When a user clicks the Find button, the Find dialog box appears.
The Search navigation link lets users search for a word and go to any of the pages where the word appears. The Search navigation link is typically used for a Find button, like the one on the Authorware default navigation controls panel.
When a user clicks the Find button, the Find dialog box appears.
You can set up the Find dialog box to search either an entire file or just the current framework. You can also search not only for the text in text objects that are inside display and interaction icons but also for the keywords you've assigned to icons. Searching for keywords makes it possible for users to locate icons that don't display text, such as digital movie or sound icons.
Users can also set up sophisticated searches based on Boolean logic. For example, they can set up a search to find:
Cairo & Paris & Moscow) or in a particular sequence (Cairo, Paris, Moscow)
Cairo | Paris | Moscow)
Cairo & Paris ! Moscow)
You can preset the search text in the Find dialog box with either literal text or a variable. Presetting the search text gives you a way to automate the search process for users. For example, Authorware has a system variable called WordClicked, in which it stores any word the user clicks. By using WordClicked as the preset text and selecting the Search Immediately option, you can allow users to start a search by clicking any word on the screen.
You can also set up the Find dialog box to show not just the name of the page where the search text has been found but also part of the line where the word appears.
The context can help users identify which page they want to go to.