Axure RP 5.6 is the first release of Axure RP for the Mac. It has all of the features of Axure RP 5.6 for Windows along with a number of UI enhancements.
If you are new to Axure RP, the online tutorials are great for learning basic and advanced features in Axure RP. These tutorials are currently based on the PC version so first check out the Mac overview video and the main differences below.
If you haven't downloaded Axure RP 5.6 for Mac yet, you can download it here.
Contents
The Environment
Main Differences
Widget Properties Pane
Case Editor Dialog
Video
Mac Overview Video (5:26 min)
The Environment
Axure RP has a wireframe pane that provides a drag and drop environment to quickly design your wireframes. The wireframe pane is surrounded by various tool panes described below that can be detached and closed. The visiblity of the panes can be changed using the View menu.
Main Menu & Toolbar: Perform common actions like opening and saving files, and formatting widgets in a wireframe. Change the selection mode (Select Intersected Mode and Select Contained Mode) or switch to connector mode.
Wireframe Pane: Design your pages in this drag and drop environment with options like snap to grid.
Sitemap Pane: Add, remove, rename, and organize the pages in your design.
Widgets Pane: Drag and drop widgets like buttons, images, text panels and rectangles to design your page. Create and load custom widget libraries.
Masters Pane: Add, remove, rename and organize masters to reuse throughout your design.
Pages Notes & Page Interactions Pane: Add and organize page level notes and page interactions in your design.
Widget Properties Pane: Edit widget annotations, widget interactions and formatting.
Annotations: Add and customize widget notes and descriptions.
Interactions: Define widget interactions like basic links, pop ups, and dynamically showing and
hiding widgets in panels.
Formatting: Edit widget styles and properties like font style and fill color.
Dynamic Panel Manager Pane: Hide and show dynamic panels. Add, remove, and manage dynamic panel states.
Main Differences
Widget Properties Pane
The Widget Properties Pane organizes the widget annotations, widget interactions and formatting into a tabbed interface. The PC version has a pane called Annotations & Interactions which does not use tabs or include formatting.
Annotations
Add notes to help clarify functionality. Use default fields like description, status and benefit or click Customize to create your own fields.
To learn more about creating annotated wireframes in Axure RP, visit Create Annotated Wireframes.
Interactions
Add interactivity to widgets. Add cases to events and open the Case Editor dialog (below) to add actions like links and popups. To add a case, click "Add Case" or double-click an event like OnClick. This opens the Case Editor dialog for configuring actions.
To learn more about creating interactions in Axure RP, visit Understanding Interactions.
Formatting
Edit widget styles and properties. Set location and size, change font styles, group and align widgets.
Most of these properties can also be found in the toolbars.
Case Editor Dialog
Use the Case Editor dialog to configure the actions in an interaction case. This dialog replaces the Interaction Case Properties dialog on the PC and simplifies defining interactions while providing the flexibility of the Advanced Editor on the PC.
Edit the case description in the description field in Step 1.
Add one or more actions to a case by clicking on the action in Step 2. The action will be added to the Organize actions tree in Step 3. You can add each type of action multiple times.
In Step 3, order or remove actions. Clicking on the down arrow on an action (or control clicking) brings up a context menu to move the action up, down or delete it.
Selecting an action in Step 3 brings up its properties in Step 4 Configure actions. Configure the action in Step 4.
To learn more about creating interactions in Axure RP, visit Understanding Interactions.
Those are the main differences to be aware of as you go through the articles and videos in the online training.