MatchWare Mediator 9 Documentation Trademarks and Credits ............................................................................................................ 6 MatchWare License Agreement ................................................................................................ 6 Introduction .........................................................................................................9 Welcome .................................................................................................................................... 9 Getting started .............................................................................................................. 9 What's new in Mediator 9 ........................................................................................................ 10 Important terms ....................................................................................................................... 12 Mediator 9 feature list .............................................................................................................. 13 Installation .........................................................................................................17 Stand-alone installation .............................................................................................. 17 Administrative installation (system administrators only) ............................................. 17 Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................... 18 Quick Start ......................................................................................................... 19 The three basic steps .............................................................................................................. 19 Creating the document ............................................................................................... 19 First step - Creating objects .............................................................................................. 20 Second step - Using the Page list ..................................................................................... 22 Third step - Using the Events dialog ................................................................................. 24 Further steps ........................................................................................................................... 30 Further steps - Showing and hiding an object .................................................................. 30 Further steps - Playing a sound ........................................................................................ 34 Further steps - Playing a video ......................................................................................... 36 Further steps - Animating an object .................................................................................. 39 User Guide ......................................................................................................... 42 Setting up your project............................................................................................................. 42 Setting up your workspace ................................................................................................ 42 Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar ..................................................................... 43 Minimizing the ribbon.................................................................................................. 43 Using access keys and shortcut keys ........................................................................ 43 Using the Mediator panels .......................................................................................... 44 Using the Mediator workspace ................................................................................... 47 Setting up your preferences .............................................................................................. 47 Proofing options .......................................................................................................... 47 Saving options ............................................................................................................ 47 Advanced options ....................................................................................................... 48 Customize options ...................................................................................................... 48 Resources .................................................................................................................. 48 Planning your project ........................................................................................................ 49 Designing your project ............................................................................................................. 51 Working with documents ................................................................................................... 51 Creating a document .................................................................................................. 51 Saving a document ..................................................................................................... 54 Opening a document .................................................................................................. 55 Document properties .................................................................................................. 56 Custom shape window ............................................................................................... 59 Printing a document.................................................................................................... 62 Setting a password ..................................................................................................... 63 Merging documents .................................................................................................... 63 Using multi-user mode ............................................................................................... 64 Working with objects ......................................................................................................... 68 Creating objects .......................................................................................................... 68 1 Handling objects ......................................................................................................... 68 Using the Object list.................................................................................................... 71 Moving objects ............................................................................................................ 74 Resizing objects ......................................................................................................... 74 Rotating objects .......................................................................................................... 75 Grouping objects ........................................................................................................ 77 Arranging objects ........................................................................................................ 77 Aligning objects .......................................................................................................... 78 Applying styles ............................................................................................................ 80 Choosing a color ......................................................................................................... 82 Using alpha channels and bump maps ...................................................................... 83 Using the grid ............................................................................................................. 85 Using the guides ......................................................................................................... 86 Working with pages ........................................................................................................... 88 Creating pages ........................................................................................................... 88 Handling pages ........................................................................................................... 89 Using the Page list ...................................................................................................... 90 Using master pages.................................................................................................... 92 Using the dynamic templates ..................................................................................... 98 Creating interactivity ....................................................................................................... 100 Using events and actions ......................................................................................... 100 Using keyboard events ............................................................................................. 106 Using resources ........................................................................................................ 108 Using project variables ............................................................................................. 111 Using expressions .................................................................................................... 114 Using operators .......................................................................................................