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eZedia Tips & Tricks
 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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