Overview
1. Functional Specifications Demo
2. Functional Specifications
3. Configuring and Generating a Specification
4. Distributing the Specification
1. Functional Specifications Demo
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2. Functional Specifications
After designing the wireframes in Axure RP, you can generate a functional specification of the design in Microsoft Word format.
The default specification generator creates Word 2007 (.docx) files. You do not need Word 2007 installed to generate or view .docx files.
The Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack enables Word 2000, XP, or 2003 to open, edit, and save Word 2007 files. It is installed with Axure RP if you do not have Word 2007 installed.
3. Configuring and Generating a Specification
To configure and generate the specification, select Generate->Specification (F6) in the main menu or click the Specification button in the main toolbar. This will open the Configure Word 2007 Specification dialog. In this dialog, you can configure the specification.
The options are divided into the following sections:
General: Enter the Destination File where the specification will be generated.
Pages: Select the pages to be included in the specification.
Masters: Select which masters to include in the specification. There is an option to include master annotations in the page sections of pages that contain a master.
Notes: Select and order the page notes to include in the specification.
Screenshot: Specify whether or not to show screenshots of the wireframes.
Annotations: Select and order the annotation fields to be included in the specification. Annotations can be separated into multiple tables. To do this click Add New Table and select and order the fields to be included in each table.
Widgets: Specify the configuration for specific widgets. For example, choose to includes lists of droplist options in the specification.
Word Template: Select and edit the template for your specification. Choose a built-in template by clicking Import Axure Template or import your own template. A template is a standard .docx file. The specification will be generated where “[[INSERT AXURE SPEC]]“ is located in the file. Select a single or two-column layout.
4. Distributing the Specification
The Word 2007 Specification generator creates an Word 2007 Open XML (.docx) document that can be opened in Microsoft Word 2007 or Word 2000, XP, and 2003 with the Microsoft Office Compatibility pack. If you are distributing the document to clients or colleagues without Word 2007 or the compatibility pack, you can use Word to save to an earlier document format.