Select Keywords to attach keywords to icons. The Keyword dialog box appears and you can enter the keywords you want to associate with the icon. You can use keywords to find information as you edit your piece, and users can use them to locate information as they view the piece.
Use the dialog box to attach keywords to the selected icon in two ways:
Keywords in a piece provide users an easy way to search for information. The more keywords you use, the more likely users are to find the information they want. For example, if you've included many digital movie clips in a piece, you could assign several keywords to each movie, such as the country the movie was made in, the director's name, the main actors' names, and the type of movie. Users can then search for movies by a particular director, movie type, or other criteria.
The Keywords for This Icon list shows the keywords already attached to the selected icon. Keywords appear in alphabetical order. Select keywords in this list to modify or remove them.
To select a range of keywords, hold down the Shift key as you drag over or click the desired words. To select several keywords that aren't next to each other, hold down the Control key as you click each word.
Enter a keyword in this text box and click Add to attach the keyword to the selected icon. If you select a keyword from the Keywords for This Icon list, it appears in this field. To change a selected keyword, edit the keyword in this box and click Modify.
The Keywords Used by Other Icons area lists the keywords already attached to icons in your file. You can select keywords from the list and attach them to the currently selected icon. You can also select other icons to assign keywords to them.
Keywords Shows the keywords attached to icons in your piece. To see keywords for a specific icon, select an icon in the list on the right. You can select keywords in the Keywords list and assign them to the current icon.
Icon Type Select the type of icon you want to display or select the All option to display all the icons in the file.
List Shows the icons in your piece. You can limit the list to icons of a certain type by selecting an icon type from the Icon Type option. If you select All, Authorware displays all the icons in your piece in alphabetical order.
Edit Keywords Select an icon in the icon list and click Edit Keywords to assign keywords to it. The selected icon becomes the active icon for editing, and any keywords attached to it appear in the Keywords for This Icon list.
Copy Attaches a keyword selected in the Keywords list to the active icon shown in the upper left corner.
Keywords Within Nested Icons Shows the keywords associated with several related icons. Use this option to show the keywords for a selected map icon, a framework icon, an interaction icon, or a decision icon, and the keywords of any icons attached to them.
To edit a keyword currently assigned to the active icon, select the keyword you want to change in the Keywords for This Icon List, enter your change in the Keyword text box, and click Modify to confirm the change.
Click Add to assign a keyword entered in the Keyword text box to the selected icon. The word appears in alphabetical order in the Keywords for This Icon list. You can also press Enter to assign the keyword entered in the text box.
Click Select All to select all keywords in the list.
Click Remove to remove any keywords selected in the Keywords for This Icon list.
Click Done to close the Keywords dialog box when you've finished working with keywords.