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Lesson 1: Introduction to Expert Author |
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- Understand the approach used by Expert Author
- Understand the advantages to be gained by using the Expert Author
- Create a written script/storyboard in Microsoft Word
- Import the script into Expert Author.
- Capture an application's interactive components
- Create "views" that represent the software to be taught
- Work with the Timeline
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Lesson 2: Working with the script and narrative text |
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- Understand the purpose of the various Timeline items
- Edit the text associated with the textual Timeline items
- Introduction to the Import feature
- Write a script that can be imported into Expert Author
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Lesson 3: Capturing and using interactive menus |
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- Capture an application's menu system
- Use a captured menu system in one or more lessons
- Understand the three types of menu interactions
- Create a Full Menu interaction
- Manipulate the properties of a menu from the Timeline
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Lesson 4: Capturing and using interactive toolbars |
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- Capture an application's toolbar
- Use a captured toolbars in one or more lessons
- Manipulate the properties of a toolbar from the Timeline
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Lesson 5: Creating and using a view |
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- Mimic a software application by using interactive "views"
- Advantages to the component and object-based approach
- Use the New View wizard to create a view
- Change the properties of components and objects
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Lesson 6: Working with the Timeline |
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- Understand the advantage of the written script/storyboard
- Use the two authoring modes provided by Expert Author
- Use Author mode
- Use Asset mode
- Understand the structure of the Timeline
- Understand the six Timeline items
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Lesson 7: Working with the Display |
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- Understand the purpose of a Display item in the Timeline
- View any Display item in the Timeline
- Use the Display Area
- Use the two Display Modes
- Use the Define Display wizard
- Create a new Display using an existing View
- Understand how the Display components support interactivity
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Lesson 8: Creating user interactions |
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- Understand the steps involved in creating a user interaction
- Understand what determines the interactions that are possible
- Use the Interaction wizard
- Create multiple interactions in a single step
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