Text in a piece can be used for headings, questions, prompts, button labels, and simple directions--or as the main feature of pieces such as tutorials, help systems, language training, interactive books, reference titles, and so on. For more information, see Text--step-by-step procedures.
You can do the following things with text:
Display text and move text on the screen Use the Text tool to edit text and create short text segments such as questions, comments, and headings. If you already have large portions of text created in a word processor or editor, you can import the text in rich text format, which retains style information, then edit the text in Authorware. You can change the font, size, and style of text and assign predefined text styles by using the Text menu, or you can add interest by applying transition effects or by moving text along a path or across the screen like a banner.
Use hypertext and hot text Hypertext is text that users click to navigate from one part of a piece to another. Hot text is like a hot spot on a hot object: Authorware reacts in some predefined way when users click it.
Let users enter text Or move text objects as part of an interaction. For example, you can create an interaction that lets users correctly label objects.
You can store text that users enter and set up Authorware so it automatically makes decisions based on the data that users enter. Highly interactive pieces and pieces with instant feedback use this feature.
Send text to and retrieve it from a database You might build a front end to a website that looks up customer records and displays the information inside Authorware. You can have the WriteExtFile function create a record of a student's performance in a quiz. Or you can use the Authorware Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) capabilities and Structured Query Language (SQL) commands to set up an interface to something such as a referral agency database that lists members, their specialties, and their current availability.
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