Re: [IxDA Discuss] IA and copy plan templates in Excel

2009-09-19 Thread Alex Hogan
I have a word template that I've been using that is effective and user friendly. Contact me offline and I'll send you a copy of a version. alexhogan Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list .

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Applications w/ built in "Show me"/Learning Mode/Player Piano?

2009-09-18 Thread Alex Hogan
Navid, There's an older game that has an excellent example of something close to what you're looking for. It's called Homeworld. Extremely complex applications have provided exactly this type of instructional methodology. These expert systems will detect when a user is either not following th

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Shared elements in Visio across files

2009-06-25 Thread Alex Hogan
I think what you are talking about is a background page. You set your background page to have the elements on it that you want in every subsequent page in your Visio file. The background pages won't print unless you specifically require them to, and will save you tons of time in the developme