The dynamic messages you can create in this facility are not
used unless and until they are referenced elsewhere. The primary use of the
dynamic messages is in the FlexTraining Authoring Tool (for specific
procedures, see the FlexAuthoring/Authoring Tool section of this Management
Guide).
However, the messages can also be referenced and, therefore,
integrated into web-based training content created in other, third-party web
authoring tools such as Microsoft Front Page and NetObjects Fusion. The
messages can be tied to hot-spots in pages you create to form a very effective
interactive point-and-click training technique.
Note: You can also
reference these pop-up multimedia messages from any web pages you create to use
as training content in an external authoring tool (such as Front Page or
DreamWeaver).
To utilize the dynamic messages in
your own pages:
1. Place the following line in the
HEAD section of your HTML page
<!--#INCLUDE FILE="popup.htm"-->
This will load all the JavaScript
needed to open the windows. This assumes your page is being placed in the
directory asp/content/sections. If it is in a lower directory, you would
include a .”./" in front of the "popup.htm.”
2. Whenever you need to link to a
message, use
<A
HREF="JavaScript:m1()"> if you want to play your message that
you are calling message 1, and
<A HREF="JavaScript:m2()">
to link to a popup window that plays message 2, etc.
That should do it. You can put these
HREF tags (links) around text or images the same way you place other links
within your HTML page.
We suggest you put your pages in the
directory asp/content/sections. If you do not you will also have to edit
popup.htm to add some .”./" strings to the URL that refers to the page
called "message_popup.asp.”
Define your "dynamic
messages" using the ManagementCenter
menu and the screen will list your message numbers so that you can easily refer
to them later.
Again, keep your pages in
asp/content/sections. You should be in good shape, and this feature should be
easy to use.