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Site Page Definition

SITE PAGE: Encompasses a grouping of and links to multiple Home Pages.

The concept of a Site in Personal Pro essentially refers to a grouping of Home Pages, but the term Site can be viewed from several perspectives. It can mean:

- A Grouping of Home Pages.

- A Web Page at the Site Level.

- A Site File (for the Access database version).

Home Page Definition

HOME PAGE: The highest level of an application within a Site Page.

- Links to the Navigation Bar only and to only one Navigation Bar.

- Is the "owner" of all lower level pages and objects.

Navigation Bar Definition

NAVIGATION BAR: An object that contains the highest level menu.

- Links to References Pages, Interview Pages, Solution Pages, Checklist Pages, Multimedia Windows, Document Links, and/or Collection Pages.

- The Links may be designated at a Topic level or at a Subtopic level.

- Appears on the Home Page and may appear on other page types, depending on the Template chosen.

References Page Definition

REFERENCES PAGE: As a Navigation Bar link, contains further links.

- Links to other References Pages, Interview Pages, Solution Pages, Checklist Pages, Multimedia Windows, Document Links, and/or Collection Pages.

Interview Page Definition

INTERVIEW PAGE: Contains Questions, their Responses, and Rules.

- All Question-and-Response combinations and Rules are generated into Interview Pages.

- May be thought of as a set of Questions-and-Responses and Rules.

Solution Page Definition

SOLUTION PAGE: Contains a summary of a solution and links.

- Links to Interview Pages, other Solution Pages, Checklist Pages, Text Phrases, Collection Pages, Multimedia Windows, and Document Links.

Checklist Page Definition

CHECKLIST PAGE: Contains links to one or more Pages or Objects in a checklist format.

- Typically links to Checklist Elements and Text Phrases. May also link to the Home Page, References Pages, Interview Pages, and Solution Pages.

- Displays the description text of the Checklist Elements.

- Displays the description text of the Text Phrases. If the description text is blank, then displays the Name of the Text Phrase.

- Text Phrase links are usually designated at the Heading level and other links at the Detail level.

Checklist Element Definition

CHECKLIST ELEMENT: An object containing description text and a link.

- Links to one Multimedia Window, Document Link, or to a Collection Page.

Text Phrase Definition

TEXT PHRASE: An object containing text and no links.

- If its Description field does not contain any text, its Name appears as the Text Phrase on any Page that has linked-to it.

- If the Description contains text, the Description appears as the Text Phrase on any Page that has linked-to it.

- Does not link to other Pages or Objects.

- Typically used as non-linking Topics on the Navigation Bar, as Headings on References Pages, and as Headings on Checklist Pages.

- Can be changed into another type of Page or Object by selecting the "Change to Another Page/Object Type" on the File menu or on the Right-Click menu.

Question Definition

QUESTION: For a Rule condition, an object containing the question text.

- Additionally contains its optional explanation text.

- Links to all possible Responses to the question.

Response Definition

RESPONSE: An object whose Name contains the text of one Response to a Question.

- Linked-to by Questions.

Rule Definition

RULE: An object that contains one or more Rule conditions (each condition consists of one Question-and-Response combination) and one link.

- Links to an Interview Page, Solution Page, Checklist Page, Multimedia Window, Document Link, or Collection Page.

Collection Page Definition

COLLECTION PAGE: A set of multiple Multimedia Windows or Document Links.

- Displays their related text, and a link to each.

Multimedia Window Definition

MULTIMEDIA WINDOW: A page that displays any of the following as a secondary window.

TEXT WINDOW: A Multimedia Window that displays text only.

VIDEO WINDOW: A Multimedia Window that plays a video and displays its text.

SOUND WINDOW: A Multimedia Window that plays a sound and displays its text.

IMAGE WINDOW: A Multimedia Window that displays a still image or an animation and its text.

Document Link Definition

DOCUMENT LINK: An object that is a link only.

- Links to a pre-existing document, Web page, or application.