Mode Link

Scope

• Book Page content object > Demo Mode Link object
• Book Page content object > Practice Mode Link object
• Book Page content object > Concurrent Mode Link object
• Book Page content object > Guided Presentation Mode Link object
• Book Page content object > Free Presentation Mode Link object

Purpose

Play Mode Link buttons, using the Standard Page Style.

The various 'Mode link' objects are used to insert an icon onto the Book Page that, when clicked, launches a simulation in the relevant play mode. This is useful if you want to launch simulations directly from within a course, without directing the user to the Trainer.

The visual style of the icon is determined by the parent Page object's Style property, or you can use your own icon by selecting this in the Mode Link object's Image property.

Note that there is no associated text that is inserted along with the play mode icon, so you will need to insert some other text to indicate which mode the icon will launch.

Properties

• ID
• Name
• Hide
• Tab Index
• Design
  • Image
  • Opacity
• Shadow
  • Show Shadow (remaining properties in this category available when this property is selected)
  • Shadow Color
  • Shadow Opacity
  • Shadow Blur
  • Shadow Spread
  • Shadow Horizontal
  • Shadow Vertical
• Size and Position
  • Left
  • Top
  • Width
  • Height
  • Lock Position
  • Layer
• Link
  • Link To
  • Tooltip
  • Open in New Window
• New Window Properties
  • Top
  • Left
  • Width
  • Height
  • Fullscreen
  • Location bar
  • Menu bar
  • Scroll bars
  • Resizable
  • Status bar
  • Tool bar
• Actions
  • On Click
  • On Mouse Roll-Over
  • On Mouse Roll-Out
  • On Show
  • On Visible (After Fade In)
  • On Hide
  • On Hidden (After Fade Out)
  • On Finish
  • On Complete
  • On Incomplete
• Animation
  • Animate In Effect
  • Animate Out Effect
  • Duration: Animate In
  • Duration: Animate Out
• Documentation
  • Show In Documentation

Available Actions

The following Actions can be selected for a 'Mode Link' object when it is used as the target of a triggered event:

• Animate In: Display the Mode Link icon using the method defined in the Mode Link object's Animate In Effect property.
• Animate Out: Hide the Mode Link icon using the method defined in the Mode Link object's Animate Out Effect property.
• Animate Toggle: Show the Mode Link icon if it is currently hidden, or hide it if it is currently displayed, using the Mode Link object's Animate In Effect or Animate Out Effect property as appropriate.
• Hide: Hide the Mode Link icon (immediately, without regard to the object's Animate Out Effect property).
• Show: Show the Mode Link icon (immediately, without regard to the object's Animate In Effect property).
• Toggle: Hide or show the Shape (immediately).
• View Link: Open the target of the Mode Link object's Link To property (effectively, performing the action that would otherwise be performed if the Mode Link icon itself had been clicked on).