.aam File Extension
Developer:
Adobe Systems
File type:
Authorware Map File
You're here because you have a file that has a file extension ending in .aam. Files with the file extension .aam can only be launched by certain applications. It's possible that .aam files are data files rather than documents or media, which means they're not meant to be viewed at all.
what is a .aam file?
The Authorware software uses AAM files as data files containing objects, elements and details needed by an application (developed using the Authorware program) to run properly. A wide variety of e-learning multimedia applications can be created using the Authorware software, and version 7 is used by many users of Microsoft Windows-based systems. Mac users can also install the Authorware 7 software using an installer of a version provided by Adobe Systems for Mac-based platforms. The content of these AAM files are located and retrieved by the Authorware software when required by a user when viewing the content of these e-learning applications. These may be images, digital videos, audio clips and details like directory locations of certain developer library files and images included in the content of an e-learning application developed using Authorware. This is why AAM files are also referred to as Authorware application map files. These e-learning applications can be distributed in CDs, DVDs and on the Internet, and the Authorware Web player software can be integrated into Web pages to play and view the content of these e-learning applications using a standard Web browser for Microsoft Windows and Mac, and a Web browser plug-in must first be installed.
how to open a .aam file?
Launch a .aam file, or any other file on your PC, by double-clicking it. If your file associations are set up correctly, the application that's meant to open your .aam file will open it. It's possible you may need to download or purchase the correct application. It's also possible that you have the correct application on your PC, but .aam files aren't yet associated with it. In this case, when you try to open a .aam file, you can tell Windows which application is the correct one for that file. From then on, opening a .aam file will open the correct application. Click here to fix .aam file association errors
applications that open a .aam file
Adobe Authorware 7 for Microsoft Windows
Adobe Authorware 7 for Microsoft Windows
Adobe Authorware 7 for Microsoft Windows is a visual authoring software for earlier versions of Windows, which include Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows NT4 and Windows 98 Second Edition. This program is made for creating interactive programs with the ability to integrate various multi-media contents, specifically rich media e-learning applications. It is a program that is originally based on the default function as a graphical programming language. Yet, this version can import Microsoft PowerPoint, and access contents in different ways by navigating tabs and turning text into speech. This program is also a learning management systems or LMS standard compliant. The flowchart model of this software is different from other Adobe authoring tools, but relies on a time-line, script and visual stage structure. It is compatible for Windows computers with at least Internet Explorer 4.0 or Netscape 4.0, or later versions of both, Intel Pentium processor equivalent or higher, and 32 MB RAM availability.
Adobe Authorware 7 for Mac
Adobe Authorware 7 for Mac
Adobe Authorware 7 for Mac is a visual authoring software that is based on its original development from Macromedia as a graphical programming language tool. It is the program intended for the creation of interactive e-learning applications with the functionalities to integrate different multimedia contents. This product complies with LMS standards or learning management system standards, exclusively for Web use, presentations in CDs and DVDs, or networks. There are various features bundled with the program, which mostly depend on a time-line, visual stage and script structure. These include import of Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, LMS knowledge objects, as well as accessible contents through navigation of tabs and the switching of text into speech. All these are new features found in Authorware 7.02, which works with Mac OS X of at least version 10.1.5 or 8.6 with Internet Explorer 5.0 or a more updated version, Netscape 4.0, or Apple Safari with 32 MB RAM availability.a word of warning
Be careful not to rename the extension on .aam files, or any other files. This will not change the file type. Only special conversion software can change a file from one file type to another.
what is a file extension?
A file extension is the set of three or four characters at the end of a filename; in this case, .aam. File extensions tell you what type of file it is, and tell Windows what programs can open it. Windows often associates a default program to each file extension, so that when you double-click the file, the program launches automatically. When that program is no longer on your PC, you can sometimes get an error when you try to open the associated file.
