Authorware 7.0 Beginner's Tutorial

Author: Yuan Haidong
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: Authorware is a widely used network multimedia creation tool that provides a highly visual design approach based on design icons and flowcharts. Its ease of learning and use, along with the ability to avoid writing program code, allows non-professionals to master and use it in a short time, quickly designing impressive multimedia software. The new version 7.0 adopts a user interface similar to Macromedia's MX series products, meaning users familiar with Flash MX (or Director MX, Dreamweaver MX, and Fireworks MX) can easily get started. Additionally, Authorware 7.0 has added support for DVD high-definition movies, TTS (Text-to-Speech) technology, JavaScript, XML, and PowerPoint, making Authorware more powerful than ever. This book is an introductory tutorial for beginners, aimed at helping them understand how Authorware works, learning the new features of Authorware 7.0, quickly mastering basic development tools, and getting started with simple workflows. The book focuses on basic concepts and common operations, while also providing a simple introduction to the use of functions and variables. This book is suitable as a training textbook for various training classes and can also be used for self-study.