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Useful Variables and Functions in Authorware
SAMPLE AUTHORWARE PROJECTS
An Authorware Tutorial - written in Authorware 5 (self-extracting)
- copy converted to Authorware 7 format
Four Blocks - written in Authorware 6 (self-extracting)
- copy converted to Authorware 7 format
Maya - written in Authorware 6 (self-extracting) contains a Flash movie. The two files, maya.a6p and Introduction.swf must be in the same folder to work properly.
Shape and Color - written in Authorware 6 (self-extracting) contains a Flash movie. The two files, shacol.a6p and intro.swf must be in the same folder to work properly.
SAMPLE AUTHORWARE PROGRAMS
For all of the Authorware programs listed below there are two links. One link downloads a .pdf file. A second link downloads an archive of Authorware files for Windows which is self-extracting.
Examples of Interactions - 1
Three programs that illustrate: (1) placing more than one interactive question on a screen, (2) creating "rollovers" with hotspots, and (3) creating a keypad with hotspots.
Authorware file (Windows Self-extractiong)
Examples of Interactions - 2
Four programs that illustrate the use of the conditional response type. The conditional response type is not covered in the required activities in this course, however it is very important. Conditional response types are useful when you want something to happen in an interaction not simply when a user responds directly to the interaction (say by clicking a button or entering text) but when some special condition is true.
The four programs include examples of: (1) determining when all answers are correct in a target area interaction, (2) evaluating a numeric answer to determine if it is larger or smaller than the correct answer, and (3) a user entered password which is used throughout the program to make decisions.
Authorware file (Windows Self-extracting)
Using the Decision Icon
Two programs that illustrate the use of the decision icon. Random branching is used to give random feedback to answers to questions and branching based on calculated path is used to have the program determine the path a user will take through the program based upon a quiz score.
Authorware file (Windows Self-extracting)
Paging with Frameworks
An example of the use of a framework icon to allow paging between pages consisting of a single display icon or a map icon containing several icons.
Authorware file (Windows Self-extracting)
A Program Structure
An example of a structure found in many programs using framework icons
Authorware file (Windows Self-extracting)
Hypertext and Glossary
Two approaches to setting up a glossary: (1) using "jump to page", and (2) using "call and return." Setting up "call and return" is more difficult but it provides certain advantages. It can be used to allow the user to move back and forth within the glossary and then return to a page in the main section, and it allows a glossary to be accessed from different sections of the main program.
Authorware file (Windows Self-extracting)
A Large Program Structure
An example of a course project which uses frameworks to structure the program. Most large programs written in Authorware use frameworks in this manner. The sounds associated with this program have been eliminated to keep the file size down for downloading within WebCT.
exe.zip (Package File)