Elements and Performance Criteria
- Plan use of authoring tool
- Identify a range of appropriate authoring software and discuss their application to various delivery platforms with relevant people
- Clarify design specifications of the project and deadlines with relevant people
- Discuss with relevant personnel the technical requirements of the project and select appropriate authoring software
- Prepare to author sequence
- Load selected authoring software, create a new file in website directory for specified task and name using standard industry naming conventions
- Source and assemble all media assets and text content, and check compliance with copyright conditions
- Display and use tools and features of authoring software
- Adopt safe ergonomic practices when using screens and keyboards for extended periods of time
- Produce interactive sequences
- Produce screen layout according to design specifications applying basic visual design principles and/or templates or themes
- Create interactive media components as required
- Source text content and apply style sheets to format text
- Source relevant media assets, optimise if required, and integrate using appropriate file formats
- Link all components according to production storyboard
- Manipulate HTML mark-up code where errors are occurring or to refine sequence functionality
- Apply features to optimise accessibility
- Save file to website directory structure as components are produced
- Check functionality of interactive sequence