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KirstenSmith: /* The interface of the workshop demo has very few options. What else can the tool offer? */

2018-04-09T10:19:04Z

The interface of the workshop demo has very few options. What else can the tool offer?

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	Creating questions through the Lifeguide interface has its advantage, it helps people produce questions to the correct standard.		Creating questions through the Lifeguide interface has its advantage, it helps people produce questions to the correct standard.

	~~===The interface of the workshop demo has very few options. What else can the tool offer? ===~~
	The workshop handout was just to introduce people in a 45 minute workshop to how to create questions, pages and logic - this is why there is such a simple example! It is only there to give you a basic idea of what is like to create an intervention using the Authoring Tool.

	~~The tool has lots more to offer and more functions are developing.~~
	~~I think one of the ways to explain this is our online demos that we presented during the workshop.~~
	~~Please follow the links below, and play around with the selecting options, hopefully it will give you a better idea of what the tool can offer at the current stage.~~


	~~Alcohol Calculator:~~
	~~http://beta.lifeguideonline.org/player/play/AlcohoCalculator~~

	~~LifeGuide Internet Doctor:~~
	~~http://beta.lifeguideonline.org/player/play/doctor~~

	~~Video Demo:~~
	~~http://beta.lifeguideonline.org/player/play/Video~~

	~~Log in Demo~~
	~~http://beta.lifeguideonline.org/player/play/logindemo - note this intervention no longer exists~~

	~~Random Demo (you are randomly directed to a long or short version)~~
	~~http://beta.lifeguideonline.org/player/play/Random~~

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KirstenSmith: /* How to get started */

2018-04-09T10:17:58Z

How to get started

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	'''Installing the system:'''		'''Installing the system:'''
	*go to the Authoring Tool release website http://lifeguideonline.org/releases/authoring/		*go to the Authoring Tool release website http://lifeguideonline.org/releases/authoring/
	*download an application to your computer ~~(the workshop one contains a demo, but it may not be the latest release, and you will need a handout for the practice)~~		*download an application to your computer
	*unzip it to your prefer location.		*unzip it to your prefer location.
	*run the file called "runme.bat". You don't need to choose any options, it will pop up and go away before you can do anything.		*run the file called "runme.bat". You don't need to choose any options, it will pop up and go away before you can do anything.

110.174.34.43: /* The interface of the workshop demo has very few options. What else can the tool offer? */

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	Log in Demo		Log in Demo
	http://beta.lifeguideonline.org/player/play/logindemo		http://beta.lifeguideonline.org/player/play/logindemo - note this intervention no longer exists

	Random Demo (you are randomly directed to a long or short version)		Random Demo (you are randomly directed to a long or short version)

152.78.64.61: /* The interface of the workshop demo has very few options. What else can the tool offer? */

2009-05-19T08:46:19Z

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	Video Demo:		Video Demo:
	http://beta.lifeguideonline.org/player/play/~~videodemo~~		http://beta.lifeguideonline.org/player/play/Video

	Log in Demo		Log in Demo

152.78.64.61: /* The interface of the workshop demo has very few options. What else can the tool offer? */

2009-05-19T08:43:21Z

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	Alcohol Calculator:		Alcohol Calculator:
	http://beta.lifeguideonline.org/player/play/~~alcohol~~		http://beta.lifeguideonline.org/player/play/AlcohoCalculator

	LifeGuide Internet Doctor:		LifeGuide Internet Doctor:

152.78.64.61: /* The interface of the workshop demo has very few options. What else can the tool offer? */

2009-05-19T08:42:47Z

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	Random Demo (you are randomly directed to a long or short version)		Random Demo (you are randomly directed to a long or short version)
	http://beta.lifeguideonline.org/player/play/~~randomdemo~~		http://beta.lifeguideonline.org/player/play/Random

	===There is an error message poped up, suggest to check the .log file. Where is this .log file? What can I do with it?===		===There is an error message poped up, suggest to check the .log file. Where is this .log file? What can I do with it?===

152.78.65.82: /* Authoring Tool Interface Items (what they are and what they do?) */

2009-05-15T10:37:07Z

Authoring Tool Interface Items (what they are and what they do?)

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	Please refer to the [[Authoring_Tool\|Authoring_Tool]] for what the tool is and what features it has.		Please refer to the [[Authoring_Tool\|Authoring_Tool]] for what the tool is and what features it has.

	==Authoring Tool Interface Items (what they are and what they do?)==		==Authoring Tool Interface Items (what they are and what they do)==

	[[Image:AuthoringToolInterface.jpg]]		[[Image:AuthoringToolInterface.jpg]]
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	**Mid-top: page tabs (No.12), the page that you are editing will be highlighted.		**Mid-top: page tabs (No.12), the page that you are editing will be highlighted.
	**Mid-centre: this is the editing area (No.13), where you interventions will be displayed so you can edit them.		**Mid-centre: this is the editing area (No.13), where you interventions will be displayed so you can edit them.
	**Mid-~~button~~: for ~~the editing tools, they are image icons with text labels~~		**Mid-bottom: for creating things inside your intervention.
	***TextBox (No.14): for simple text entry that doesn't require any user ~~interactions~~.		***TextBox (No.14): for simple text entry that doesn't require any user interaction.
	***Interaction (No.15): it provides support to three types of user ~~interactions~~.		***Interaction (No.15): it provides support for three types of user interaction.
	****a) Single/Multiple Choice		****a) Single/Multiple Choice
	****b) Text Entry~~: e.g.~~ password		****b) Text Entry (regular text or password)
	****c) Numeric Value		****c) Numeric Value
	***Image (No.16): for inserting an image into your intervention		***Image (No.16): for inserting an image into your intervention
	***Video (No.17): for ~~include an~~ video in your intervention		***Video (No.17): for including a video in your intervention
	***Button (No.18): for creating buttons, can be a button that ~~link~~ to the next page, ~~or jump~~ to a specified page, or ~~for print~~.		***Button (No.18): for creating buttons, which can be a button that links to the next page, jumps to a specified page, or prints the page.
	***Table (No.19): for creating a table.		***Table (No.19): for creating a table.
	***Container (No.20): for holding/containing any created objects ~~in a nice tidy way~~. ~~it has an feature of shifting required objects together, and move empty spaces away. this~~ is ~~particular~~ useful ~~for feedback type~~ of objects ~~which~~ not ~~all of them will~~ be displayed.		***Container (No.20): for holding/containing any created objects together. This is most useful if some of the objects in the container are not going to be displayed, as it will remove any spaces left by the objects that are hidden.
	***forward (No.21): for object ordering~~, bring~~ the selected object forward.		***forward (No.21): for object ordering - brings the selected object forward.
	***backward (No.22): for object ordering, ~~send~~ the selected object ~~to the back~~.		***backward (No.22): for object ordering, sends the selected object backwards.
	**Mid-right:		**Mid-right:
	***~~Properties~~ (No.23): for ~~control~~ setting and ~~formatting. each created~~ object ~~has its own property, which will be displayed in the properties session when it is clicked on~~.		***Inspector (No.23): for setting properties and controlling style for the selected object.
	*~~Botton session~~:		*Bottom section:
	**Page Creator and error messages tabs: for ~~switch~~ between these two sections of a page.		**Page Creator and error messages tabs: for switching between these two sections of a page.
	***Page Creator tab (No.24): ~~for displaying~~ the editing area of ~~an opening~~ page		***Page Creator tab (No.24): shows the editing area, and allows you to create and edit the look of the open page.
	***Error Messages tab (No.25): for displaying the ~~error messages area of an opening~~ page~~, where~~ the ~~logic of feedback message for that~~ page ~~will go.~~		***Error Messages tab (No.25): In here you write the logic for displaying errors on the current page (like when a user doesn't answer a question on the page)
	**Problems (No.26): ~~for displaying any~~ errors ~~that~~ detected by the ~~system~~		**Problems (No.26): Any errors detected by the authoring tool will appear in this area.

	==How to get started==		==How to get started==

152.78.65.82 at 10:27, 15 May 2009

2009-05-15T10:27:13Z

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	Please refer to the [[Authoring_Tool\|Authoring_Tool]] for what the tool is and what features it has.		Please refer to the [[Authoring_Tool\|Authoring_Tool]] for what the tool is and what features it has.

	==Authoring Tool Interface (what they are and what they do?)==		==Authoring Tool Interface Items (what they are and what they do?)==

			[[Image:AuthoringToolInterface.jpg]]

	*Top section menu bars:		*Top section menu bars:
	**Text menu: There are three text menus: File, Edit, and Help (No. 1).		**Text menu: There are three text menus: File, Edit, and Help (No. 1).
	***Each of them contains a submenu that will be displayed when is clicked. The provided functions are ~~self~~ explained by their labels.		***Each of them contains a submenu that will be displayed when it is clicked. The provided functions are explained by their labels.
	**~~Icon menu~~: There are ten icons that located on the top menu bar. They all have text ~~explain~~ when "mouse over" them.		**Top Icons: There are ten icons that are located on the top menu bar. They all have a text explanation when you hover your mouse over them.
	***New Project (No. 2): for starting a new ~~project~~.		***New Project (No. 2): for starting a new intervention.
	***New Page (No. 3): for creating a new page within a specified ~~project~~.		***New Page (No. 3): for creating a new page within a specified intervention.
	***Save (No.4): for saving any changes to the current page.		***Save (No.4): for saving any changes to the current page.
	***Copy (No.5): for copying a selected object.		***Copy (No.5): for copying a selected object.
	***Paste (No.6): for pasting an copied object into the current page, the copied object can be from any page ~~with in~~ the Authoring Tool system.		***Paste (No.6): for pasting a copied object into the current page, the copied object can be from any page within the Authoring Tool system.
	***Cut (No.7): for cutting an object out.		***Cut (No.7): for cutting an object out.
	***Redo and Undo (No.8): for ~~redo~~ or ~~undo~~ the last actions ~~in the timing order~~.		***Redo and Undo (No.8): for redoing or undoing the last actions.
	***Export to Server (No.9): for ~~upload~~ the specified intervention online.		***Export to Server (No.9): for exporting the specified intervention to so it can be put online.
	***Preview intervention (No.10): for ~~preview~~ the intervention in your ~~local server~~.		***Preview intervention (No.10): for previewing the intervention on your computer before you export.
	*Mid section:		*Mid section:
	**Mid-left: Project Explorer (No.11), ~~for file directory, displaying~~ the names of the ~~projects~~ and their files.		**Mid-left: Project Explorer (No.11), displays the names of the interventions and their files.
	**Mid-top: page ~~tags~~ (No.12), the page that you are editing will be highlighted.		**Mid-top: page tabs (No.12), the page that you are editing will be highlighted.
	**Mid-centre: this is the editing area (No.13), where you ~~intervention creations~~ will be displayed.		**Mid-centre: this is the editing area (No.13), where you interventions will be displayed so you can edit them.
	**Mid-button: for the editing tools, they are image icons with text labels		**Mid-button: for the editing tools, they are image icons with text labels
	***TextBox (No.14): for simple text entry that doesn't require any user interactions.		***TextBox (No.14): for simple text entry that doesn't require any user interactions.
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	***Error Messages tab (No.25): for displaying the error messages area of an opening page, where the logic of feedback message for that page will go.		***Error Messages tab (No.25): for displaying the error messages area of an opening page, where the logic of feedback message for that page will go.
	**Problems (No.26): for displaying any errors that detected by the system		**Problems (No.26): for displaying any errors that detected by the system

	~~[[Image:AuthoringToolInterface.jpg]]~~

	==How to get started==		==How to get started==

152.78.64.61: /* FAQ */

2009-05-13T10:49:01Z

FAQ

152.78.64.61: /* Using the tool */

2009-05-13T10:46:45Z

Using the tool

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	===There is an error message poped up, suggest to check the .log file. Where is this .log file? What can I do with it?===		===There is an error message poped up, suggest to check the .log file. Where is this .log file? What can I do with it?===
	The location of the .log file may varied depends on the error. Usually, it will be shown on the error message. If there is not, try to look for it in the folder where the “LifeGuide Authoe.exe” file is, or try under the configuration folder. The file name will looks something like this: 1231330817922.log		The location of the .log file may varied depends on the error. Usually, it will be shown on the error message. If there is not, try to look for it in the folder where the “LifeGuide Authoe.exe” file is, or try under the configuration folder. The file name will looks something like this: 1231330817922.log
	The .log file would help to identify the problem. If you don't understand it, or can't fix it, you can send it to the Authoring Tool ~~suport~~ team.		The .log file would help to identify the problem. If you don't understand it, or can't fix it, you can send it to the Authoring Tool support team.


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	*leave plenty of space between created objects		*leave plenty of space between created objects

	===I keep getting error messages about "Cannot find outcome ~~declatation~~", What can I do?===		===I keep getting error messages about "Cannot find outcome declaration", What can I do?===
	reasons for cause this may varied, please check:		reasons for cause this may varied, please check:
	*you have named the interactions correctly, e.g. no space in between		*you have named the interactions correctly, e.g. no space in between
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	===How to draw a line?===		===How to draw a line?===
	There are two ways to draw a line in ~~Authorng~~ Tool:		There are two ways to draw a line in Authoring Tool:
	*using the border function: you can create a very thin empty text box, and display one of the border as a line		*using the border function: you can create a very thin empty text box, and display one of the border as a line
	*using the "Edit Text" button: you can create a text box, and click on the "Edit Text" button, then select the "~~Horizatal~~ Rule" button from the pop up window. But you can draw a vertical line using this method.		*using the "Edit Text" button: you can create a text box, and click on the "Edit Text" button, then select the "Horizontal Rule" button from the pop up window. But you can draw a vertical line using this method.

	===How to insert special symbols in text===		===How to insert special symbols in text===
	Special symbols that copied from other applications may be display incorrectly in Authoring Tool, you can look up the code for the ~~requred~~ symbols, and enter them into the text entry box in the properties area.		Special symbols that copied from other applications may be display incorrectly in Authoring Tool, you can look up the code for the required symbols, and enter them into the text entry box in the properties area.
	*an example link for HTML code: http://www.ascii.cl/htmlcodes.htm		*an example link for HTML code: http://www.ascii.cl/htmlcodes.htm

	===Some of the images are not clear in the online version, how to ~~impove~~ them?===		===Some of the images are not clear in the online version, how to improve them?===
	you can resize your images to the required size before placing them into the ~~Authoing~~ Tool.		you can resize your images to the required size before placing them into the Authoring Tool.