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Table of Contents Getting Started .................................................................................................... 11 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................11 Introducing ToolBook ...................................................................................................................12 Before You Install .........................................................................................................................12 System Requirements.............................................................................................................12 Additional Digital Media Requirements ........................................................................................13 Installing ToolBook .......................................................................................................................13 Starting and Exiting ToolBook ......................................................................................................14 Learning ToolBook .......................................................................................................................15 ToolBook Utilities ....................................................................................................................15 ToolBook Documentation .......................................................................................................16 Using the Help System ...........................................................................................................17 Using the ToolBook Coach .....................................................................................................17 Visiting the ToolBook Web Site ..............................................................................................18 Contacting SumTotal for Technical Support ...........................................................................18 About this Book ............................................................................................................................18 Finding OpenScript Instruction ...............................................................................................18 Document Conventions...........................................................................................................19 Basic Concepts ................................................................................................... 21 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................21 About the ToolBook Product ........................................................................................................21 About ToolBook ............................................................................................................................22 Exploring the Kinds of Applications You Can Create with ToolBook ......................................23 Planning your project....................................................................................................................23 Creating an Organized Directory Structure.............................................................................24 Deciding How You Will Deliver Your Course ..........................................................................24 Prepare Your Project for Release Based on a Method of Distribution ...................................25 Building an Application .................................................................................................................25 Author Level and Reader Level ..............................................................................................26 Books and Pages ....................................................................................................................27 Objects and Properties ...........................................................................................................27 Using the Actions Editor ...............................................................................................................28 Using OpenScript .........................................................................................................................28 Extending ToolBook using Windows Technologies ................................................................29 Extending OpenScript with Dynamic-Link Libraries ................................................................30 Using Resources in Your Application ...........................................................................................30 Learning the ToolBook Interface ....................................................................... 31 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................31 Introducing the Visual Interface ....................................................................................................31 Working at Author Level ...............................................................................................................31 Working with the Menu Bar .....................................................................................................32 Working with the Toolbar ........................................................................................................32 Working with the Status Bar ...................................................................................................34 Working with Palettes .............................................................................................................35 Working with the Catalog ........................................................................................................37 Working with the ToolBook Coach ..........................................................................................38 Working with Properties and Extended Properties Dialog Boxes ...........................................39 Working with the Actions Editor ..............................................................................................40 Copyright © 2012 SumTotal Systems, Inc. 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