As Authorware plays icons in sequence down the flowline, it displays the contents of each icon in addition to the contents of the previous icons. You can use erase icons to specify that certain icons do not play.
You'll add a transition to erase the title page when the user clicks Continue.
Drag an erase icon to the flowline and place it below the wait icon.
The erase icon removes the contents of one or more icons--primarily display icons--from the screen.
Name the erase icon Erase Title Page.
Double-click the Erase icon.
The Erase Icon Properties inspector appears.
You can control the way an item is erased by selecting the transition type. For example, you can make an item disappear quickly or gradually fade away.
On the Erase tab, select the Ellipsis (...) button to the right of the Transition text box.
In the Erase Transition dialog box, verify that [Internal] is selected in the Categories column.
Internal transitions do not require Xtra extensions--external plug-ins that offer additional functionality.
In the Transitions column, scroll up and select Fade Out.
Verify that .5 appears in the Duration text box and click OK.
Duration indicates the number of seconds the transition will take.
To select what you want to erase, verify that Icons to Erase is selected in the Erase Icon Properties inspector.
In the Presentation window, click the camera graphic.
The camera, as well as the text that you typed (because they are both part of the same icon), fade out. In the Erase Icon Properties inspector, the Title icon appears in the list of icons to erase. Although you are erasing just one icon here, Authorware lets you create a list of icons to erase.
To preview the transition, click the Preview button in the Erase Icon Properties inspector.
Note: As you complete the tutorial, remember to save your work frequently.
Comments
Nearher
said on
Oct 28, 2006
at
1:31 AM :
Step 6 can't be carried out because "Fade Out" doesn't appear in the "transitions" list. Besides, "none" continues to apear in the transition field no matter what type of transition you choose.
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Nearher said on Oct 28, 2006 at 1:31 AM :