Course files have a file extension of .crs
. You can open
a new course file by choosing File - Open and then navigating to the
directory (folder) where you installed your ShareWare CourseWare
self-paced course.
The Viewer window is composed of three window panes:
The main Viewer pane displays the text and graphics for the current page in an course. If you change the size of this pane, it will re-size the text and graphics to fit the new size, but will maintain the ideal shape (aspect ratio). See arranging the panes for more details.
The Chapter and Page List pane displays a listing of the pages in the course, organized into chapters. You can expand or collapse a chapter listing by double-clicking on the chapter icon. You can use the Chapter and Page List pane to navigate through the course. If the list is too large to fit in the pane, the pane will display a scroll bar that you can use to move around in the list.
The Notes pane displays additional information about the current page. Not all pages have such notes: if there are no notes, the notes pane will be blank. If the amount of text in the Notes pane is larger than the size of the pane, the pane will provide scroll bars so you can scroll through the notes.
You can change the size of the panes by using your mouse to drag the border between the panes to a new position. You can expand or collapse the panes by clicking on the small arrows in the border that divides the panes.
You can also resize the main Viewer window itself. As you do so, the Viewer will scale the text and graphics in the Viewer pane to match the new size. You will see the best presentation if you arrange the Viewer and panes so that the Viewer pane has roughly the shape of a piece of notebook paper laid out horizontally.
There are two basic ways to navigate through a self-paced course. You can use the toolbar buttons or the Navigate menu to move forward or backward through the course, or you can use the Chapter and Page List window pane in the Viewer's upper left corner.
The Chapter and Page List pane shows a listing of the chapters and pages in a an online course. This pane lets you go directly to a page by clicking on its entry in the list. To expand a chapter in the Chapter and Page List, double-click on its entry.
To close the CourseWare Viewer, choose File - Exit. The Viewer will save the position of the Viewer window for the next time you start the Viewer.