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eZediaMX Navigation Made Easy
Three Simple Rules To Keep From Losing Your Way
Creating navigation in eZediaMX with the GoTo Object is very easy. However, creating easy-to-follow navigation in more complex projects takes planning. Getting it right can mean the difference between a confusing, short-lived presentation and a great presentation.
Simple navigation through graphics or movies can be accomplished with "Back" and "Next" buttons. Alternatively, just activating "Presentation Clicks" in the Document Setup dialog could be enough. With "Presentation Clicks" enabled, you can move through the frames, one at a time, by clicking the left mouse button to go forward and the right mouse button to go backward (For Mac users with a single button mouse, holding the Control key and clicking the mouse will give you the same functionality as using the right mouse button).
Often a presentation may contain multiple sections with many frames in each section. You may even have subsections within the sections. When you combine all the navigation links to move between sections with other links designed to open applications and documents, it becomes extremely important that you help your viewer get to their information without getting lost.
Here are some simple guidelines to follow for making user-friendly presentations:
1. Each frame should include the following:
• A way to navigate back to the "Main" or "Home" frame.
• Navigation buttons for each main section. This item is
optional if navigation to all major sections is already
provided on the "Main" frame.
• A visual indication of which section you are currently in.
• A way to quit the presentation.
2. If a topic spans several frames, and you intend to have each frame accessed one at a time, be sure to include "Back" and "Next" buttons. It may also be helpful to indicate how many pages there are, and what the current page is. A small "#/#" near the Back/Next buttons is usually sufficient.
3. When linking to other types of files that open in other applications, it is best to put an indicator of the file type. For example, if you have a link to a PDF file, including a PDF icon next to the link will indicate to the user that the link will launch their PDF viewer.
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eZediaMX Interactivity Objects: An Overview
The eZediaMX Interactivity Objects bring your project to life. Interactivity allows you to pass control to your viewers, letting them decide where they want to go and what they want to see.
The Link Object is used to connect any two objects together. Links allow the objects to "talk" to each other, and is created by drawing a link line from one object to the next.
The GoTo Object provides navigation through your project, moving the viewer from frame to frame. But, that's not all. Open the GoTo Object's dialog to discover more navigation possibilities such as navigating to another eZediaMX file, another application, and even a web URL.
The Button Object provides a clickable area for the viewer. When linked to another object, the Button Object will activate the second object when the button is clicked. A Button Object can be made to appear customized by making it invisible, and then positioning it over any graphic or text element in the frame.
Create a Control Object to gain more control over your movies and sounds. Just link the Control Object to the Movie Object and set it to Play, Pause, Stop, Rewind, Volume Control, and more.
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Elkhorn Public Schools
The Elkhorn Public Schools in Elkhorn, Nebraska, recently purchased over 300 licenses of eZediaMX. They have made eZediaMX the standard for all classrooms in grades 6 through 8, and are looking at implementing it throughout the elementary level as well. Students and teachers are using eZediaMX across the curriculum in areas such as Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, and Math.
"Elkhorn Public Schools has thus far standardized on eZedia for the 6th through 8th grades, and is considering it for the elementary level as well. We look forward to getting our staff proficient in the use of eZediaMX and having them incorporate the software into all aspects of our curriculum. This product is our answer to HyperStudio. It is everything we expected and then some."
Todd Perkins
Technology Coordinator
Elkhorn Public Schools
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