boxes

About list boxes and combo boxes 236

Creating list boxes 238

Setting list box properties 240

Adding text to a list box 244

Creating combo boxes 246

Setting combo box properties246

Adding text to combo boxes 248

Determining user selection 249

Chapter 12

Creating a quiz using question objects

About question objects 255Working with question objects 256

Question objects in action 258

Scoring questions 263

Specifying feedback 265

Chapter 13

Hiding, showing, and animating objects

Creating visual effects 273

Hiding and showing objects 273

Animating Instructor objects 277

Playing an animation at Reader level 282

Modifying an animation in the Animation Editor 287


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Chapter 14

Adding audio and video files

About digital media 291

Choosing a media player 291

Using the Universal Media Player 294

Using other media players 301

Creating and managing clips 305

PART IV Adding behavior with action sequences

Chapter 15

Using the Actions Editor

About action sequences 319

Choosing when to create action sequences 321

Opening the Actions Editor 323

Creating action sequences using the Actions Editor 324

Creating and using shared action sequences 341

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Chapter 16

Creating action sequences: Practical examples

About the examples 357

Using the examples 358

Example 1: Using conditions 359

Example 2: Using variables 367

Example 3: Changing object properties 374

Example 4: Using shared action sequences379

Troubleshooting action sequences 394

PART V Using resources and data

Chapter 17

Using resources

About resources 397

Creating and modifying resources 399

Adding resources to a book 401

Working with resources 404

Getting information about a resource 409Replacing resources 410

Exporting resources 411

Removing resources from a book 412


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Chapter 18

Importing and exporting data

About importing and exporting 416

Importing and exporting text 417

Importing and exporting graphics 429

Importing books and pages 431

Customizing the import process 435

PART VI Creating simulations

Chapter 19

Building software simulations

About software simulations 439

Planning a software simulation 440

Choosing a simulation mode 442

Creating a simulation with the Sim AutoBuilder 444

Developing a simulation manually 447

Working in the Simulation Editor 451


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PART VII Distributing your application

Chapter 20

Distributing applications on the Internet

About Internet distribution options 466

Choosing an Internet distribution option 469

Tips for optimizing a book designed for DHTML export 472

Publishing your book as Web pages 473

Preparing a native ToolBook book for the Web 475

Using ToolBook courses with a learning managementsystem 477

Chapter 21

Preparing native ToolBook applications for release

Organizing and checking your application 481

Preparing your applicationbased on a distribution method 487

Using the AutoPackager 492

Using Instructor on a network 496

Installing and testing your application 497Uninstalling an application 498

Glossary 499


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P A R T I

Welcome to ToolBook Instructor

This pa r t of the ToolBook Instructor User Guide d e s c r ib e s h o w t o s e t u p a n dins ta ll ToolBoo k Ins t ruc tor , i n t roduces ba s i c Ins t ruc to r concep t s , andexplore s t he us e r in t e r face .

INTHISPART

Chapter 1 Getting started

Chapter 2 Basic concepts

Chapter 3 Learning the Instructor interface


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C h a p t e r 1

Getting started

Welcom e to ToolBoo k Ins t ruc to rthe com ple t e coursew areau thor ing sys t em tha t a l low s you t o c rea t e soph is t ic a t ed o n l inelea rn ing a pp l ica t ion s . In t h is b oo k , you ll le a rn abo u t t he ba s ic

c o n c e p t s a n d t o o ls yo u n e e d t o b u ild a n d m a n a g e c o m p le t e ,e ffec t ive cou rsew are . Be fore you go o n t o exp lore Ins t ruc to r , r eadth rough t h is cha p t e r . He re you ll le a rn h ow to i ns t a l l an d s t a r tIns t ruc to r , find ou t abo u t t he re sou rces a va i lab le t o h e lp you lea rnIn s t r u c t o r, a n d p r e v ie w t h is b o o k s c o n t e n t s a n d c o n v e n t io n s .

INTHISCHAPTER

Introducing ToolBook Instructor 15

Before you install 16

Installing Instructor 18

Starting and exiting Instructor 18

Learning Instructor 19

About this book 23


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Chapter 1 Getting started 15

Introducing ToolBook Instructor

To o l Bo o k In s t r u c t o r is a c o m p le t e c o u r s e w a r e a u t h o r in g s ys t e m t h a ta l low s you t o c rea t e an d d i s t ribu t e o n l ine lea rn ing ap p l ica t ion s .

With Ins t ruc to r , you can focu s on w ha t is im por t an t : p re se n t i ng t hem a t e r ia l to b e le a r n e d . In s t r u c t o r h e lp s y o u c r e a t e a n d m a n a g e t h econ ten t , na v iga t i on , feed back , an d qu i zzes t h a t a re a v it a l pa r t o f yourin t e ra c t ive lea rn ing ap p l ica t ion s . You can ea s ily add so un d , an im a t ion ,v ideo , g raph i c s , and o the r spe c ia l e ffec t s t o you r ap p l ica t ion s , m akingthem live ly and en gag ing . Hype r links an d n av iga t ion ob j ec t s a l low yourlea rne r s t o con t ro l the d irec t ion an d pace o f t he i r le a rn ing expe r i ence .

Ins t ruc to r is de s igned fo r use by a b road sp ec t rum of cou rse deve lope rsan d i ns t ruc t ion a l de s igne rs . If you a re ne w to deve lop ing on line lea rn inga ppl ica t ion s , youll fin d tha t In s t ruc to rs ea sy- to-u se fea ture s w ill ge t youquickly on you r wa y to p rodu cing high-qua lity in te rac t ive cou rses . More

expe r ienced course deve lope rs wi ll apprec ia t e t he robus t co n t en t -crea t ione n v ir o n m e n t o f In s t r u c t o r , t h e A c t io n s E d it o r v is u a l p r o g r a m m in gt o o l , th e p o w e r fu l O p e n S c r ip t p r o g r a m m in g l a n g u a g e , a n d a v a r ie t yo f o t h e r d e s i g n o p t io n s .

Aft e r you ha ve c rea t ed a course us ing Ins t ruc to r , you can de l ive r it ond e m a n d t o a n y s t u d e n t w it h a c c e s s t o t h e I n t e rn e t , o r yo u c a n d e p l o y iton your com pa nys i n t ran e t . Ins t ruc to r o f fe r s s eve ra l flex ib l e dep loyme nt

o p t io n s . Yo u r s t u d e n t s c a n v ie w yo u r c o u r s e in a W e b b r o w s e r t h a tdi splays Inte rne t -based f i l e formats such as HTML (Hyper text MarkupLan gua ge ) . Alt e rna t ive ly , use t he Too lBoo k Neuron b row se r p lug- in t osho w your cou rse a s a na t ive ToolBoo k boo k (TBK file ) in a Webb r o w s e r . Yo u c a n a ls o d i s t r ib u t e y o u r c o u r s e a s a r u n - t im e (s t a n d - a lo n e )ap p l ica t ion t ha t run s from a h a rd d r ive o r CD-ROM.


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Before you install

Before ins t a lling Ins t ruc to r , ve r ify you r com pute r m ee t s t he re qu i reme nt s .

System requirements

To r u n To o l Bo o k , a c o m p u t e r m u s t m e e t th e r e q u i r e m e n t s b e lo w .

Minimum and recommended system configurations

Component Minimum Recommended

Co m p u te r Pe n t iu m 23 3 Pe n tiu m III 1 .2 GHz o rh i g h e r

RAM (Ra n d o m 64 m e g a b yte s (MB) 2 56 MB o r m o rea cce s s m em ory) fo r p la yb a ck ;

128 M B for a u tho r ing

CD-ROM d rive An y s p e e d

Ha rd d is k 15 0 MB* Up to 310 MB fo r a lls p a c e o p t io n a l co m p o n e n ts

O p e ra t in g Win d o w s XP SP 2 Sa m e a s m in im u ms ys te m o r Win d o w s 20 00 SP 4 conf igura t i on

Gra p h ics ca rd Vid e o gra p h ics a d a p te r 102 4x7 68 p ixe l re s o lu t io nca p a b le o f d is p la yin g w ith 1 6-b it co lo r800 x 60 0 p ixe l re so lu tio n (65 ,5 36 c o lo rs ) o r g re a te rwi th 16-b i t co lo r fo r a u tho r ing

So u n d ca rd Op t io n a l Win d o w s - co m p a t ib le

* D e p e n d i n g o n t h e o p t io n s c h o s e n d u r in g s e t u p , y o u r in s t a l la t i o n m ig h t r e q u i re

m o r e s p a c e . Yo u m u s t h a v e a n a d m i n i s t ra t o r a c c o u n t o n W i n d o w s X P a n d W in d o w s 2 0 0 0 in o r d e r t o

in s t a l l I n s t r u c to r . See y o u r sy s t em ad m in i s t r a to r o r r e f e r t o y o u r W in d o ws d o cu m en ta t io n f o rd e ta i l s .


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Additional digital media requirements

Yo u c a n a d d m e d ia t o c o u r s e w a r e in a v a r ie t y o f w a y s . M o s t c o m p u t e r sc o m e w i th t h e h a r d w a r e a n d s o ft w a r e c o m p o n e n t s n e c e s s a r y fo rd e v e l o p i n g o r p l a yin g m e d ia file s . D e p e n d i n g o n h o w y o u p l a n t o u s em e d i a in y o u r c o u r s e w a r e , y o u w ill n e e d s o m e o r a ll o f t h efol lowing i t ems:

A sou nd ca rd to p lay digita l au dio files

S p e a k e r s o r h e a d p h o n e s t o p la y a u d io

File s r equ ired t o p lay d ig it a l v ideo , such a s v ideo -p l ayba ck d r ive r s an dv id e o c o d e c s ( s o ft w a r e t h a t c o m p r e s s e s a n d d e c o m p r e s s e s v id e o file s )

Addi tion a l file s r eq u i red t o p l ay med ia o r o the r con t en t o n t h e In t e rn e t(for exam ple , brow ser plug- ins like Rea lMedia an d ToolBook Neuron )

Note You dont need to be a video technician or graphic artist to

create compelling courseware for education and training. Manycompanies now sell images, video clips, and sounds that you can

copy into your ToolBook application. Usually, the purchase of a

companys product that contains media files gives you the right to

publish them in your application. Sometimes, however, you must

agree to specific licensing requirements. Never assume that you

have rights to publish media files; always read the products docu-

mentation. When in doubt, consult the products manufacturer.


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Installing Instructor

To ins t a l l Ins t ruc to r an d i ts a s soc i a t ed f ile s , use t he Se tu p p rogra m ,w hich p rov ides op t ion s an d ins t ruc t ion s fo r each s t ep . The Se tup p rogramd e c o m p r e s s e s t h e file s a n d t ra n s fe r s t h e m t o y o u r h a r d d i s k .

The Se tup p rogram is s e t t o run au tom a t ica lly whe n you inse r t the Ins t ruc to rprogra m d i sc in to your CD-ROM dr ive . You can a l so m an ua lly ins t a l lIns t ruc to r , a s d e sc r ibed be low.

To install Instructor:

1 Inser t the Ins t ruc tor program disc in to your CD-ROM dr ive .

2 If t he Se tup p ro gram doe s no t s t a r t au tom a t i ca l ly , from the S t a r t me nu ,c h o o s e R u n .

3 In t he Run d i a log b ox , t ype t he l oca t i on f rom w hich you a re i ns t a l ling

Ins t ruc to r , p lus t he w ord setup . (For exa m ple , type d:\ se tup . If yo u rCD-ROM dr ive le t te r is n ot d , sub s t it u t e t he le t t e r o f t he d r ive con t a in ingyour p rogram d i sc .)

4 Click OK, and t hen fo l low the i ns t ruc t ion s on t he sc ree n .

5 Afte r ins t a l la t i on i s com ple t e , you m ay be p rom pted t o r e s t a r t Wind ow s .

Starting and exiting Instructor

You s t a r t an d ex it Ins t ruc to r a s you w ou ld an y Wind ow s ap p lica t ion .

To start Instructor:

From the S t a r t m en u , po in t t o P rogram s , po in t t o Too lBoo k 9 , po in t t oIns t ruc to r , an d t hen ch oo se ToolBoo k Ins t ruc to r .


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When you s t a r t Ins t ruc to r , the Too lBoo k Ins t ruc to r S t a r t up d i a log b oxa p p e a r s . Us e t h is t a b b e d d i a lo g b o x t o s t a r t a n e w b o o k o r o p e n a nex is t ing boo k .

To exit Instructor:

Do on e o f t he fo llow ing :

If yo u h a v e n o t o p e n e d a b o o k , in t h e T o o lBo o k In s t r u c t o r St a r tu pdia log bo x, c lick Can ce l .

If yo u h a v e o p e n e d a b o o k , fr o m t h e F ile m e n u , c h o o s e Ex it . Click t he Close bu t t on on t he t i tle ba r o f t he ToolBoo k Ins t ruc to r

S t a r t up d ia log box o r t he Ins t ruc to r ma in w ind ow .

Learning Instructor

Ins t ruc to r i nc ludes bo th on l i ne and p r in t ed documenta t i on , a s we l l a sa n u m b e r o f o t h e r r e s o u r c e s t o h e l p yo u le a r n t o u s e In s t r u c t o r . Fu r t h e ra s s is t an ce is ava i lab l e from the ToolBoo k s it e , w w w . too lboo k .com a ndfrom t echn ica l supp or t s t a f f.

Th e In s t r u c t o r d o c u m e n t a t io n in c lu d e s s e v e r a l o n l in e b o o k s :

This bo ok , t he ToolBook Instructor User Guide , d is c u s s e s h o w t o u s e

Ins t ruc to r s fea tu re s a nd p rov ides t he con t ex t and p rocedu re s youllneed to use Ins t ruc tor e f fec t ive ly .

A shor t in t rodu c tory boo k , Getting Started w ith ToolBook, cove rs t heba s ic t e chn ique s fo r au thor ing in ToolBoo k .

Program m ing in Open Scrip t p r o v id e s i n fo r m a t io n a b o u t h o w t o e x t e n dthe fea tu re s o f your app lica t ion us ing t he Ope nSc r ip t p rogram m ing

l a n g u a g e .

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To open an online book:

From the S t a r t m en u , po in t t o P rogram s , po in t t o Too lBoo k 9 , po in t t o

In s t r u c t o r , p o i n t to D o c u m e n t a t io n , a n d t h e n c h o o s e t h e o n lin e b o o kyo u w a n t .

A va r i e ty o f o the r le a rn ing re so urces a re d i scussed i n t he sec t ion stha t fo l low.

Using the online Help system

The on line He lp sys t em i s a fa s t , com prehe ns ive in form a t ion re so urceab ou t us ing Ins t ruc to r . He re , you ll find in form a t ion on spe c ific d i a logb o x e s , m a p s o f s c r e e n e le m e n t s , k e yb o a r d a n d m o u s e s h o r tc u t s ,in f o r m a t io n a b o u t w h a t s n e w in In s t r u c t o r , a n d a n O p e n S c r ip t r e fe r e n c ere so urce . The re a re seve ra l w ays t o access on line He lp :

From the He lp m en u , choo se He lp Conten t s . Then , find t he i n form a t ion

yo u n e e d b y c h o o s in g f ro m t h e m a n y He lp c a t e g o r ie s a n d t o p ic s .

Ope n a con text -se n s i t ive Help topic in a d ia log bo x by c licking the Helpb u t t o n .

S e a r c h o n k e y w o r d s b y c h o o s i n g S e a r c h f o r He lp O n fr o m t h eHe lp m e n u .

Disp l ay too lt ips o n t he sc reen by paus ing t he po in t e r ove r a bu t t ono n a t o o lb a r .



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Using the ToolBook Coach

The ToolBoo k Coach i s a q u i ck , con ven ien t r e fe ren ce t oo l t ha t p ro v ides

con t ex t - sens it ive i n form a t ion a s youre au thor ing . The Coa ch d i sp layst ips a nd sugges t ion s abo u t t he pa ge youre wo rk ing o n , s t ep-by-s t epprocedure s fo r any ob j ec t you s e l ec t , an d des ign gu ida nce . Lea ve t heCo a c h o p e n a s yo u w o r k a n d n o t e h o w t h e in f o rm a t io n i n t h e Co a c hw i n d o w c h a n g e s d y n a m ic a lly a c c o r d in g t o t h e o b je c t a n d p a g e y o u r ew o r k in g w i th .

To display the Coach:

Fr o m t h e H e lp m e n u , ch o o s e C o a c h .

Figure 1

The ToolBook Coach



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Accessing release notes and other files

T h e r e l e a s e n o t e s ( in f o r m a t io n in a f ile n a m e d Re l e a s e N o t e s . p d f in t h eIn s t ruc to r p rogram d irec to ry) a re w r it t en a s t he s o f tw a re i s com ple t edt o e n s u r e t h a t y o u g e t t h e la t e s t p o s s i b le i n fo r m a t io n a b o u t t h e p r o d u c t .Th e n o t e s c o v e r e x c e p t io n s a n d la s t - m i n u t e i n fo r m a t io n . T h e n o t e s a ls oprov ide in forma t ion ab ou t con ve r t ing file s f rom ea r lie r ve r s ions o f t hep r o d u c t .

Visiting the ToolBook web siteThe Too lBook w eb s i te offe rs a va r ie ty of in form at ion . You llfin d t e c h n ic a l in f o r m a t io n a n d s u p p o r t , s e e e x a m p le s o f p r o d u c t sc r e a t e d w it h o u r s o f tw a r e , a n d le a r n a b o u t t h e m a n y s o lu t io n s w e p r o v id efor c rea t ing a nd m an ag ing on l ine lea rn ing . He re a re so m e exam ples fromam on g the m an y fea tu re s youll find a t ww w. too lbook .com :

Ac c e s s t o t h e Kn o w l e d g e B a s e , a d a t a b a s e o f p r o d u c t in f o r m a t io nw h e r e y o u c a n p e r fo r m k e y w o r d s e a r c h e s fo r a r t ic le s

Access t o f ile s t ha t you can dow nload , inc lud ing sam ple app l ica t i ons ,p lug- ins , an d upd a t e s o f cur ren t app l ica t i ons

Contacting SumTotal for technical support

If yo u h a v e q u e s t io n s t h a t c a n n o t b e a n s w e r e d b y t h e In s t r u c t o r d o c u -m en ta t i on , on l ine He lp , o r t he o n l ine re sou rces ava ilab le fromt h e To o l Bo o k w e b s i t e , y o u c a n c o n t a c t t e c h n ic a l s u p p o r t re p r e s e n t a t iv e sa t Sum Tota l Sys t em s . Re fe r t o t he t e l ephon e su ppo r t in fo rma t ion on t heS u m To t a l s it e : w w w . s u m t o t a ls y s te m s . co m .



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About this book

This bo ok h as seve ra l pa r t s t ha t de sc r ibe d iffe ren t a spe c t s o f bu ild ing anin t e ra c t ive lea rn ing ap p lica t i on w ith Ins t ruc to r :

P a rt 1 , Welcome to ToolBook Ins t ruc tor , d i scusses bas ic Ins t ruc torc o n c e p t s a n d d e s c r ib e s t h e u s e r i n t e r fa c e .

P a rt 2 , Bui ld ing your ap p lica t i on , inc ludes con cep t s an d t e chn ique s t oh e l p yo u c o n s t r u c t a n d c u s t o m iz e y o u r o n l in e le a r n in g c o u r s e s .

P a rt 3 ,,,,, Adding inte rac t ive fea tures to your appl ica t ion, descr ibes howto u se bu i lt - in Ins t ruc to r fea tu re s t ha t ad d i n t e rac t i vit y to your a pp l ica t iona n d h e l p yo u e n g a g e y o u r le a r n e r s .

P a rt 4 , Adding be ha v ior w ith a c t ion sequ en ces , de sc r ibe s t he Ac tion sEdito r v isua l p rogram m ing too l an d p rov ides t u to r ia l - s t yle exa m ple s t ha td e m o n s t r a t e h o w t o u s e it t o a d d i n t e r a c tiv e b e h a v io r t o y o u r c o u r s e s .

P a rt 5 , Us in g r e s o u r c e s a n d d a t a , d e s c r ib e s h o w t o u s e t h e r e s o u r c esys t em to m an age g ra ph i ca l e l em en t s . Also i nc lude d is a de sc r ip t ion o f pow er fu l fea tu re s t ha t you ca n us e t o im por t an d expor t t ex t , g raph ic s ,a n d o t h e r d a ta .

P a r t 6 , Crea t ing s imu la t ions , prese nts too ls tha t ena ble you to co ns t ruc tsof twa re s im ula t ion s . It a l so des c r ibe s ho w to us e t he S im AutoBui lde r t o

cap tu re a c t iv it y in a so f twa re ap p lica t ion an d gen e ra t e a s im ula t ion file .P a rt 7 , Dis t r ibu t i ng your ap p l ica t ion , de sc r ibe s h ow to p re pa re a ndp a c k a g e a c o u r s e f o r d is t r ib u t io n a n d h o w t o d is t rib u t e y o u r c o u r s e o nthe In t e rn e t .

A g loss a ry is i nc lude d a t t he en d o f t h is bo ok .



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Finding OpenScript instruction

Open Scr ip t is t he ToolBoo k program m ing l angu age . Althou gh you canu s e O p e n S c rip t to e x t e n d a n d e n h a n c e yo u r c o u r s e s , yo u d o n o t n e e dto know Open Sc r ip t t o use Ins t ruc to r . Ins t ruc to r ha s a sop h i s t ic a t ed a r rayof too ls , inc luding the Action s Editor v i sua l progra m m ing tool , for c re a t ingcou rse s w ithou t wr i ting s c r ip t s . Th i s book p rov ides s om e Ope nSc r ip t codee x a m p le s t h a t y o u c a n e x e c u t e u s i n g t h e s c r ip t e d it o r o r th e C o m m a n dw in d o w (c lic k t h e S c r ip t Ed it o r b u t t o n o r t h e Co m m a n d W in d o w b u t t o no n t h e I n s t r u c t o r t o o l b a r ). Mo r e i n f o r m a t io n a b o u t O p e n S c rip t c a n b efo u n d i n t h e o n l in e H e lp s y s t e m a n d i n Program m ing in Open Scr ip t , a non line b oo k ava i lab l e on your Ins t ruc to r p rogra m d isc .



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C apte Gett g sta ted 5

Document conventions

This bo ok u se s t he fo llow ing v isua l con ven t ion s t o he lp you i den t ifyand i n t e rp re t i n fo rma t ion .

Document conventions

Example format Meaning

c o m b o B o x In a pa ragra ph , i ta l ic t ype ind ica t e s Ope nScr ip t

k e y w o r d s .Setup In s t ep-b y- s t ep p ro cedu res , i ta l ic t ype i nd i ca t es l it e r a l

c h a r a c t e r s t o t yp e .

CTRL+ALT+DEL Ke ys se pa ra te d by a p lu s sign in d ic ate ke ys to p re ssin c o m b in a t io n .

b u t t o n idb u t t o n idb u t t o n idb u t t o n idb u t t o n id 1 21 21 21 21 2 Th is fo n t in d ica te s a n Op e n Scrip t c o d e e xa m ple .

\ A b a cks la s h a t th e e n d o f a lin e in d ica te s th a t a nO p e n S c rip t s t a t e m e n t c o n t in u e s o n t h e n e x t lin e .

In a co d e e xa m p le o r s yn ta x s ta te m e n t , a n g le b ra cke tsin d i c a t e a p a r a m e t e r t h a t r e p r e s e n t s a l it e r a l v a l u e o re x p r e s s i o n .

- - In i t i a l i ze- - In i t i a l i ze- - In i t i a l i ze- - In i t i a l i ze- - In it ia liz e In a co d e e xa m ple , tw o h yp h e n s p re c e d e a co m m e n t.

b e f o r e | a f t e rb e f o r e | a f t e rb e f o r e | a f t e rb e f o r e | a f t e rb e fo re |a ft e r In Op e n Scr ip t s yn ta x, ve rt ica l b a rs se p a ra te th e o pt io n s

fr o m w h ic h y o u c a n c h o o s e .e n d [s t e p ]e n d [s t e p ]e n d [s t e p ]e n d [s t e p ]e n d [s t e p ] In Op e n Scr ip t s yn ta x, s q u a re b ra c ke ts in d ica te

o p t io n a l w o r d s a n d p a r a m e t e r s.

In Op e n Scr ip t s yn ta x, a n e llip s is in d ica te s th a t th ep a r a m e t e r c a n b e r e p e a t e d . In c o d e e x a m p le s , e llip s e sin d i c a t e t h e p r e s e n c e o f a n y n u m b e r o f s t a t e m e n t s .

T h is i c o n a p p e a r s b y te x t t h a t i n d ic a t e s w h e r e t o lo o k

in o n l ine He lp fo r m ore i n form at ion .


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C h a p t e r 2

Basic concepts

This cha p t e r p rov ides an ove rv iew of Too lBoo k Ins t ruc to r an de x p la i n s im p o r t a n t c o n c e p t s yo u s h o u ld u n d e r s t a n d i n o r d e r t ouse Ins t ruc tor successful ly .

INTHISCHAPTER

About the ToolBook product family 27

About ToolBook Instructor 28

Planning your project 30

Building an application 35

Using the Actions Editor 39

Using OpenScript 40

Extending Instructor using

Windows technologies 41Using resources in your application 43

Chapter 2 Basic concepts 27


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About the ToolBook product family

Below i s a de sc r ip t ion o f som e ToolBoo k sof tw a re t o o l s . For m ore i n form a-t ion abo u t ToolBoo k , vis it our Web s i t e a t ww w . too lboo k .com.

To o lB o o k A s s i s t a n t Des igne d fo r ea s e o f use , Ass i s t an t i nc lude s a r ichse t o f ba s ic d raw o b jec t s , g rap h i c s , an d p reprogra m m ed ob jec t s wi thex t end ed capa b i lit ie s . It s i n tu it ive i n t e r face is i dea l fo r t h ose w ho w an t t oc rea t e in t e ra c t ive l ea rn ing a pp l ica t i ons q u i ck lyw ithou t p rogram m ing .

T o o l B o o k I n s t r u c t o r Designed for the f lexible c rea t ion of content - r ichlea rning a ppl ica t ions , Ins t ruc tor inc ludes the abi lity to fully cus tom ize yourapp lica t ion us ing t he Ac tion s Ed ito r v isua l p rogra m m ing to o l and t heO p e n S c r ip t p r o g r a m m in g la n g u a g e . Yo u c a n c u s t o m iz e o b je c t s u s i n gt h e s e t o o l s a n d t h e n s a v e t h e m in t h e Ca t a l o g fo r u s e in b o t h In s t r u c t o ra n d As s is t a n t .

To o l B o o k Ne u ro n Ava i lab l e a s a fr ee b row se r p lug- in o r Ac tiveX

c o n t r o l, N e u r o n a llo w s y o u t o a c c e s s a n d r u n n a t i ve T o o lBo o kIn s t r u c t o r a n d A s s is t a n t a p p lic a t io n s i n t h e Ne t s c a p e N a v ig a t o r a n dMicros of t In te rne t Explorer b r o w s e r s . Yo u c a n o p t im iz e t h e p e r fo r m a n c eof you r na t ive ToolBoo k ap p l ica t ion s u s ing Im pul se fo r Neu ron , apos tp ro cess u t ilit y t ha t s egm en t s you r book t o a llow rap id da t a t r an s fe rove r t he In t e rn e t an d g rea t l y en ha nce s t he spe ed o f de l ive ry .



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About ToolBook Instructor

Ins t ruc to r is a coursew are a u thor ing p rogram tha t a l low s course deve lope rsa n d in s t r u c t io n a l d e s ig n e r s t o c r e a t e , c u s t o m iz e , a n d d e l iv e r o n l in el ea rn ing ap p l ica t ion s . With Ins t ruc to r , you can c rea t e dynam ic , in t e ra c t ivec o u r s e s t h a t e n g a g e t h e l e a r n e r u s i n g s o u n d , a n im a t io n , vid e o , g r a p h i cs ,an d o the r sp ec i a l e ffec t s . Althou gh Ins t ruc to r p rov ides so ph i s t ic a t ed t oo l sfo r e x p e r ie n c e d p r o g r a m m e r s , yo u d o n t n e e d t o k n o w h o w t o p r o g r a mto use Ins t ruc to r : You ca n us e con ven i en t p rebu i lt tem pla t e s an d

p r e p r o g r a m m e d o b je c t s fr o m t h e C a t a lo g .

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With Cata log objec t s , i t s easy to add inte rac t ive behavior to your appl ica-t ion . You s im ply drag o bjec t s w ith the be ha vior you w an t from the Cata logt o a p a g e . Th e To o lBo o k C a t a lo g i n c l u d e s h u n d r e d s o f o b je c t s w it h

preprogrammed capab i l i t i e s t ha t hand l e eve ry th ing f rom page nav iga t i onan d quiz scor ing to spec ia l e f fec t s like m ul tim edia feed ba ck an d an im at ion.Thes e o bjec t s provide pre bu il t fun c t ion a l ity for the m ajor i ty of youra u t h o r in g t a s k s .

If you a re ne w to d eve lop ing on line lea rn ing a pp l ica t ion s , youll find t ha tt he e a sy- to -us e t em pla t e s an d t he Ca t a log wi ll ge t you qu ick ly on your

w ay to p rod uc ing h igh-qua lit y in t e ra c t ive cou rse s . More expe r ien cedc o u r s e d e s ig n e r s w ill a p p r e c ia t e t h e r o b u s t c o n t e n t - c re a t io n e n v ir o n m e n tof Ins t ruc to r , the Act ion s Ed ito r v isua l p rogram m ing too l , the pow er fu lO p e n S c r ip t p r o g r a m m in g la n g u a g e , a n d a v a r ie t y o f d e s ig n o p t io n s .

When you ha ve fin i shed a u tho r ing , you can d i s tr ibu t e t he app lica t ion youc rea t ed i n seve ra l ways : us ing t he In t e rn e t o r an in t ran e t , a loca l a reane two rk , o r a CD-ROM. Ins t ruc to r p repa re s you r file s a ccord ing t o t he

d is t rib u t io n m e t h o d yo u c h o o s e .

Exploring the kinds of applicationsyou can create with Instructor

Ins t ruc to r ha s spec i a l ly de s igne d fea tu re s t ha t a l low you t o c rea t e on line

c o u r s e s f o r tr a in i n g a n d e d u c a t io n e n v ir o n m e n t s . Yo u c a n c r e a t e avar ie ty of courses wi th Ins t ruc tor , inc luding s imula t ions , in te rac t ived e m o n s t ra t io n s , a n d g u id e d t o u r s , to n a m e ju s t a fe w . Bu t y o u r e n o tlim it ed t o cou rsew are deve lopm en t . With Ins t ruc to r s f lex ib l e an d ve r sa -t ile a u t h o r in g e n v ir o n m e n t , y o u a ls o c a n c r e a t e o n lin e p r e s e n t a t io n s ,k iosk a pp l ica t i ons , c a t a logs , an d ga m es . The b luepr in t fo r your Ins t ruc to rap p l ica t ion re s ide s in your ow n ima gina t ion .



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Interactive online learning applications

An in t e ra c t ive on line lea rn ing app lica t ion p rov ides co m pute r -ba sed

in s t r u c t io n t h a t r e s p o n d s t o a s t u d e n t s a c t io n s . Yo u c a n c r e a t e a nIns t ruc to r app l ica t i on t ha t no t on ly p re se n t s i n fo rm a t ion , bu t a l so qu i zzess t u d e n t s a n d s t o r e s t h e ir r e s p o n s e s , d is p la y s h i n t s , a c k n o w l e d g e s c o r r e c tan swe rs , an d t r acks p rogre s s from l e s son t o l e s son .

Planning your project

Good pro jec t p lan n ing can he lp you t o t ake a dvan t age o f t he so ph i s tic a t edcou rsew are a u tho r ing fea tu re s a nd pow er fu l d is t r ibu t i on ca pab ilit ie stha t Ins t ruc tor offe rs . This sec t ion descr ibes spec i f ic f i l e organiza t ion andd i s tr ibu t i on i s sues t o con s ide r be fore you beg in u s ing Ins t ruc to r .

Creating an organized directory structureWhethe r you p lan t o bu ild jus t on e on line lea rn ing ap p l ica t ion o r seve ra l ,you ll fin d i t he lpful to o rgan ize your f iles . In a ddi t ion , wh en you p rep areyour a pp l ica t i on fo r r e l ea se , you ll wa n t t o keep t r ack o f an y an c illa ryfile s t h a t n eed t o be d i s tr ibu t ed a long w ith your a pp l ica t ion .

As w ell d iscuss la t e r in t h is ch ap t e r , app lica t ion s c rea t ed in Ins t ruc to r

a r e c o m p o s e d o f o n e o r m o r e file s c a l le d b o o k s . Th e s e b o o k s s h o u ldre s ide in o ne cen t ra l boo k d irec to ry , w ith on e o r m ore su bd i rec to r i e s fo rt h e m e d i a file s ( s o u n d , g r a p h ic s , v id e o , a n d a n im a t io n ) th a t a c c o m p a n yt h o s e b o o k s .



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Le t s sa y you r ap p l ica t ion ha s j us t on e b oo kInt rod uc t ion t o F rench . Wesugge s t t he fo l low ing d irec to ry s t ruc tu re :

\FrenchIntroFrench.tbk (the ToolBook book)

\French media

EiffelTower.avi (a video file)

Now l e t s s ay you r app l ica t ion is m ore com plex . You h ave o ne m a in boo ka b o u t Ro m a n c e la n g u a g e s , a n d s e v e r a l r e la t e d b o o k s a b o u t Fr e n c h ,Span ish , e t c . You cou ld o rga n i ze t he file s u s ing seve ra l boo k

sub di rec to r ie s un de r a cen t ra l d irec to ry , a s sh ow n in t h is exam ple :

\Romance

Romance.tbk

\Romance and shared media

\French

IntroFrench.tbk

AdvFrench.tbk

\French mediaEiffelTower.avi

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IntroSpan.tbk

AdvSpan.tbk

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PradaMuseum.avi

etc.



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Deciding how youwill deliver your course

Perhaps t he m os t im por t an t de c is ion youll nee d t o m ake b e fore beg inn ingan app lica t ion is ho w you w ill de l ive r your cou rse t o your l e a rn e r s : us ingthe In t e rn e t o r a n i n t ran e t , a loca l a rea ne two rk , o r a CD-ROM. Beca useea ch de live ry me th od m ay requ ire d i ffe ren t p repa ra t ion , you w ill w an t t om ake t h is dec i s ion ea r ly in you r p ro jec t deve lopm en t .

T h e t a b l e o n t h e f o llo w in g p a g e p r o v id e s a b r ie f o v e r v ie w o f a p p l ic a t io n -

de l ive ry op t ion s a nd requ i rem en t s t o con s ide r fo r ea ch m e thod . Cha p te r 20 ,Dis t r ibut ing ap pl ica t ions o n the In te rn e t , an d Chap ter 21, Prepar ingna t ive ToolBoo k app lica t ion s fo r r e lea se , cove r t he se is su es in g rea t e rd e t a il. Yo u m a y w a n t t o r e v ie w t h e s e c h a p t e r s b e fo r e y o u b e g in y o u rp r o je c t s o t h a t yo u a r e p r e p a r e d f o r s o m e o f th e r e q u i r e m e n t s y o u llm e e t la t e r o n .



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Prepare your project for releasebased on a method of distribution

Distribution Platformmethod required Preparation guidelines

Via th e In te rn et Micro s o ft In te rn et D o n o t u s e t h e O p e n S c rip t p r o g ra m m in go r in t ra n e t a s Exp lo re r 5 .5 SP1 la n gu a g e in yo u r a p p lica t io n ; in s te a d , u s ea s e rie s o f o r la te r ; th e Ac t io n s Ed ito r vis u a l p ro g ra m m in gWe b p a g e s th a t Ne ts c a p e 8 .1 , to o l.in co rp o ra te Fire fo x 2 .0 o r 1 .5 , o r Ensure that any media or anci l lary f i les are

DHTML Mo z illa b ro w s e rs c o m p a t ib le w ith In te rn e t s ta n d a rd s . Use the ToolBoo k Web Spec i a l is t t oexpor t your app l i ca t i on .

Via th e In te rn e t Win d o w s 200 0 SP 3 , Use a ll o f Ins t ruc to r s p ow er fu l fea tu reso r a n in tra n e t a s a Win d o w s XP o r la te r; fo r c re a tin g r ic h, in te ra ct ive a pp lic at io n s ,n a t ive To o lBo o k In te rn e t Exp lo re r in c lu d in g th e Op e n Scr ip t p ro g ra m m in ga p p lica t io n 4 .0 o r la te r , Ne ts ca p e la n gu a ge a n d th e Ac tio n s Ed ito r vis u a l

d is p la ye d in a 4 .0 o r la te r; Fire fo x 2 .0 p ro gra m m in g to o l.We b b ro w s e r o r 1 .5 En s u r e t h a t u s e r s h a v e (o r c a n d o w n lo a d )u s in g Ne u ro n th e Ne u ro n b ro w s e r p lu g- in .

Use the ToolBoo k Web Spec i a l is t t op r e p a r e y o u r a p p lic a t io n .

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Prepare your project for releasebased on a method of distribution, cont inued

Distribution Platformmethod required Preparation guidelines

Via a lo ca l Win d o w s 2 000 , Use a ll o f Ins t ruc to r s p ow er fu l fea tu resa re a n e tw o rk Win d o w s XP, fo r c re a t in g r ich , in te ra c t ive a p p lica t io n s ,a s a n a t ive o r Win d o w s Vis ta in c lu d in g th e Op e n Scr ip t p ro g ra m m in gTo o lBo o k la n gu a g e a n d th e Ac t io n s Ed ito r vis u a la p p lica t io n p ro gra m m in g to o l.

If use r s wi ll ins t a l l t he ap p l ica t i on on the i ro w n c o m p u t e r s , u s e t h e T o o lBo o kA u t o Pa c k a g e r to c r e a t e a s e t u p p r o g r a m .

Via CD-ROM Win d o w s 2 000 , Use a ll o f Ins t ruc to r s p ow er fu l fea tu reso r o th e r Win d o w s XP, fo r c re a t in g r ich , in te ra c t ive a p p lica t io n s ,tra n s fe ra b le o r Win d o w s Vis ta in c lu d in g th e Op e n Scr ip t p ro g ra m m in gm e d ia la n g u a ge a n d th e Ac tio n s Ed ito r vis u a l

p r o g r a m m i n g t o o l . U s e t h e T o o lBo o k A u t o Pa c k a g e r t o c r e a t e

a s e t u p p r o g ra m .



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Building an application

You bu i ld an app lica t ion in Ins t ruc to r by s ta r t ing a boo k an d ad d ing you rcon t en t : t ex t, in t e ra c t ive o b jec t s , g raph i c s , na v iga t i on , an d so on . Youc a n c o n t r o l th e a p p e a r a n c e a n d b e h a v io r o f o b je c t s b y s e t t in g p r o p e r t ie s .The Ac tion s Ed ito r v isua l p rogra m m ing to o l can a lso co n t ro l the b eh av ioro f o b je c t s , o r y o u c a n u s e t h e O p e n S c rip t p r o g r a m m in g l a n g u a g e i nboo ks t ha t wi ll no t be e xpor t ed t o DHTML. You c rea t e ap p lica t ion s a tAuthor l eve l; use r s i n t e rac t w ith t hem a t Reade r leve l .

Author level and Reader level

Ins t ruc to r ha s tw o l eve l s o f ope ra t i on : Autho r leve l an d Reade r leve l .At Author l eve l, you c rea t e a nd m odi fy app l ica t ion s us ing au thor ing an ddeve lopm en t too ls such a s t em pla t e s , the ToolBoo k Ca ta log , d ia logboxe s , an d va r ious pa le t t e s . At t h is leve l , you can c rea t e a nd m odi fy

o b je c t s a n d s e t p r o p e r tie s t o d e fin e t h e ir a p p e a r a n c e a n d b e h a v io r .Rea de r l eve l is t he leve l a t w hich you t e s t you r app lica t ion s a s youd e v e lo p t h e m , a n d a l s o t h e l e v e l a t w h i ch u s e r s r u n y o u r a p p l ic a t io n s .At th i s l eve l , users can naviga te to par t icula r pages , type text in to f ie lds ,r e spo nd t o i n t e rac t i ve qu es t ion ob j ec t s , an d t r igge r even t s .

For m ore i n form a t ion abo u t Author leve l and Rea de r l eve l, s ee Chap te r 3 ,

Learning the Ins t ruc tor in te r face .



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Auth or level

Reader level

Figure 2Author level and Reader level in ToolBook Instructor



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Books and pages

An on line lea rn ing ap p lica t i on c rea t ed w ith Ins t ruc to r cons is t s o f one o r

m o r e file s c a l le d b o o k s . Yo u c a n o r d e r t h e b o o k s t o c r e a t e a s e q u e n c e dcou rse in w hich you r use r s a ccess o ne b oo k a f te r t he o th e r . Alt e rna t ive ly ,y o u c a n jo in b o o k s w it h h y p e r lin k s s o t h a t y o u r u s e r s c a n a c c e s s t h e m o na n a s - n e e d e d b a s i s ; fo r e x a m p le , o n e b o o k m a y b e a g lo s s a r y fo r a n o t h e rb o o k in y o u r c o u r s e .

In yo u r o n l in e b o o k , e a c h s c r e e n is c o n s id e r e d a s e p a r a t e p a g e . P a g e s

c o n t a i n t h e e l e m e n t s t h a t d e t e r m in e t h e lo o k a n d b e h a v io r o f yo u ra p p lic a t io n b u t t o n s , g r a p h i c s , t e x t, m e d i a p l a y e r s , a n d s o o n . Yo ua r ran ge t he page s in a ny o rde r tha t su it s your m a te r ia l and t hen de t e rminea w a y fo r y o u r u s e r s t o n a v ig a t e t h r o u g h t h e p a g e s .

A b a c k g ro u n d is t h e fo u n d a t io n fo r a p a g e . Se v e r a l p a g e s c a n s h a r e o n eb a c k g r o u n d , a n d a b o o k c a n c o n t a i n m a n y b a c k g r o u n d s . P la c in g o b j e c tso n t h e b a c k g r o u n d a l lo w s y o u t o m a i n t a in a c o n s i s te n t la y o u t t h r o u g h o u t

y o u r b o o k .

The m a in Ins t ruc to r window d isp lays on e pa ge . In add i tion , you can c rea t ep a g e s t o d i s p la y in w in d o w s t h a t a p p e a r a lo n g w i th t h e m a i n w i n d o w .Th e s e w i n d o w s a r e c a lle d v ie w e r s a n d c a n b e s m a l l, lik e a p o p - u pw in d o w , o r la r g e r , lik e t h e m a i n w in d o w . Fo r e x a m p le , yo u m ig h t u s et h e m a i n w in d o w t o d i s p la y y o u r a p p l ic a t io n a n d u s e a s m a l le r v ie w e rto di splay glos sa ry def in it ion s .



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Click M ore.. .

. . .an d a viewer appears.

Figure 3

Display multiple pages simultaneously using viewers

Objects and properties

All o f the v isua l e lem en t s o f your a pp l ica t ion but ton s , t ex t , g raph i c s , an de v e n p a g e s a n d b a c k g r o u n d s a r e o b je c t s .

You can c rea t e o b jec t s in Ins t ruc to r us ing t he t oo l pa l e t t e , o r you ca n

drag a n o b jec t from the ToolBoo k Ca t a log a nd d rop i t on to your page .



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Th e t o o l p a l e tt e c o n t a i n s t o o ls y o u c a n u s e t o d r a w o b je c t s o n a p a g e .You can d raw graph ica l ob jec t s , such a s c ir c le s a nd line s , a s w e l l a sfun c t ion a l ob j ec t s , such a s bu t t on s .

The Ca t a log co n t a ins a r i ch co llec t ion o f ob jec t s t ha t you use t o con s t ruc tan d en ha nce a n i n t e rac t ive app l ica t ion . Man y Ca ta log ob jec t s ha vepreprogrammed, bu i l t - i n behav ior .

Each ob jec t ha s a s e t o f p rope r t ie s t ha t de fine it s appe a ran ce an d beh av ior .A text fie ld , for e xam ple , has p rop er t ies su ch a s fill color , width , an dh e i g h t th a t d e t e r m in e it s c o lo r a n d s iz e , a n d o t h e r p r o p e r t ie s s u c h a s t e x t

a l ignm en t an d fie ld t ype t ha t de f ine ho w it d isp l ays t ex t an d w he the r i ta l lo w s u s e r s t o e n t e r d a t a .

Som e ob jec t s have ex t end ed p rope r tie s t ha t de t e rm ine m ore soph is t ic a t edcapa b i lit ie s . A me dia p l aye r , fo r exa m ple , ha s p rope r t ie s t h a t co n t ro l t heplayers in te ra c t ive func t ion a l ity , su ch a s w hich m ed ia f ile w ill p lay an dho w In s t ruc to r w ill p lay the file a t Rea de r leve l.

For m ore i n form a t ion ab ou t ob jec t s an d ob j ec t p rope r t ie s , s ee Chap te r 6 ,Working w i th o bjec t s , an d Chap ter 7 , Se t t ing ob jec t pro pe r t ies .

You can se t m os t p rop e r t ie s u s ing d ia log boxe s ava ilab l e in t he Ins t ruc to rin t e r face . How eve r , som e beh av ior can be s e t on ly by us ing t he Ac t ion sEdi tor or OpenScr ipt .

Using the Actions EditorThe Ac tion s Ed ito r is a v i sua l p rogram m ing too l t ha t you ca n u se t oc rea t e s oph is t ic a t ed i n t e rac t i ve cou rse s w ithou t us ing Open Sc r ip t , theToolBoo k progra m m ing l an gua ge . The Ac tion s Ed ito r is de s igne d t o g iven o n p r o g r a m m e r s a p r o g r a m m e r s l e ve l o f c o n t r o l o v e r o b je c tb e h a v io r a n d t o p r o v id e p r o g r a m m e r s w i th a t o o l t h e y ca n u s e t o c r e a t ebeh av ior t ha t w ill expor t t o t he Web.



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In t he Act ion s Ed ito r , you use fam ilia r i n t e r face e l eme nt s t o c rea t e a c t ions e q u e n c e s t h a t p la y m e d ia , d is p la y p a g e s o r d o c u m e n t s , p r o m p t u s e r s fo rin f o r m a t io n , a n d m u c h m o r e . In a n a c t io n s e q u e n c e , yo u c a n s p e c ify

con di tion s fo r beha v ior o r c rea t e loo ps t o execu t e a c t ion s repe t it ive ly . Ana c t io n s e q u e n c e f o r a n o b je c t h a n d le s a p a r t ic u la r e v e n t s u c h a s a b u t t o nc lick , a pa ge l oad ing , o r t he se l ec t ion o f an it em from a l is t .

For m ore in form a t ion ab ou t add ing beha v ior t o you r app l ica t ion us ing t heActions Edi tor, see Chapter 15, Using the Act ions Edi tor, and Chapter 16,Crea t i ng a c t ion sequ en ces : P rac t i ca l exam ple s .

Using OpenScript

OpenScr ip t , the ToolBook p rogram m ing l angu age , is e a sy to u se be causeit s syn tax i s s im ila r to En gl ish .

A s c r ip t y o u w r it e in O p e n S c r ip t d e f in e s a n o b j e c t s a p p e a r a n c e o r

b e h a v i o r . Fo r e x a m p le , a s c r ip t m i g h t co n t ro l w h a t h a p p e n s w h e n alea rne r c l icks a bu t t on , en t e r s a pa ge , o r choo ses a se l ec t ion from a l is tbox . Many of t he se p rope r t ie s ca n a lso b e con t ro lled u s ing t he Ac tion sEdito r o r Ca t a log o b jec t s w ith p repro gram m ed b eha v ior s ; the re is o f tenm o r e t h a n o n e w a y to a c co m p lis h s u c h a t a s k .

Sc rip t s c rea t ed us ing t he Open Sc rip t p rogram m ing l angu age d o n o t expor tto DHTML w he n yo u u se the Too lBook We b Spe c ia lis t . If youve a dde dfun c t ion a l it y t o your a pp l ica t ion us ing Open Sc r ip t , you ca n de l ive r i t ove rthe In t e rn e t a s a na t ive ToolBoo k app lica t ion us ing t he ToolBoo k Neuro nb r o w s e r p lu g - i n , o r y o u c a n d e l iv e r i t a s a n a t iv e T o o l Bo o k a p p lic a t io nove r a n i n t ran e t o r on CD-ROM.

Fo r c o m p le t e i n fo r m a t i o n a b o u t u s i n g O p e n S c r ip t , r e fe r t o t h eProgram m ing in OpenS crip t o n lin e b o o k . Yo u c a n a l s o c o n s u l t t h e

on line He lp sys t em , w hich con t a ins a n Ope nSc r ip t r e fe ren ce re sou rce .



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Extending Instructor usingWindows technologies

Ins t ruc to r p rov ides sup por t fo r su ch Wind ow s t echn olog ie s a s Ac t iveX,OLE, Act iveX Data Ob jec t s (ADO), Autom at ion (som et ime s re fe rred toa s OLE Autom a t ion) , and Dyna m ic Da ta Excha nge (DDE). Us ing t he set echn olog ie s , you ca n ex t en d Ins t ruc to r s ca pab ilit ie s an d a llow Ins t ruc to ra n d o t h e r W in d o w s p r o g r a m s t o s h a r e d a t a a n d i n t e ro p e r a t e in an e t w o r k e d e n v ir o n m e n t .

Ac t iv e X c o n t r o ls a r e s o f tw a r e c o m p o n e n t s t h a t yo u c a n u s e w i th i n a non line ap p lica t i on t o ad d so m e type o f fun c t ion a l it y. Thes e co n t ro l s a l lowyou to a dd cus tom fea tu re s t o a na t ive ToolBoo k app lica t ion o r to anapp l ica t ion you p l an t o expor t t o t he Web. For m ore i n form a t ion ab ou tus ing Ac t iveX in your a pp l ica t ion s , s ee t he o n l ine boo k i nc lude d w ithToolBook Ins t ruc tor , Advanced Features for Na tive To olBook Application s .

O LE is a t e c h n o l o g y b a s e d o n a lin k i n g a n d e m b e d d i n g m o d e l t h a t is

use d t o in t egra t e app lica t i ons . OLE en ab le s you t o c rea t e an ob j ec t in o neap p l ica t ion (t he se rve r app l ica t ion ) an d t hen inco rpora t e i t in to a no the rappl icat ion ( the cl ient appl icat ion). Because OLE objects re tain informationa b o u t w h e r e t h e y w e r e c r e a t e d , yo u c a n d o u b l e - c lic k a n O LE o b je c t a n ded i t it w ithou t l e av ing t he c lien t ap p l ica t ion us ing a hybr id u se r i n t e r facetha t i nc lude s e l em en t s o f t he se rve r app l ica t ion . For exa m ple , you canc rea t e a w orkshe e t in Microso ft Exce l ( the se rver) an d br ing i t in to

In s t ruc to r (the c lien t ) us ing OLE. You ca n th en do ub le-c l ick the OLEobjec t in Ins t ruc to r an d e d i t t he w orksh ee t i n p l ace . Us ing OLE, you ca nc rea t e app lica t ion s t ha t in t egra t e t he capa b ilit ie s o f m an y d iffe ren tWindows programs. OLE objec t s a re di f fe rent f rom Act iveX cont rol s intha t an OLE ob jec t h a s a se rve r a pp l ica t ion t ha t p rov ides it s fun c t ion a l it y.For m ore inform at ion a bou t us ing OLE in you r appl ica t ions , see the o nl in eb o o k , Advanced Features for Native Too lBook Application s .

Autom a t ion e x t ends Ins t ruc to r s func t ion a l it y, ena b ling you t o a ccess



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a n d m a n ip u l a te t h e o b je c t s , p r o p e r t ie s , a n d m e t h o d s o f o t h e r W in d o w sap pl ica t ions . Autom at ion a llow s a c lien t app lica t ion ( Ins t ruc tor) to con ne c tt o a s e rve r a pp l ica t i on ( fo r exa m ple , Mic ros of t Word ) by c rea t i ng a n

in s t a n c e o f t h a t a p p lic a t io n a s a n o b je c t . Aft e r yo u h a v e c r e a t e d t h ea p p lic a t io n o b j e c t , y o u c a n w o r k w it h it u s i n g O p e n S c r ip t in t h e s a m ew ay you w ou ld w ork w ith an y o the r ob jec t : You ca n se t and re t r i evet h e o b j e c ts p r o p e r tie s a n d a p p l y it s m e t h o d s . T o s e e a n e x a m p le o f h o w A u t o m a t io n c a n b e u s e d w i t h In s t r u c t o r , e x p lo r e t h e P r o file r(Sam ple s \ ADO\ Profile r . exe o n your Ins t ruc to r p ro gram d i sc ). P rofile r i sa s a m p le a p p lic a t io n t h a t d e m o n s t r a t e s o n e u s e o f Au t o m a t io n u s in g

Au t o m a t io n t o a c c e s s a n d m a n ip u l a t e p ro g r a m m a b l e fe a t u r e s in W o r d .For m ore in forma t ion abo u t P rofile r a nd Autom a t ion , r e fe r t o t h e P rofile ron line boo k (Sam ple s \ ADO\ Profile r .pdf on your Ins t ruc to r p ro gram d i sc ).

ADO is a h igh- l eve l m echa n i sm th a t a l low s you t o access t h e da t a ind a t a b a s e s f ro m To o l Bo o k u s in g O p e n S c r ip t . To s e e a n e x a m p le o f h o wADO can be use d w ith Ins t ruc to r , exp lore t h e ToolBoo k Ins t ruc to r QuizBui lde r (Sam ple s \ ADO\ Quizb ldr . tbk on your Ins t ruc to r p ro gram d i sc ).

Th e Q u iz B u ild e r is a s a m p le a p p lic a t io n t h a t d e m o n s t ra t e s o n e u s e o f ADO t echn ologyus ing ADO to sen d da t a t o a nd re t r ieve da t a from aMic rosof t Access da t aba se . For m ore i n form a t ion a bou t t he Quiz Bui lde ran d ADO, re fe r to the Quiz Bui lder o nl ine boo k (Sam ples \ ADO\ Quizbldr .pdf on your Ins t ruc tor program disc) .

Dyna m ic Da ta Exchan ge (DDE) is a Wind ow s com m un ica t ion p ro toco l;t w o p r o g r a m s t h a t s u p p o r t DD E c a n e x ch a n g e d a t a a n d i s s u e c o m m a n d sto e ac h o the r . For e xam ple , Micros of t Exce l ha s a bu ilt - in u t ility forc rea t i ng cha r t s and g raph s , bu t you can c rea t e a m ore f lex ib l e , fr ien d lyin t e r face in Ins t ruc to r . You ca n m a in t a in da t a in a n Exce l sp rea dsh ee ta n d s e n d D DE c o m m a n d s f ro m y o u r In s t r u c t o r a p p lic a t io n t o p r o d u c echa r t s an d g rap hs i n Exce l. For m ore i n forma t ion abo u t DDE, re fe r t oCha pte r 12 , Us ing Dyna m ic Da ta Excha nge in t he Program m ing inOpenScript o n l in e b o o k .



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Extending OpenScriptwith dynamic-link libraries

To ex t en d t h e ca pab ilit ie s o f Open Sc r ip t , you ca n ca l l dyna m ic - linklibra r ies (DLLs) , w hich a re l ibra r ies of fun c t ion s a va i lab le to an y Win do w sprogra m . Wind ow s inc ludes a nu m ber of DLLs tha t you ca n ca ll to in te ra c td i rec t ly wi th Window s ; fo r e xam ple , you can d i sp lay w ind ow s , r ece iveW in d o w s m e s s a g e s d i re c t ly , o r d e t e r m in e t h e c u r r e n t s t a t e o f t h e s y s te m .In ad d it ion , t h ird -pa r ty ven dors o f ten p rov ide DLLs a s a w ay fo r you t ouse t he i r p rodu c t s . For d e t a i ls a bou t ho w to ca ll the DLLs su pp l ied w itha n o t h e r p r o d u c t , r e fe r t o t h e d o c u m e n t a t io n t h a t c a m e w it h t h e p r o d u c t .

Fo r m o r e in f o r m a t io n a b o u t D LLs a n d h o w t o u s e t h e m t o e x t e n d t h ecapabi l i t ies of OpenScript , see Chapter 13, Using dynamic-l ink l ibraries ,in t he Program m ing in Open Scrip t o n lin e b o o k .

Using resources in your applicationYou ca n cus tom ize t he a ppe a ra nce o f your app lica t ion s in t e r face byim p o r t in g r e s o u r c e s s u c h a s c u r s o r s , ic o n s , g r a p h i c s , fo n t s , m e n u s , a n dco lor pa l e t te s . For exa m ple , you ca n impo r t :

a curso r to d i sp lay und e r ce r t a in c i rcum s tan cesfor ins t an ce , whe nt h e p o i n t e r is p a u s e d o v e r a n o b je c t t h a t c a n n o t b e c l ic k e d .

ic o n s o r b it m a p s t o u s e a s g r a p h ic s o n b u t to n s .

Yo u c a n i m p o r t th e s e r e s o u r c e s fr o m o t h e r W in d o w s p r o g r a m s .

Fo r m o r e in f o rm a t io n a b o u t r e s o u r c e s a n d h o w t h e y c a n c u s t o m i z e yo u rap p lica t i on , s e e Cha p te r 17 , Us ing re sou rces .


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C h a p t e r 3

Learning the Instructor interface

This cha p t e r he lps a cqua in t you w ith t he ToolBoo k Ins t ruc to rv i sua l i n t e r face . He re you wi l l l e a rn abou t each i n t e r facec o m p o n e n t , h o w t o c u s to m iz e t h e in t e r fa c e , a n d h o w t o u s ebu i lt - in t oo l s t o na v iga t e in Ins t ruc to r ap p l ica t ion s .

INTHISCHAPTER

Introducing the visual interface 45

Working at Author level 46

Working at Reader level 68

Navigating in an application 69

Chapter 3 Learning the Instructor interface 45


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Introducing the visual interface

Des igne d fo r ea se o f use , t he ToolBoo k Ins t ruc to r t oo l s an d v isua l in t e r -fa c e l e t yo u fo c u s o n t h e i m p o r t a n t t a s k s o f p re s e n t in g y o u r c o n t e n t a n dm ea sur ing s t ude n t r e su lt s . Ins t ruc to r ha s tw o w ork ing leve l s : Author leve lan d Read e r l eve l. At Author leve l , you bu i ld a pp l ica t ion s u s ing de ve lop-m en t t oo ls , such a s t he Ca t a log , Boo k Explore r , pa l e t t e s , and t he t oo lba r .With t he se t oo l s , you can bu i ld bo oks , c rea t e a nd m odi fy ob jec t s onpa ges , an d add i n t e rac t ive beh av ior to your ap p lica t i on .

A t Re a d e r l e v e l, yo u c a n t e s t y o u r a p p l ic a t io n t o s e e h o w it w i ll a p p e a rto your u se r s . Use r s wi ll run your ap p l ica t ion a t Reade r leve l , w he re t heyc a n n a v ig a t e t o p a g e s , r e s p o n d t o q u e s t io n o b je c t s , a n d t r ig g e r e v e n t s . Tosw it ch be tw een Author leve l and Reade r leve l , p re s s F3 o r choos e Authoro r Re a d e r fr o m t h e Vie w m e n u .



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Working at Author level

When you f ir s t s t a r t Ins t ruc to r , you see t he Author - leve l wo rkspace . At Author l eve l,you us e t oo ls such a s t h e t oo lba r , s t a tus b a r , t oo l pa le t t e , and Ca t a log t o bu ild yourapp l i ca t i on .

Menu bar

Toolbar

Catalogobjects

StatusbarTool paletteGrid

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The fol lowing tools a re ava i lable a t Author leve l :

Bo o k E x p lo r e rBo o k E x p lo r e rBo o k E x p lo r e rBo o k E x p lo r e rB o o k E x p l o r e r An in t e r a c t iv e b ro w s e r th a t s h o w s a ll p a g e s a n dobjec t s in a n o u t line fo rm a t . It p rov ides a con ven ien t wa y to w ork w ith

ob j ec t s .

P a l e t t e s Con ta ins co l lec t ion s o f too ls o r bu t t on s t ha t you u se t o d ra wne w o b jec t s o r chan ge an ob j ec t s sha pe , co lo r , o r o the r p rope r t ie s .

T o o l B o o k C a t a l o g Con ta ins g raph ic s , nav iga t ion pan e l s , que s t iono b je c t s , m e d ia p la y e r s , a n d o t h e r p r e p r o g r a m m e d o b je c t s t h a t y o u c a nuse t o de s ign a pp l ica t ion s .

T o o l B o o k C o a c h P ro v id e s a u t h o r in g g u id a n c e a n d s t e p - b y- s t e pin s t r u c t io n s a s y o u w o r k .

Th e P ro p e rt ie s d i a lo g b o x a n d Ex t e n d e d P ro p e rt ie s d i a lo g

b o x A llo w y o u t o s p e c i fy p r o p e r t ie s t h a t d e t e r m in e a n o b j e c t sa p p e a r a n c e a n d b e h a v io r .

T h e A c t i o n s E d i t o r Allow s you t o add in t e ra c t ive be ha v ior t o you rIns t ruc to r app l ica t i ons t ha t wi ll be e xpor t ed a s Web pa ges .

Me n u b a r Allo w s y o u t o e x e c u t e c o m m a n d s a n d a c c e s s d ia l o g b o x e s .

T o o l b a r Prov ides a co l lec t ion o f bu t t on s t ha t you can use a s sho r t cu t sfo r co m m o n ly u s e d m e n u c o m m a n d s .

S t a t us b a r S h o w s y o u t h e n a m e o f o b je c t s , He l p te x t fo r m e n u

c o m m a n d s , a n d t h e c u r r e n t m o u s e p o s it io n . T h e r ig h t s id e o f th e b a rp r o v id e s a q u ic k w a y to s e le c t t h e c u r r e n t p a g e a n d c o n t a in s t o o lst h a t y o u c a n u s e t o n a v ig a t e b e t w e e n p a g e s .

Rulers Show you t he exa c t s ize a nd p os i t ion o f ob j ec t s .

Grid Disp l ays a m a t r ix o f do t s t ha t h e lps you s i ze a nd pos it ion ob j ec t sprecisely.

Rig h t - c l ic k m e n u s Appea r w he n you r igh t -c lick an ob j ec t , p rov id ingq u ic k a c c e s s t o c o m m o n s e t t in g s a n d d i a lo g b o x e s .



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You can h ide an d show each o f t he se t oo l s and cus tom ize t he i r appe a r -an ce . The fo l low ing sec t ion s de sc r ibe i n d e t a i l e a ch i n t e r face e l eme nt sfun c t ion an d ca pab ilit ie s .

Working with the menu bar

Yo u w o r k w i th t h e In s t r u c t o r m e n u b a r a s y o u w o u l d w o r k w it h a n yW in d o w s m e n u b a r . S im p l y c lic k th e m e n u n a m e a n d c h o o s e a c o m m a n dfr o m t h e m e n u . Yo u c a n m o d i fy h o w t h e m e n u b a r a p p e a r s a t Re a d e r

leve l ; fo r m ore i n form a t ion , s ee t he o n l ine boo k inc luded w ith ToolBoo kIns t ruc to r , Advanced Features for N ative To olBook Application s .

Working with the toolbar

Th e t o o lb a r p r o vid e s q u ic k a c c e ss t o c o m m o n m e n u c o m m a n d s a n ded i t ing t oo ls . Som e of the p os i t ion s on t he t oo lba r con t a in tw o bu t tons : a

defaul t but ton and a hidden but ton. To di splay hidden but tons , press CTRL

To hide and show the toolbar:

Fr o m t h e Vie w m e n u , c h o o s e T o o l b a r .


Toolbar command buttons and their function


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Toolbar command buttons and their function

Default Toolbar button when

toolbar button CTRL is pressed

Op e n a n o th e r To o lBo o k Ru n a n o th e r a p p lica t io na p p lica t io n o r in s ta n c e o f In s t ru c to r

Sa ve yo u r b o o k Sa ve yo u r b o o ku n d e r a d i ffe r e n t n a m e

Undo l as t ac t i on

Dupl i ca t e se l ec t ed ob j ec t

S h o w o r h i d e Ca t a l o g

S h o w o r h id e Co m m a n d w in d o w

S h o w o r h i d e t o o l p a l e t te

Sh o w o r h id e lin e p a le t te Sh o w o r h id e lin ee n d s p a l e t te

S h o w o r h i d e p a t t e r n p a l e t te

S h o w o r h i d e c o l o r tr a y

S h o w o r h i d e p o l yg o n p a l e t t e

Vie w c u r r e n t b a c k g r o u n d

Ad d n e w p a g e t o y o u r b o o k

(continued)


Toolbar command buttons and their function cont inued


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Toolbar command buttons and their function, cont inued

Default Toolbar button when

toolbar button CTRL is pressed

O p e n R e s o u r c e Ma n a g e rd ia l o g b o x

Open C l ip M anager d i a log box

O p e n Vie w e r s d i a lo g b o x

O p e n P ro p e r t ie s d ia l o g b o x

O p e n Ex t e n d e d P ro p e r t ie sd ia l o g b o x

Open Ac tions Edi to r

Op e n th e Op e n Sc rip t Ed ito r Op e n Scr ip t Ed ito r fo rs h a r e d s c r i p ts

Op e n Fo n t ta b o f Pro p e rt ie s Op e n Pa ra g ra p h ta b o f d ia lo g b o x Pro p e rt ie s d ia lo g b o x

G ro u p o r u n g r o u p o b j e c t s

Br in g to fro n t Brin g o b je c t c lo s e r

Se n d to b a c k Mo ve o b je c t fa r th e r

Flip h o r iz o n ta lly Flip ve r t ic a lly

Ro ta te le ft Ro ta te r ig h t


Working with the status bar


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Working with the status bar

The s t a tus ba r , w hich d isp l ays in form a t ion ab ou t Ins t ruc to r an d t he

c u r r e n t p a g e , h a s s e v e r a l p a r t s :

Ca p t io n a re a Disp l ays He lp t ex t fo r m en u co m m an ds , t he He lp t ex tfo r t o o lb a r o r t o o l p a le t t e b u t t o n s , o r t h e n a m e o f a n o b je c t , d e p e n d i n gon t he po s it ion o f the po in t e r . Ins t ruc to r a lso d i sp lays p rogre s s m es -s a g e s in t h e c a p t io n a r e a w h e n a p r o c e s s is u n d e r w a y .

Mo u s e p o s it io n in d ic a t o r Disp l ays t he co ord ina t e s o f t he po in t e r i n

p a g e u n i ts .

P a g e s e le c t io n in d ic a t o r S h o w s t h a t yo u a r e w o r k in g o n t h eforegrou nd . You can c lick he re t o s e l ec t the e n t i re pa ge .

N a v ig a t io n c o n t ro l b u tt o n s M o v e yo u t o t h e n e x t o r p r e v io u s p a g ewhen c l i cked .

S ta t u s b o x D is p la y s t h e c u r re n t p a g e n u m b e r a n d t o t a l n u m b e rof pages , o r t he w ord Backgrou nd if you a re w ork ing on t heb a c k g r o u n d .

Tip By default, Instructor displays the status bar only at Author

level. You can display the status bar at Reader level by pressing

F12. At Reader level, the status bar does not include the page

selection indicator.

Caption area Page selection indicator

Mouse position indicator Page numberindicator

Navigationcontrols

Figure 2

The status bar at Author level


If you c rea t e v iew ers , which a re ad d i tion a l wind ow s , each v iew er can h ave


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If you c rea t e v iew ers , which a re ad d i tion a l wind ow s , each v iew er can h aveit s o w n s t a t u s b a r . Yo u c a n h id e a n d s h o w e a c h s t a t u s b a r i n d iv id u a lly ,in c lu d i n g t h e o n e fo r t h e m a i n w i n d o w .

To hide or show the status bar:

U s in g t h e i n t e r fa c e

From the View m en u , cho ose S t a tus Ba r . Alt e rna t ive ly , p re s s F12 .

U s in g O p e n S c r ip t

Yo u c a n w r it e a n d e x e c u t e O p e n S c r ip t c o d e u s in g t h e s c r ip t e d i to r o rCo m m a n d w in d o w . Fo r m o r e in f o rm a t io n a b o u t u s in g t h e O p e n S c rip tp rogram m ing l angua ge , r e fe r t o t he Program m ing in Op enScript on line bo ok .

To s h o w o r h id e t h e s t a t u s b a r fo r t h e c u r r e n t w i n d o w , u s e t h e show o rhide c o m m a n d . To s p e c i fy th a t a w i n d o w s h o u ld s h o w o r h id e t h e s t a t u sba r by defau l t, se t i t s authorSta tusBar o r readerStatusBarprope r ty :

--Displays status bar in current windowshow statusBar

--Removes status bar from current window

hide statusBar

--Shows status bar at Reader level

readerStatusBar of viewer ID 0 = true

Working with palettes

A pa le t t e is a co llec t ion o f too ls o r bu t t ons t ha t you use t o d raw ne w ob j ec t sor t o se t va lues t ha t mo dify ex is t ing o b jec t s . For exam ple , you cho ose a t oo lo n t h e t o o l p a l e tt e t o d r a w a n e w o b je c t , a n d y o u c h o o s ea l ine wid th on t he line pa le t t e t o de t e rm ine h ow th ick a line s ho u ld be .

Ins t ruc to r i nc lude s s ix pa le t t e s , de sc r ibed in t he fo l low ing t ab l e .


Instructor palettes


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Use this palette... If you want to...

To o l Cre a te n e w o b je c ts o n a p a g e .

Lin e Se t lin e w id th o r b o rd e r a ro u n d a n o b je c t .

Lin e e n d s Ad d a r ro w h e a d s o r ta ils to a lin e .

Pa t te rn Se t a p a t te rn o r d e s ig n to fill a n o b je c t .

Co lo r Se t th e co lo r o f a n o b je c t o r o f te xt .

Po lygo n Se t th e n u m be r o f s id e s , fro m 3 to 9 9 , o f th en e x t p o lyg o n t o b e d r a w n .

To hide or show a palette:

Fr o m t h e Vie w m e n u , p o in t t o P a le t t e s , a n d t h e n c h o o s e a p a le t t e .Al te rna t ive ly , c l i ck the pa le t te s but ton on the Ins t ruc tor toolbar .

To move a palette:

Pos it ion t he po in t e r a t the t op o f t he pa le t t e , and t he n d ra g t he pa le t t eto it s new pos it ion .


Tool Pattern Line Polygon Line en ds


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Tool

palette

Pattern

palette

Line

palette

Polygon

palette

Line en ds

palette

Color tray

Figure 3

Yo u c a n s h o w a s m a n y p a le t t e s a s y o u lik e , h id e t h e m t o m a k e r o o mo n s c r e e n , o r m o v e th e m a r o u n d a s n e e d e d .


Working with the Catalog


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T h e Ca t a lo g c o n t a in s t h e a u t h o r in g o b je c t s y o u u s e t o b u ild y o u r in t e r -ac t i ve on line lea rn ing ap p l ica t ion . The re a re h un dreds o f ob j ec t s in t heCa ta log , inc lud ing que s t ion se t s , m edia p l aye rs , na v iga t i on pa ne ls , an do t h e r i n t e r a c tiv e o b j e c ts , m a n y w it h p r e p r o g r a m m e d b e h a v io r t h a t y o ucan cus tom ize . To inc lude a n o b jec t in you r app lica t ion , you s im ply d ra git fr o m t h e C a t a l o g t o y o u r p a g e o r b a c k g r o u n d . Th e n , s e t it s p r o p e r t ie sor ex t en ded p ro pe r t ie s t o fu r the r de f ine i t s appea ran ce an d beh av ior . Inad d i tion , you can link a n a c t ion o r sequ en ce o f ac t ion s t o an y Ca t a logobjec t us ing t he Act ion s Ed ito r o r w r it e a sc r ip t fo r a n ob j ec t us ing

OpenSc r ip t .

Figure 4

The ToolBook Instructor Catalog


To display the Catalog:


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Fr o m t h e V ie w m e n u , c h o o s e C a t a lo g . Click t he Ca t a log bu t t on o n t he Ins t ruc to r t oo lba r .

P re s s F2 .

For m ore i n form a t ion abo u t us ing Ca t a log ob jec t s t o bu i ld a n a pp l ica t ion ,see Cha p te r 5 , Work ing w ith t he Ca t a log .

Working with the ToolBook Coach

The ToolBook Coach i s a convenient re fe rence tool tha t provides context -sen s it ive i n form a t ion a s youre a u tho r ing . The Coach d isp l ays t ips a nds u g g e s t io n s a b o u t t h e p a g e y o u r e w o r k in g o n , s t e p - b y- s t e p p r o c e d u r e sfor an y ob j ec t you s e l ec t , an d des ign gu ida nce . Lea ve t he Coach o pen a sy o u w o r k a n d n o t e h o w t h e in f o r m a t io n i n t h e Co a c h w in d o w c h a n g e sdyna m ica l ly accord ing t o t he o b jec t an d pa ge youre w ork ing w ith .

To display the Coach:

Fr o m t h e H e lp m e n u , ch o o s e C o a c h .



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Figure 5

The ToolBook Coach

Working with the Propertiesand Extended Properties dialog boxes

Afte r you add an ob j ec t to t he pa ge , you se t i ts p rop e r t ie s t o cu s tom ize i t s

appe a ran ce a nd beha v ior i n your app lica t ion . You se t an ob jec t s p rope r -t ie s by f ir s t s e l ec t ing t he ob j ec t an d t he n ope n ing t h e o b jec t s P rope r t ie sor Ex ten ded Prope r t ie s d i a log box . The se d i a log boxes a llow you t o se t a nobjec t s color , spec i fy a graphic di splayed on a but ton, ident i fy the correc ta n s w e r s in a q u e s t io n o b je c t , c o n t r o l w h e n a v id e o p la y s , a n d m u c hm o r e .


Working with the Properties dialog box


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Using t he P rope r t ie s d ia log bo x , you s im ply en t e r o r s e lec t t he va lues youw a n t t o s e t . As a c o n v e n ie n c e , y o u c a n le a v e t h e P r o p e r tie s d i a lo g b o xo p e n a s yo u w o r k t h e P r o p e r t ie s d i a lo g b o x s h o w s y o u t h e p r o p e r t ie s o f t he cur ren t ly se l ec t ed ob jec t . Th i s fea tu re a llow s you t o q u i ck ly se t t heprope r t ie s o f d iffe ren t ob jec t s on your page w ithou t hav ing t o c lose an dr e o p e n t h e d i a lo g b o x s e v e r a l t im e s .

Figure 6

The Properties dialog box

The too lba r i n t he P rope r t ie s d ia log box i nc lude s bu t t ons t o g ive you qu ickaccess t o com m an ds , o the r ob jec t p rope r t ie s , an d o n l ine He lp . For exam ple ,if you m ake a m is t ake , you can c lick t he Und o bu t ton t o r eve r se t hec h a n g e s yo u m a d e .

You ca n a lso u se the Prop er t ies d ia log box to spec i fy beha vior tha t extendsbeyon d ind iv idua l ob j ec t s . For exa m ple , you can se t p rope r t ie s fo r a pa ge ,a backgroun d , an d a book . Ins t ruc to r a l so p rov ides a P rope r t ie s fo r Lesson

d ia l o g b o x , w h e r e yo u c a n s e t s c o r in g a n d lo g g in g o p t io n s .


To display the Properties dialog box:


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Fr o m t h e O b je c t m e n u , c h o o s e o n e o f t h e p r o p e r t ie s o p t io n s .

Click t he P rope r t ie s bu t t on o n t he Ins t ruc to r t oo lba r .

Right -c lick an ob j ec t , an d t hen c lick t he P rope r t ie s bu t t on o n t her igh t -c lick m en u to o lba r .

Pres s SHIFT+F6.

Working with the Extended Properties dialog box

Man y ob jec t s from the Ca t a log have ex t end ed p ro pe r t ie s t ha t de fine t he i rbeh av ior . In a dd i tion t o t he P rope r t ie s d i a log box , the se o b jec t s ha ve anExtend ed Prope r t ie s d i a log box , wh e re you ca n s pec i fy and re fine t he seex t en ded capa b i lit ie s .

To display an objects Extended Properties dialog box:


W it h t h e o b je c t s e le c t e d , fr o m t h e O b je c t m e n u , c h o o s e t h e e x t e n d e dprope r t ie s com m an d. (For exam ple , if a t rue / fa l se que s t ion i s s e -lec t ed , choo se P rope r t ie s fo r True / Fa l se Ques t ion . )

With t he o b jec t s e l ec t ed , click t he Extend ed Prope r t ie s bu t t on o n t heIns t ruc to r t oo lba r .

In the ob j ec t s P rope r t ie s d ia log bo x , c lick t he Ex tende d Prope r t ie sb u t t o n o n t h e d i a lo g b o x t o o lb a r .

With the ob jec t se lec te d, pres s CTRL+F6.

For m ore i n form a t ion ab ou t se t t ing o b jec t p rope r t ie s , s ee Chap te r 7 ,

Se t t ing ob jec t pro pe r t ies .


Working with the Actions Editor


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The Ac tion s Ed ito r is a v isua l p rogra m m ing too l t ha t you ca n u se t o b u i ld

or ed it a s e r i e s o f beh av ior s ca lled a n a c t ion sequ en ce . In t he Act ion sEdito r , you use fam ilia r i n t e r face e l eme nt s , inc lud ing m en us a nd at o o lb a r , t o c o n s t r u c t s o p h is t ic a t e d b e h a v io r s b a s e d o n s t a n d a r d p r o g r a m -m ing p ro toco ls . Us ing t he se que nce s you c rea t e in t h e Ac t ion s Ed ito r , youcan re spo nd t o an even t (a bu t t on c l ick , fo r exa m ple ) by p lay ing m edia ,p r o m p t in g u s e r s fo r in p u t , c h a n g in g t h e a p p e a r a n c e a n d b e h a v io r o f ob j ec t s , con t ro lling u se r na v iga t i on , an d m uch m ore . You ca n a lso sp ec i fy

con dit ion s fo r beha v ior , ins e r t loo ps t o execu t e ac t ion s r epe t it ive ly , an dse t a nd ge t va r i ab l e sal l w ithou t w r it ing a sc r ip t .

Ac t io n s e q u e n c e s a r e a g o o d w a y to d e liv e r c u s t o m in t e r a c t iv e b e h a v io ron t he Web. By us ing t he ToolBoo k Web Spec i a l is t , a c t ion sequ en ces ca nbe e xpo r ted a uto m at ica l ly to DHTML.


Object type O bjec t nam e


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Status b ar (indicates w heth er the current ly selected act ion is val id)

Actions Editor too lbar

Actions palette

Action sequence

Figure 7

The Actions Editor window

To open the Actions Editor for an object:


With t he ob j ec t s e lec t ed , from the Objec t m en u , choo se Ac tion s .

With t he o b jec t s e l ec t ed , c lick t he Ac t ion s bu t t on o n t he Ins t ruc to r

too lba r . Right -c lick t he o b jec t , and t hen c lick t he Ac t ion s bu t t on o n t h e

too lba r o f t he r i gh t -c lick m en u .

With t he o b jec t s e l ec t ed , p re s s F5 .

With t he o b jec t s e l ec t ed , d isp l ay the P rope r t ie s d ia log box , an d t henc lick t he Ac t ion s bu t t on o n t he t oo lba r o f t he P rope r t ie s d ia log box .


For m ore in form a t ion a bou t t he Ac t ion s Ed ito r , s ee Cha p te r 15 , Us ingthe Act ion s Ed ito r , an d Cha p te r 16 , Crea t i ng a c t ion sequ en ces : P rac t ica l


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, p , g qe x a m p l e s .

Using the Book Explorer

The Book Explore r a llow s you t o v iew a l l o f the ob j ec t s in your bo ok i n acon ven ien t ou t line fo rm a t . You ca n ed it in fo rm a t ion ab ou t an i nd iv idua lob j ec t , such a s a pa ge n am e . The Book Explore r i s a lso u se fu l fo r r eo r -d e r in g p a g e s in yo u r b o o k s im p ly d r a g a n d d r o p t h e p a g e i co n s in t o a

n e w o r d e r.

Figure 8

The Book Explorer


You can use t he Boo k Explore r fo r m an y d iffe ren t t a sks . Click a n ob j ec t inthe Book Explore r t o se lec t t h is ob jec t in t he m a in w ind ow . Use d ra g an d


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p j gdrop t o m ove a ny ob jec t t o

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