SIMULATION ENHANCEMENT FOR TOOLBOOK 2004

There are quite a few Simulation relation points of interest to mention, and I have outlined them below.

• SIM Enhancements
  The Simulation object has undergone a facelift as well as incorporates some new features. In fact you will no longer find the SIM object existing in the Catalog. It is instead more tightly integrated into ToolBook such that you will now find it in the INSERT menu.
    
  
    
  You will also find that you delete a SIM from a page (assuming you've added one [and only one can be added to a page]) using the Edit menu.
    
  
    
  Also, a new icon is now on the Toolbar to open the Simulation Editor (optionally you can press F8)
   
  
    
  The new SIM Editor UI allows you to see nearly all aspects of your simulation settings without the need to open several dialogs like the old SIM Editor required. This editor also can remain open while you manipulate your page elements - the old one was Modal (meaning you had to close the editor before manipulating your page objects).
    
  
    

• SIM AutoBuilder Recorder
  Okay, so that's a mouthful, but they had to call it something. This is probably the biggest feature being added to ToolBook 2004. This feature will permit you to build a Simulation by actually interacting with another application. The utility (launched via the Start Menu) will capture your interactions with the application you are doing your simulation in, and save that information into a .TBR file (ToolBook Recording file).
    
  
    
  Once you record the Simulation, you need to import the recording into ToolBook as a single simulation on a single page, or several simulations spread across a series of pages. You can see the Simulation from Recording... in the Insert menu as shown below.