b. Adding Nodes to a Pathway

Once the presentation is defined, nodes can be added one by one or as a group. You may also create a composite slide, made up of more than one node, which can be added to a pathway. Finally, the dynamic frame tool allows you to add a portion of a map or node to a slide on the pathway.

To add a node to the pathway:

  1. With the pathway tab selected, click the node. Sizing handles appear around the object.
  2. On the Pathways window toolbar, click the Add to Pathway tool. A colored dot appears on the node, the slide thumbnail appears, the pathways resource icon is added to the node, and the node is added to the pathway.
  3. Click the next node to be added to the pathway.
  4. Click the Add to Pathway tool again. A colored dot appears on the node, the slide thumbnail appears, the pathways resource icon is added to the node, and the node is connected to the pathway by a dotted line.
  5. Click the next object to be added to the pathway.
  6. Click the Add to Pathway button again. A colored dot appears on the node, the slide thumbnail appears, the pathways resource icon is added to the node, and the node is connected to the pathway by a dotted line.

If you would like to add multiple nodes to a pathway at the same time, VUE can accomplish this.

  1. Hold the Shift key down.
  2. Click the nodes one after another. A light blue rectangle surrounds the selected objects.
  3. Click the Add to Pathway tool. The nodes are added to the pathway.

A Composite Slide is more than one node grouped together and added to a pathway. A new node containing a copy of the selected nodes will also be added to your map. To create a composite slide and add it to a pathway:

  1. Hold the Shift key down.
  2. Click the nodes one after another. A light blue rectangle surrounds the selected objects.
  3. Click the Composite Slide tool. The composite slide/node is added to the pathway.

Renaming the node subsequently renames the pathway entry listing.

The Dynamic Frame feature lets you add a portion of a node or map to a pathway.

  1. On the Pathways window, click the Dynamic Frame tool. A dynamic frame or Pathway Portal is added to the pathway.
  2. Resize and position the frame over the portion of the node or of your map that you wish to display in the slide. The “framed” portion of the node is added to the pathway.

When the pathway is complete:

  1. Close the Pathways Window. The pathway remains visible.

Objects that are part of a pathway will display the pathway resource icon, a colored dot, and the dotted path.

An option is available to display node content on a slide either as a “slide” (hiding the “node wrapper”) or as a node as styled on the map. When using the node view, no additional content can be added to this instance of a slide.