LANGUAGETEACH Technologies

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3.11.  Links

Link is a feature that enables you to make a reference to any web page.

3.11.1.  Creating a Link to a Web Page:


Advanced technique:  Add a tip text

 

3.11.2.  Creating a link to the next page in the topic:

 To create a link to the next page in the current topic set the cursor at the place you want to insert the link and execute command: Menu -> Link ->  Next Page


3.11.3.  Creating e-mail:

Step #1.

Step #2.

Result

3.11.4.  Manipulating Link Object

To manipulate any object you should open the monitor window.
Warning: all manipulations replace the existing Editor's text with updated one. Be sure to save your existing text before any manipulation.

To replace web address: 1.  Type new Web address in the LTeditor. 2. Highlight the text. 3. Open the Monitor and set the pointer on the Link Object and left click to activate the object. 4. Right click to open context menu. 5. Execute "Replace Link" command. To replace Tip Text: 1. Type new Tip Text in the LTeditor. 2. Highlight the text. 3. Open the Monitor and set the pointer on the Link Object and left click to activate the object. 4. Right click to open the context menu. 5. Execute "Add / Replace Tip Text" command.

To delete:

1. Open the Monitor and set the pointer on the Link Object and left click to activate the object.
2. Right click to open the context menu.
3. Execute "Delete Object" command.

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3.12. Essay

3.12.1.  Paper-based Essay

Essay feature is used to let students to type text inside the page and then print it. Any number of Essay-style text areas can be inserted. Only one "Preview" button is needed.  Preview button combines texts from the all Essay-text-areas into a single page and opens the page for previewing and printing. In this way  an instructor can divide material into several parts and formulate essay's question as the student complete each of the parts. Example below illustrates the future:

Essay Example. Name: Course: ... some material here ... What do you think about ... ? ... some material here ... Please describe ...

To create Essay-TextArea with initial text: Type initial text ( questions ) in the LTeditor. Highlight the text. Execute command:  Menu -> Quiz -> Essay -> Text Area or click button on the toolbar. To create blank Essay-TextArea: Set cursor at the position the button should be inserted. Execute command:  Menu -> Quiz -> Essay -> Text Area. or click button on the toolbar. Create as many Essay-Text-Areas as needed. To insert Preview button: Set cursor at the position the button should be inserted. Execute command:  Menu -> Quiz -> Essay -> Preview Button. or click button on the toolbar.

3.12.2.  Online Essay

Essay feature is used to let students to type text inside the page and then send it by e-mail. Any number of Essay-style text areas can be inserted. Like all LT online features Online Essay is wraped with header and footer.  Online Essay can be print the same way as paper-based version. Like all LT online features Online Essay sends report to the instructor and copy of the report to the student. Student's e-mail address is embedded into report's body, so instructor can reply to student with comments, score, etc.

1. Insert Header. 2. Insert Textarea(s) / as many as needed /    To create Essay-TextArea with initial text: Type initial text ( questions ) in the LTeditor. Highlight the text. Execute command:  Menu -> Quiz -> Online Essay -> Insert Textarea    To create blank Essay-TextArea: Set cursor at the position the button should be inserted. Execute command:  Menu -> Quiz -> Online Essay -> Insert Textarea. 3. Insert footer.

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3.13. Stre^´ss

•  To Put stress mark set cu^´rsor a^´fter the acce^´nted  le^´tter and execu^´te comma^´nd: Alt+A
•  To Dele^´te stress mark set cu^´rsor  a^´fter the word and execu^´te comma^´nd: Alt+Z

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3.14. Manipulating Objects

The Monitor

 All LT objects are reflected in the Monitor window as soon as they are inserted into the page and in the order in which they are inserted. Objects of each type are counted separately, so any object can be identified by means of object type and an ordinal number among the objects of the same type. "Image" (all types), "Button", and "Text_Sound" objects have a linked file (or files). Name(s) of the file(s) is (are) shown inside brackets on the same line. A "Link" object has a name, which is also shown.  

To expand or collapse tree view set pointer outside an active object and right click. Context menu is opened. Select "Expand Tree" or "Collapse Tree" command in the context menu.

Deleting

 To delete an object set the cursor on the object and left click. The object's name and icon are highlighted. Then right click.  If the deleted object has text linked to it (Tip_Text, Hidden_Text, Image with Popup text, Button with sign on it), this text remains untouched and can be used again in this Item or saved and used later. If you delete a complex object like a Popup Window, which is loaded with other objects (pictures, media, hidden text and so on), the LTeditor deletes only the Popup Window's frame and leaves internal objects untouched, so you don't lose material you might need later. Please note that in removing an Image or Media file, in fact, you are removing only the reference to that file, not the file itself, as the file may be shared by another object or other Items. The file itself is still present in the Topic's folder. When you complete  the development of the topic, don't forget to remove all unused graphic and media files manually to prevent wasting disk space.

3.15. Embedded Frame

Embedded frame is "Browser inside browser", a feature like "picture in picture" on the TV screen. Embedded frame can be loaded with any web page like regular browser and functionality of the page inside embedded frame exactly the same as functionality a regular page in the regular browser. The main page and the page inside embedded frame are completely independent

All the attributes are self-explaned, except the "link" one. If you check the "link" box, tool inserts link to the page, which is loaded into the embedded frame. Clicking on the link user can open a new window and work with full size page.

Plain Embedded Frame is static, always visible window which cannot be hidden

Here is an example of an "Collapsable Embedded Frame" feature. (click on the "minus" sign to hide) [-][+] [open new window]

Here is an example of an "Expandable Embedded Frame" feature. (click on the "plus" sign to show) [+][-] [open new window]