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• 24 Points

  Use Authorware's target area interaction to create a drag-and-drop math game.

• Altimeter

  Simulate an altimeter.

• Animated Buttons

  Create animated buttons that you can script to behave in various ways.

• Ascii

  Create pseudo-animation using character strings.

• Bar Graph

  Create a bar graph.

• Calculator

  Build a simple calculator.

• Catch It

  Use Authorware's Overlapping function.

• Clock

  Create a clock in Authorware.

• Cubes

  How to use Authorware's line functions to draw three dimensional objects.

• Dice roll

  Rolling 3D dice.

• Double Click Selection

  Set up overlapping double-click and single-click response areas in a single interaction.

• Drag and Drop Interactions

  Set up target area responses for a drag-and-drop interaction.

• Draw Menu

  Dynamically create a graphical menu from the contents of an external text file.

• Encryption

  Create a simple encryption routine.

• Find CD

  Determine the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive.

• Flash in ActiveX

  Use the ActiveX control to get messages from a Flash 3 movie into an Authorware piece.

• Hangman

  Create a hangman game.

• Jigsaw

  Create a jigsaw puzzle.

• Keyboard

  Create a self-adjusting, on-screen keyboard.

• Layering Text Entry Fields

  Use the system variable EntryText to simulate a text entry response on a layer higher than 0, the default layer.

• Link to Win Help

  Create links from an Authorware file to a WinHelp file.

• Lists

  The Lists example on the Authorware 4 CD-ROM incorrectly refersto a ValueAtProperty function. The text with the incorrect information has been removed in this example. Text describing how to retrieve a value using shorthand has been added.

• Lockdown

  Set the Movable property of all the icons in a file.

• Magnify

  Enlarge and shrink a graphic.

• Marching Ant Marquee

  Create a selection marquee.

• Memory Game

  Build a memory game.

• Morse Code

  Create a Morse code generator.

• Movie Controls

  Create a pause/resume button and a progress bar that the user can drag to fast forward and rewind any movie (including AVI, MOV, MPEG and FLC/FLI files).

• Orbit

  Control layers to give the appearance of one graphic passing infront of and behind another object.

• Picture Box Game

  Create a picture box game.

• Pie Chart

  Draw a pie chart based on variable values.

• Piston

  Create a piston animation.

• Pop-up Glossary

  Create a glossary with a movable pop-up. The definitions for the glossary are kept in an external text file.

• Radio Buttons

  Create a set of radio buttons that let the user choose one item from a group of several items

• Rat Maze

  A maze game.

• RealPlayer

  Use the properties, methods, and events of the RealPlayer Control for ActiveX inside Authorware.

• Right and Left Click

  Create a hot spot that responds to both left and right mouse clicks.

• Rotating Graphic

  Let the user rotate a graphic.

• Screen Capture

  Capture part of the screen and display it in Authorware.

• Screen Saver

  Using the TimeOutGoto function of Authorware, create a screen saver.

• Scrolling Checklist

  Create a scrolling checklist.

• Scrolling List Box

  Create a scrollable, highlighting list box.

• Smart Glossary

  Use the FindText and FoundPageID functions to set up a hot text style that jumps from any term to its definition.

• Snake

  Create a game in which the snake grows longer if you direct it to food using arrow keys.

• Tabbed Buttons

  Use the Button Editor to create buttons that simulate the tabs on file folders.

• Ticker Tape

  Simulate a ticker tape.

• Tool Palette

  Create a movable tool palette in Authorware. A tool palette allows for quick selection of items without blocking much of the screen.

• Tool Tips

  Set up tool tips, those little yellow reminders that pop up after a second when the cursor is over a tool button.

• Variable Button Labels

  Place variable text over a button.

• Window Resize

  Make a Presentation window the user can resize.