Include Bubble Text in Know It? Mode

After completing this topic, you will be able to include bubble text in Know It? mode.

Steps:

1. Step 1

2. Before a user starts the Know It? playback, you may want to use the Introduction frame to describe the task that the user is expected to perform.

    

   Click at the end of the text in the bubble text pane.

   Step 2

3. Add a line after the text.

    

   Press [Enter].

   Step 3

4. Enter the desired information into the Bubble text field. Enter "Open the Customer.rtf file.".

   Step 4

5. Select the text you just entered.

    

   Click before the O in Open.

   Step 5

6. Press the [Shift] key and click after the period in the sentence.

   Step 6
7. Step 7

8. Display the selected text in Know It? mode.

    

   Click the Visible in Know It? button.

   Step 8
9. Step 9

10. Remove the selected text from See It!/Try It! and Do It! modes.

     

    Click the Visible in Do It! button to deselect it.

    Step 10

11. Click the Visible in See It!/Try It! button to deselect it.

    Step 11

12. Notice that the added text disappears from the display bubble.

    Step 12

13. Change the Display preview to Player - Know It?.

     

    Click the Display list button.

    Step 13

14. Click the Player - Know It? list item.

    Step 14

15. Navigate to the Explanation frame using the frame structure.

     

    Click the X frame.

    Step 15

16. Notice that the text in the bubble text pane is grayed out for Know It? mode. This text does not appear in this play mode.

    Step 16

17. Select the text in the bubble text pane.

     

    Click before the I in the bubble text pane.

    Step 17

18. Press the [Shift] key and click after the period in the sentence.

    Step 18
19. Step 19

20. Include the selected text in Know It? mode.

     

    Click the Visible in Know It? button to select it.

    Step 20

21. Notice that the text now appears in the bubble for Know It? mode.

     

    Click the third F frame.

    Step 21

22. Enter custom text into the bubble.

     

    Click in the bubble text pane.

    Step 22

23. Enter the desired information into the field. Enter "Hint: The file is located"

    Step 23

24. We have added the rest of the bubble text for you.

     

    Notice that the text does not appear in this play mode.

    Step 24

25. Select the custom text.

     

    Click before the H in Hint.

    Step 25

26. Press the [Shift] key and click after the period in the sentence.

    Step 26
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28. Specify that the text should appear in Know It? mode only.

     

    Click the Visible in Know It? button.

    Step 28
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30. In order to show the selected text in Know It? mode only, the icons for the Visible in See It!/Try It! and Visible in Do It! modes need to be disabled.

     

    Click the Visible in Do It! button to deselect it.

    Step 30

31. Click the Visible in See It!/Try It! button to deselect it.

    Step 31

32. Because the preview display is set for Know It? mode, the custom text appears in the bubble, but the template text does not.

    Step 32

After completing this topic, you are able to include bubble text in Know It? mode.

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