Overview
1. What is Axure RP Pro?
2. The Environment
1. What is Axure RP Pro?
Axure RP Pro is a rapid wireframing and prototyping tool used by professionals responsible for defining requirements and specifications for an application and designing the user interface and functionality. These professionals include user experience designers, business analysts, information architects, usability experts, and product managers.
Creating wireframes and prototypes in Axure RP Pro helps you design more efficiently, experience your design, present and engage stakeholders, automate specifications and design collaboratively with team members..
2. The Environment
In a drag and drop environment, annotated wireframes are quickly and easily created. Basic links and advanced interactions are defined on the wireframe without programming. From the wireframes, an interactive HTML prototype is generated along with documentation in Microsoft Word format.
Below is a picture of the Axure RP environment with a brief description of each area in the interface.
Main Menu & Toolbar: Perform common actions like opening and saving files, and formatting widgets in a wireframe.
Sitemap Pane: Add, remove, rename, and organize the pages in your design.
Widgets Pane: Drag and drop commonly used widgets such as buttons, images, text panels and rectangles to design your page.
Masters Pane: Add, remove, rename and organize masters that can be reused throughout your design.
Wireframe Pane: Design your page in the Wireframe pane.
Interactions Pane: Define widget interactions such as basic links, pop ups, and dynamically showing and hiding widgets in panels.
Annotations Pane: Add and customize annotations specifying widget functionality.
Pages Notes & Page Interactions Pane: Add and organize page level notes and interactions in your design.