Adding Buttons And Actions

Adding buttons to pages adds interactivity to your lesson, allowing the student to become involved in the lesson.  Without them, they would simply be viewing a presentation of information on the page, creating a rather stale lesson.

Buttons can be traditional-style buttons (appearing as a raised area on the page, usually with a caption:

Buttons may also be created as images, or as transparent hotspots on the page.

To add a button, click on the ‘Button’ option from the Author Mode toolbox.  Click on to the page where you want the button to appear.  A default button will appear on the page ready for you to edit.  Right-click on the button object to display a menu of the options available for buttons.

Button Options and Actions that can be assigned to buttons are explained further on the following pages: Button Options and Action Options.