Authorware 6 (Inside Macromedia)
by Scott J Wilson
from Delmar Cengage Learning
By focusing on what you will need to know in the "real" world and working through exercises in Authorware 6, you will learn to create highly interactive training and educational applications for delivery across the Web, LANs, and on CD-ROMs. Everything you need to know to become a skilled user is covered in this book! You'll begin with an orientation to the Authorware interface, icon palette and flowline to build simple presentations structures. From there, you'll jump right into building a variety of interactive learning strategies, structures to control navigation, user log-in and information tracking, reading/writing to external files, and more!
Authorware: An Introduction to Multimedia (2nd Edition)
by Simon Hooper
from Prentice Hall
This introductory book guides readers through the essentials of Authorware—a state-of-the-art multimedia authoring tool used to develop games, simulations, presentations, drills, and tutorials. Unlike traditional computer languages that require users to know programming, Authorware allows users to develop multimedia with only a minimal knowledge of computer programming and operation. KEY TOPICS: Adopting a user-friendly, tutorial approach, Hooper leads users step-by-step through the authoring process, integrating frequent checkpoints that assess readers' on- going comprehension. The Second Edition presents the latest version of Authorware—version 4—with a completely new interface that enhances learning.
Macromedia Authorware 6: Training from the Source
by Orson Kellog
from Macromedia Press
Macromedia Authorware's accessible, icon-based development environmentmakes it a favorite of developers who create sophisticated interactiveprojects, from multimedia presentations to computer-based trainingprograms. Whether you're new to Authorware or upgrading from a previousversion, Macromedia Authorware 6: Training from the Source providesexactly what the title promises: project-based lessons modeled onMacromedia's own training courses.
With Macromedia Authorware 6: Training from the Source, you learnthe basics of Authorware by doing. The hands-on tutorials that form thecore of this workbook and CD-ROM package take you step-by-step throughreal-world interactive projects. Each lesson covers a specific topic, suchas adding motion and sound to your project, working with templates andknowledge objects, and incorporating Flash and XML into your projects. Thisedition of the book covers what's new in Authorware 6, including the "onebutton publishing" feature. The CD-ROM holds all the files you need to workthrough the lessons, plus a full-featured, time-limited version ofAuthorware 6.
The Ultimate Authorware Tutorial: An Interactive Book and Cd-Package (Book & CD Pack)
by Richard S. Schifman
from Springer
Authorware Attain is a key tool for the development of media-rich interactive learning applications. This book with companion CD-ROM takes you beyond the usual handbook and explains how to make use of the ultimate potential of Authorware Attain to create interactive multimedia and computer-based training projects for delivery on the Web, LANs and CD-ROMs. This book is divided into a compendium and a workshop to facilitate its use as a learning tool and reference manual: both for those just starting to explore the advanced usage of Authorware Attain and for skilled users, who now seek to get the most from Authorware Attain. The main issues taken up by this tutorial include the application of Active X Controls, techniques of database binding, the use of libraries and templates (Knowledge Objects), variables and functions and a look at Pathware Attain. The companion Windows-only CD-ROM provides both tutorials and useful tools for building new applications.
Macromedia Authorware 6 VTC Training CD
by Colin Webster
from Virtual Training Co
Macromedia's Authorware 6 is the leading authoring tool for creating e-learning, interactive web-based tutorials, and sophisticated simulations for the web, CDs, or corporate networks. Authorware allows you to include text, sound, video, and animation. You can track user response and results and your investment return. Learn how to make Authorware 6 work for you with Virtual Training Company's tutorial. Colin Webster covers everything from using icons and variables to how to use Authorware with QuickTime and Flash. Among the many topics you will learn are interactions, framework menus, developing quizzes, importing text, and using images.
Virtual Training Company makes learning the most challenging software easier. Open the program you want to learn. Open your VTC training CD. A friendly expert takes you smoothly from the basics of the program through every single feature. It's simple to apply what your learning as you go.
Need help in the middle of a project? You can quickly search the subject, and within seconds an expert is showing exactly what you need to know.
VTC makes it possible for you to become an expert in far less time, at a much lower cost, than any other form of training.
VTC...The Tutor in Your Computer!
The Official Guide to Authorware 4: The Comprehensive Reference from the Multimedia Labs of Macromedia (Macromedia Press Series)
by Nick Roberts
from Macromedia Press
Macromedia's Authorware 4 for Macintosh and Windows NT and 95 is a high-end multimedia development program for creating everything from instructional programs to entertainment applications. Written for beginning and advanced users, The Official Guide to Authorware 4 is an outstanding book that takes you through the entire program, so you can go from one chapter to the next or skip around as your proficiency allows. You create a flowline, which is a flowchart showing the structure of your program; add and manage text, graphics, animation, sound and video; develop interactivity and add navigational elements such as links, buttons, and menus; and use the software's scripting and data-handling features to further customize your work. You also learn how to integrate Macromedia Director movies into your project and work with Xtras, or add-ins, that work with Authorware. Finally, you package your work and prepare it for distribution, whether it's destined for a kiosk, a CD, a network, or the Web. Appendices show you functions and variables new to version 4, explain how to use Shockwave Audio, and list Web sites for learning more about the program and multimedia development. A hybrid CD includes a demo version of Authorware, sample Xtras, and sample applications created in Authorware.
The Official Guide to Authorware 4 documents all the tools, tips, and techniques you'll need to know when working with Authorware 4, including information on building Shockwave applications for delivery over internal networks and the World Wide Web. The book focuses on techniques and information that the novice user will find extremely useful when first learning the tool. Intermediate and advanced users will benefit from the wealth of tips and techniques included, which are essential to developers who are trying to build sophisticated multimedia content and increase their productivity.The book includes a companion CD which gives chapter-by-chapter examples of the techniques being discussed in the book, as well as demo versions of training and entertainment applications developed using Authorware.
Authorware Academic Models for Instructional Design for Windows
Once and future king. (Review).(Authorware 6.5 from Imparta Ltd)(Product/Service Evaluation): An article from: Training Media Review
This digital document is an article from Training Media Review, published by TMR Publications on November 1, 2002. The length of the article is 763 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Once and future king. (Review).(Authorware 6.5 from Imparta Ltd)(Product/Service Evaluation)
Author: Jason Lewis
Publication: Training Media Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2002
Publisher: TMR Publications
Volume: 10 Issue: 6 Page: 11(2)
Article Type: Product/Service Evaluation
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Authoring Authorware: A Practical Guide
by John Shepherd
from Prentice Hall
Macromedia's Authorware 4 is the bestselling, most popular application for building powerful multimedia applications for the desktop Web. This book, aimed at the first-time or novice user, is a concise, step-by-step tutorial for learning how to use Authorware to create multimedia applications, with a focus on building business applications (CBT, etc.). Covering the latest version (4) of Authorware, the book walks the reader through introductory to advanced topics in the most straightforward manner possible; by focusing on the beginning-to-end development of a complete piece.
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