Getting Started With AuthorIT - instructional media + magic

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Glossary of Terms
A
Alias
A term used in Windows Help to define an
alternative name for a topic. An alias can be
used in place of a Context string.
API
Application Programming Interface. Use for
programs to access the features of another
program.
ASC
AuthorIT Software Corporation Ltd.
AuthorIT Administrator
The person who uses the AuthorIT
Administrator program to manage AuthorITʹs
user security and other Library settings.
AuthorIT Administrator program
The separate program that the Administrator
uses to manage AuthorITʹs user security and
other settings.
AuthorIT client
The AuthorIT program that is installed on each
computer ‐ either the Workgroup Edition or
Enterprise Edition. You use these programs to
author, manage, and publish documents, and
use the AuthorIT Administrator program to
manage user security and other Library
settings in a multi‐user environment.
AuthorIT program
The AuthorIT program that is installed on each
computer ‐ either the Workgroup Edition or
Enterprise Edition. You use these programs to
author, manage, and publish documents, and
use the AuthorIT Administrator program to
manage user security and other Library
settings in a multi‐user environment.
Autotext
This is a collection of rich text pieces of
information stored in a Microsoft Word
template or document. These can be accessed
from the Edit menu in Word. AuthorIT uses
these for storing page headers and footers.
AVI
A format of audio and video file used in
Windows Help and HTML.
B
Book Object
The Book object represents the content and
structure of a document. Objects can be
dragged and dropped into a hierarchical
outline list to form the content of the
document and rearranged to form the desired
structure.
Browser
Software that allows you, the client, to view
World Wide Web or Intranet resources.
C
CSS
Cascading Style Sheets. A way of
implementing styles in HTML.
D
Default Library
The Library that you base any new Libraries
upon. Default.adl is stored in your
..\authorit\templates file directory.
DHTML
Dynamic HTML (DHTML) is a mixture of
HTML, Javascript, and Style Sheets which is
used to provide greater user interactivity,
dynamic forms and information management.
Processing is done client‐side to provide fast
interaction, and reduce server resources.