I have a number of quizzes which were created using another application and I
have decided to re-do them in Authorware. I have been cutting and pasting them
into interaction and display icons, but this is proving to be very tedious. Is
there a method or a utility tool I can use to import the material en masse and
have them placed into separate icons?

It depends on the format of the source. Authorware can import rtf files and
make a separate display icon for each page of the rtf. It can also import
powerpoint source files and make framework pages from each slide. If you
have a lot of these things to build then you might want to create a model
that you can insert automatically with a KO and then customize by using
SetIconProperty and BuildDisplay. What kind of file is the source?

Mike
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Mike Baker
Adobe Community Expert
mike-baker at cox dot net

The files are in Microsoft Word and Txt formats.

You can use MS Word to save the doc into an rtf format then use Authorware
to import the rtf. You'd end up with a bunch of display icons. You can use a
command to select, cut, and paste these icons whereever you want in a target
file. Commands are similar to KOs. KO's are not easy if you start with the
KO template to build a UI driven KO. But any Authorware app that uses
CallTarget can be a command. It can simply be a button that the user clicks
to start the process.

I can't be sure what would be best for your task because the information
here is a bit sketchy. These things could be complicated so weigh it against
the time it would take to build all your tests by hand. I suggest you look
at the documentation for building commands, look at the CallTarget function,
and look at all the functions in the 'Target' category to see what can be
done.

HTH,
Mike
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Mike Baker
Adobe Community Expert
mike-baker at cox dot net

"Mike Baker **Adobe Community Expert**" <mike-baker@cox.net> wrote in
message news:g4m43o$ihs$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> You can use MS Word to save the doc into an rtf format then use Authorware
> to import the rtf. You'd end up with a bunch of display icons.

You might also find that if you just click on the file in your File Explorer
and drag it next to a framework page, it will make a framework page for each
page of your Word doc.

HTH;

Amy

Thanks for the help. I will try these suggestions.