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Importing a project

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	* In the Authoring tool click on file and select '''Import Project'''.		* In the Authoring tool click on file and select '''Import Project'''.
	* Use the '''Browse''' button to select your project from where it is located (e.g. a USB stick)		* Use the '''Browse''' button to select your project from where it is located (e.g. a USB stick or your workspace)
	* If the project is not already saved into the workspace of the authoring tool, select the box '''copy projects into workspace''' and then click '''Finish'''.		* If the project is not already saved into the workspace of the authoring tool, select the box '''copy projects into workspace''' and then click '''Finish'''.
	* The intervention will then appear in the Project explorer ready to be viewed, changed and edited.		* The intervention will then appear in the Project explorer ready to be viewed, changed and edited.

SarahW at 13:21, 15 November 2010

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	* Choose a name for your intervention and type it in the '''Project name''' field. Each new name must start with a letter and cannot include spaces or any special characters (e.g. ( ) . ? /) , except for underscores (_) and hyphens (-)		* Choose a name for your intervention and type it in the '''Project name''' field. Each new name must start with a letter and cannot include spaces or any special characters (e.g. ( ) . ? /) , except for underscores (_) and hyphens (-)
	* Click '''Finish''' to begin working on your intervention. A newly created project should appear in the '''Project Explorer'''.		* Click '''Finish''' to begin working on your intervention. A newly created project should appear in the '''Project Explorer'''.


	~~FIGURE 2~~


	Your intervention will already contain an ‘intervention.lgil’ file. This is the file where you will write the logic for the intervention (although note that the logic for writing error messages to end-users is done elsewhere).		Your intervention will already contain an ‘intervention.lgil’ file. This is the file where you will write the logic for the intervention (although note that the logic for writing error messages to end-users is done elsewhere).
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	We recommend that you don’t keep too many pages open at once as this will cause LifeGuide to run slowly.		We recommend that you don’t keep too many pages open at once as this will cause LifeGuide to run slowly.

	When you open a new page, it will appear as a page tab ~~(Figure 3)~~. If you have several pages open, the number of pages you have open will be displayed on the right of the page tabs. To view these pages, click on the number and a list will be displayed. The page names in bold are the pages which aren’t displayed in the page tabs. Simply click on one of the names to view that page.		When you open a new page, it will appear as a page tab. If you have several pages open, the number of pages you have open will be displayed on the right of the page tabs. To view these pages, click on the number and a list will be displayed. The page names in bold are the pages which aren’t displayed in the page tabs. Simply click on one of the names to view that page.


	~~FIGURE 3~~


	'''Save a page''' by clicking on the '''Save''' button.		'''Save a page''' by clicking on the '''Save''' button.

152.78.223.0: Undo revision 464 by 152.78.223.0 (Talk)

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Undo revision 464 by 152.78.223.0 (Talk)

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	A unique name is required for every page, interaction, interaction variable and for some text boxes (more information on interactions and text box types can be found later).		A unique name is required for every page, interaction, interaction variable and for some text boxes (more information on interactions and text box types can be found later).


	* Each unique name must start with a letter, should not include spaces and should not include any special characters (e.g. - ( ) . ? /), however underscores are allowed.		* Each unique name must start with a letter, should not include spaces and should not include any special characters (e.g. - ( ) . ? /), however underscores are allowed.
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	A unique name is required for every page, interaction, interaction variable and for some text boxes (more information on interactions and text box types can be found later).		A unique name is required for every page, interaction, interaction variable and for some text boxes (more information on interactions and text box types can be found later).


	* Each unique name must start with a letter, should not include spaces and should not include any special characters (e.g. - ( ) . ? /), however underscores are allowed.		* Each unique name must start with a letter, should not include spaces and should not include any special characters (e.g. - ( ) . ? /), however underscores are allowed.
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	* The page title box on the page properties menu allows you to '''choose the name that you want to display to end-users when the page is viewed online'''. So, although you may give a page the unique name ‘controlgroup’ so it is meaningful to you in writing your logic, it might be preferable for end-users to see the name ‘welcome’ so they are unaware that they are in a control group. By changing the page title, the URL of the page will be: http://live.lifeguideonline/player/play/welcome rather than http://live.lifeguideonline/player/play/controlgroup		* The page title box on the page properties menu allows you to '''choose the name that you want to display to end-users when the page is viewed online'''. So, although you may give a page the unique name ‘controlgroup’ so it is meaningful to you in writing your logic, it might be preferable for end-users to see the name ‘welcome’ so they are unaware that they are in a control group. By changing the page title, the URL of the page will be: http://live.lifeguideonline/player/play/welcome rather than http://live.lifeguideonline/player/play/controlgroup. (''Please note these are only examples of how the URL will look - these are not real web links'').

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	* The page title box on the page properties menu allows you to '''choose the name that you want to display to end-users when the page is viewed online'''. So, although you may give a page the unique name ‘controlgroup’ so it is meaningful to you in writing your logic, it might be preferable for end-users to see the name ‘welcome’ so they are unaware that they are in a control group. By changing the page title, the URL of the page will be: http://live.lifeguideonline/player/play/welcome rather than http://live.lifeguideonline/player/play/controlgroup		* The page title box on the page properties menu allows you to '''choose the name that you want to display to end-users when the page is viewed online'''. So, although you may give a page the unique name ‘controlgroup’ so it is meaningful to you in writing your logic, it might be preferable for end-users to see the name ‘welcome’ so they are unaware that they are in a control group. By changing the page title, the URL of the page will be: http://live.lifeguideonline/player/play/welcome rather than http://live.lifeguideonline/player/play/controlgroup

152.78.223.0 at 09:26, 16 September 2010

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	You cannot begin writing any logic in this file until you have created some pages. These pages will contain all of the content of your intervention.		You cannot begin writing any logic in this file until you have created some pages. These pages will contain all of the content of your intervention.



	==Creating pages==		==Creating pages==
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	* '''Only use lower case letters for the unique names'''. This is because when it comes to writing your logic it is essential for the same case to be used in both the page and in the logic otherwise the pages will not display correctly when viewed as a webpage. Consistently using one case when you have to choose a unique name in the authoring tool will help to reduce any problems with this later on.		* '''Only use lower case letters for the unique names'''. This is because when it comes to writing your logic it is essential for the same case to be used in both the page and in the logic otherwise the pages will not display correctly when viewed as a webpage. Consistently using one case when you have to choose a unique name in the authoring tool will help to reduce any problems with this later on.


	==Other basic functions: Opening, saving and deleting pages==		==Other basic functions: Opening, saving and deleting pages==
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	To rename a project, right-click on the project and select the rename option, or select the project and press F2. Then type in the new name. Project names cannot include spaces or any special characters (e.g. ( ) . ? /) , except for underscores (_)and hyphens (-).		To rename a project, right-click on the project and select the rename option, or select the project and press F2. Then type in the new name. Project names cannot include spaces or any special characters (e.g. ( ) . ? /) , except for underscores (_)and hyphens (-).


	==Closing and opening projects==		==Closing and opening projects==

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	* Click on the '''New Intervention''' button		* Click on the '''New Intervention''' button
	* Choose a name for your intervention and type it in the Project name field. Each new name must start with a letter and cannot include spaces or any special characters (e.g. ( ) . ? /) , except for underscores (_) and hyphens (-)		* Choose a name for your intervention and type it in the '''Project name''' field. Each new name must start with a letter and cannot include spaces or any special characters (e.g. ( ) . ? /) , except for underscores (_) and hyphens (-)
	* Click Finish to begin working on your intervention. A newly created project should appear in the Project Explorer.		* Click '''Finish''' to begin working on your intervention. A newly created project should appear in the '''Project Explorer'''.

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	* If the project is not already saved into the workspace of the authoring tool, select the box '''copy projects into workspace''' and then click '''Finish'''.		* If the project is not already saved into the workspace of the authoring tool, select the box '''copy projects into workspace''' and then click '''Finish'''.
	* The intervention will then appear in the Project explorer ready to be viewed, changed and edited.		* The intervention will then appear in the Project explorer ready to be viewed, changed and edited.

			==Renaming a project==

			To rename a project, right-click on the project and select the rename option, or select the project and press F2. Then type in the new name. Project names cannot include spaces or any special characters (e.g. ( ) . ? /) , except for underscores (_)and hyphens (-).


			==Closing and opening projects==

			If you have more than one project in the Project Explorer, you may find that LifeGuide runs slower than usual. Closing a project that you are not currently using can speed up authoring tool and the time it takes to save pages and build the workspace. If you have several versions of your intervention in the authoring tool, you may find it useful to close the ones you are not working on so that you do not accidentally work on an older version!
			Closing a project does not delete it – it simply closes it down until you want to open it and use it again. When a project is closed, it will still appear in the Project Explorer, but you cannot access the pages unless you open it.
			To close a project, right-click on the project folder and select '''Close Project'''. When you close a project, the open folder icon next to the project will change to a blue closed folder icon. To open a project that you had previously closed, simply right-click on the project in the '''Project Explorer''' and select '''Open Project'''.

			==Deleting a project==

			To delete a project, right-click on the project in '''Project Explorer''' and select delete. You will be given two options:
			* '''Also delete contents under ‘C:\Program Files\LifeGuide’'''. This will permanently delete the intervention and will remove it from the workspace folder. The project cannot be retrieved afterwards if you select this option.
			* '''Do not delete contents''' – this will delete the intervention from the Project Explorer, but the intervention will remain in the workspace folder so you will have the option of importing it back into LifeGuide.

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	'''NB''': when you delete the pages from the project explorer they will still be in the workspace. You will need to delete all 5 files related to the page by going to the workspace folder of the authoring tool.		'''NB''': when you delete the pages from the project explorer they will still be in the workspace. You will need to delete all 5 files related to the page by going to the workspace folder of the authoring tool.

			==Importing a project==

			You might want to import a project if:

			* You have downloaded a demo intervention from the LifeGuide community, e.g. to look at the logic of an existing intervention.
			* You have a version of your intervention from other members of your research team that you want to view or work on. The recommended way for sharing interventions is through uploading interventions to the LifeGuide Community. This is because it can be difficult to transfer large files via e-mail or impractical to have to share them using a USB stick.
			* You have created an intervention in a previous version of the authoring tool and now want to use it in a newer version.
			* If you are working with programmers and they have a made a few changes to you intervention, so you now need to import the most up-to-date version (again, the LifeGuide Community website can be used for sharing these files).


			Importing the project:

			* In the Authoring tool click on file and select '''Import Project'''.
			* Use the '''Browse''' button to select your project from where it is located (e.g. a USB stick)
			* If the project is not already saved into the workspace of the authoring tool, select the box '''copy projects into workspace''' and then click '''Finish'''.
			* The intervention will then appear in the Project explorer ready to be viewed, changed and edited.