Authorware 6 (Inside Macromedia) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Scott J Wilson, Jennie Thornton
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 400000
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.5
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 7.5 x 2
ISBN: 0766820068
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.786
EAN: 9780766820067
ASIN: 0766820068
Publication Date: December 28, 2001
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Product Description
By focusing on what you will need to know in the "real" world and working through exercises in Authorware 6, you will learn to create highly interactive training and educational applications for delivery across the Web, LANs, and on CD-ROMs. Everything you need to know to become a skilled user is covered in this book! You'll begin with an orientation to the Authorware interface, icon palette and flowline to build simple presentations structures. From there, you'll jump right into building a variety of interactive learning strategies, structures to control navigation, user log-in and information tracking, reading/writing to external files, and more!
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 Good Book but Really High Learning Curve for Software May 9, 2007
I am a professor and purchased Authorware to create online educational content. This is a good book on the subject, but the learning curve for this software is horrible. It has taken me several weeks to get through even the basics of the software, and that's not really the fault of the publisher or author. Just don't expect to buy this book and learn Authorware overnight. On the other hand, if you're experienced with the software and want a book to take you to a higher level then this one will do the job.
 One step forward....three steps back May 28, 2005
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
Normally I hope that a reference book will teach me everything I want to know about the subject matter. Sometimes I'm am pleased if I come away with a handful of new tips and insights. On some occasions I find I have wasted my time and money on a book that failed to teach me anything. Really, however, have I bought a book that actually leaves me STUPIDER after completing it.
This book is bad. Typos, rambling, disjointed thoughts and, most disturbing, incorrect information. I learned things from this book that I eventually found were either bad ideas or were completely wrong. This kind of mis-information is bad anytime but its really damaging when trying to learn a software package with as steep a learning curve as Authorware 7.
Luckily, I finally found:
1) Authorware 6 VTC Training CD
2) The AWARE user's list
3) The Macromedia User's guides.
These three resources helped me the most in my learning process. I would highly recommend all 3 - but PLEASE skip this worthless book - it will only set you back in the learning process.
One final suggestion - get Michael Allen's Guide to E-Learning - while not specific to Authorware it is a GREAT resource for planning and developing the programs you're going to design in Authorware.
 Great book, but too many errors May 14, 2004
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I'm a teacher learning to create learning software for high schoolers. I bought this book in 2002 to learn AW6. It's been a great resource that has made me a proficient user. However, I'm disappointed that the files for chapter 16 were missing from the CD which are the meat and potatoes of the program. That alone cost it 2 stars. Along with other errors people have mentioned. To the publisher, stop being sloppy, lazy and cheap. CLEAN UP YOUR EDITING!!!
Wilson/Thornton Authorware 6 Text FULL of Mistakes! February 20, 2004
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
I am a new user of Authorware 6 and am using this text for a college-level course. Despite my novice status as an Authorware user and developer, I have 20+ years in using computers, programming, and developing computer projects; thus, I am no notive when it comes to computers. This text is RIDDLED with mistakes, some small and foolish, others major and appalling. (My favorite laughable one was "Ctrl + Shirt + R" found on page 537 rather than "Ctrl + Shift + R"!! Even a novice editor should have caught that one, so it gives you a good idea as to the overall quality of the editing.) Typographical errors appear throughout the text, particularly the later chapters; some files on the companion disc have different names from those in the text while other files aren't available, buttons or graphics that should be available are not, and the list goes on and on. For example, Step 10a found on page 503 has at least two errors: (1) ":=True" should be "=True" and (2) "ButtonBackup" should be "ButtonForward". If you use error (1) you receive a warning message that your expression is incorrect, and if you use error (2) your navigation will not work as it should. Perhaps most annoying, the book takes a step-by-step approach that guides the user through the development process, which is a great idea. HOWEVER, steps are occasionally omitted or a sentence is missing that makes you think you have done something wrong---until you retrace your steps (another waste of your time) and realize the book has neglected to mention something. Using this text to learn Authorware has been a frustrating, frustrating experience, a waste of many hours of my time, and has made me think seriously about wanting to develop software using Authorware. Having only recently purchased this text in January 2004 (text was copyrighted in 2002), the publisher should be ashamed not to have yet published a newer edition of this text to correct many of these errors. Grrr!
Good, but certainly not what it could be. June 4, 2003
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book is very focused on the beginner and goes through each property icon describing in depth their functions and purposes. It's much better than the ridiculous manual that comes with the software, but many of the exercises (which make up 80% of the book) are redundant.For those wanting to advance beyond the basic drag-drop-publish routine I'd recommend staying away. There is very little content on coding and no tutorials on creating Knowledge Objects/Wizards or anything of the sort. In the end, there's nothing here that can't be found for free on the web...
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