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Welcome to the Jasmine Multimedia Yearbookon-line Help window. The following Help Topics are available for learning more about this program.

If you get stuck when using the program, or need help using a certain function, the following Help Topics will provide you with more information about the Multimedia Yearbook. Click on any topic in green underline with the mouse to learn more about that topic.

Getting Around Times Square

     The Movie Theater

     The Arcade

     The Newsstand

How to Use This HELP File

Clicking on How to Use This HELP File above brings up a separate Help window that provides extensive information on how to get the most out of this Help window. Info about using Menu bar and Button bar commands is also provided.

To return to this window from any Help screen, click on the Contents button above.

To get out of this Help window and get back to the program, select Exit from the File menu.


Getting Around Times Square

This is where your journey into the past begins! In our rendering of world famous Times Square in the heart of New York City, there are three places of interest you must visit: the Movie Theater, the Arcade and the Newsstand.

Click on any object below - outlined in green - to learn more about its function.

For more Help with the Multimedia Yearbook, click on the Contents button above. This will take

you to the Contents window which lists additional topics you can select for more information.

To get out of this Help window and get back to the program, select Exit from the File menu.


The Movie Theater

The Movie Theater is where you watch a video that presents you with the highlights of your special year: People, the Arts, Politics and Sports. The back row of seats are actually control buttons that permit you to operate the video playback.

Click on any object below - outlined in green - to learn more about its function.

For more Help with the Multimedia Yearbook, click on the Contents button above. This will take

you to the Contents window which lists additional topics you can select for more information.

To get out of this Help window and get back to the program, select Exit from the File menu.


The Arcade

Test your knowledge of the trivia from your special year in the Arcade. Here you are presented with a series of questions in the upper left-hand corner of the screen with the added challenge of having to solve a video question to complete the game.

Click on any object below - outlined in green - to learn more about its function.

For more Help with the Multimedia Yearbook, click on the Contents button above. This will take

you to the Contents window which lists additional topics you can select for more information.

To get out of this Help window and get back to the program, select Exit from the File menu.


The Newsstand

Want to learn the facts and statistics of your special year? Here at the Newsstand, click any magazine on display to view the highlights of that topic for the year.

Click on any object below - outlined in green - to learn more about its function.

For more Help with the Multimedia Yearbook, click on the Contents button above. This will take

you to the Contents window which lists additional topics you can select for more information.

To get out of this Help window and get back to the program, select Exit from the File menu.


How to Use This HELP File

Clicking the Help button on any screen opens this Help window. The Help window is context sensitive. This means that if you click the Help button while you are strolling around Times Square, help for the Times Square screen will be displayed; if you click the Help button while you're in the Digital Video Theater, help for that screen will be displayed, etc.

Once the Help window is open, you can select other topic windows and view all the Help information for the Jasmine Multimedia Yearbook. The Help window will provide you with general and specific Help on using the program.

By pointing to any object outlined in green and clicking once with the mouse, a pop-up window will appear that will give you information about its function. To get out of the pop-up window, click again with the mouse or press a key on your computer's keyboard.

A comprehensive help screen that describes how to use this Help window can be called up by clicking on the Help menu above and selecting the How to Use Help item. "How to Use Help" lists numerous topics that you can select that will teach you specific Help window techniques including Help Basics.

Below the Menu bar is a Button bar that will assist you in getting around the Multimedia Yearbook Help quickly. To learn how these buttons work, click on the Help menu above and select the How to Use Help item. At the very bottom of the window is a topic called Help Buttons that tells you how to use the Multimedia Yearbook Help command buttons.


Movie Theater

Click here to enter the Movie Theater. In the

Theater, you watch a video of all the highlights -

People, the Arts, Politics and Sports - that made the

news (and history) in your special year.

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Arcade

Want to test your knowledge of people, places

and things this year? Click here to enter the

Arcade to play a game of brain-busting

questions and solve a hidden video.

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Newsstand

Clicking on the newspaper takes you to the

Newsstand where you can view all the facts,

figures and trivia of your year.

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Jasmine Billboard

Clicking on the Jasmine Billboard displays a

dialog box that provides you with information

on how you can order other years in the

Multimedia Yearbookseries.

You can also audition other Jasmine titles.

In the Multimedia YearbookProgram Group,

a separate program titled Jasmine Catalog

lets you preview other great multimedia

products from Jasmine. Just double-click

the icon to enter the Jasmine Gallery of

multimedia software.

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MAIN Button

Clicking this button takes you back to Times Square.

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HELP Button

The on-line Help window contains general and specific

help topics that will assist you in getting the most out of

the Multimedia Yearbook. Clicking on this button calls

up this Help file for the screen that you're currently viewing.

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HELP/NEW GAME Button

This dual-state button doubles as a Help button and

permits you to start a new game when the current

game has ended.

When this button reads "Help", clicking it with the

mouse calls up this Help file for the Arcade.

When this button reads "New Game", clicking it with

the mouse resets the screen and starts a new game.

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QUIT Button

Clicking this button exits the Multimedia Yearbook.

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VOLUME Control

The volume arrows allow you to adjust the volume

of the video's soundtrack. Click the right arrow with

the mouse to raise the volume or click the left arow

to lower the volume.

Clicking either arrow once raises or lowers the

volume in small steps. Clicking and holding the

mouse button down on either arrow raises or lowers

the volume smoothly. For example, if you click and

hold the left arrow, the volume will gradually fade out.

If you click and hold the right arrow, the volume will

gradually rise to its maximum.

Adjusting the volume in the Theater overrides the

volume set in Times Square. That means that if the

video volume is too loud or too quiet, you can adjust

the video's volume from the Theater. Please note

that volume changes that you make in either the

Theater or in Times Square will affect the volume for

the whole program.

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PLAY/STOP Button

The back of this theater seat serves as a button

to control the play and stop functions of the

video. When the button reads PLAY, clicking it

with the mouse starts the video. It will then change

to read STOP so that if you click it, the video will

stop at that point. This button - called a "dual-state"

button - allows you to stop and resume the video

as often as you want.

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CATEGORY Button

The back of this theater seat serves as a button

that permits you to select the subject matter of the

video: People, the Arts, Politics, Sports and ALL.

Note that ALL is the first category to be displayed.

When the button reads ALL, the video will start at

the beginning and play through to the end.* Clicking

this "multi-state" button loops throgh the individual

categories: People, Arts, Politics and Sports.

Each time a new category is selected, the program

will jump to the point in video where that topic begins

and play. Also, as the video plays from one category

to another, the category title displayed on the seat

back will show the name of the current category.

* Of course, you can always stop the video by clicking the

  STOP button or exit the Theater by clicking Main or Quit.

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VOLUME Display

You can set the volume level of the Multimedia

Yearbook by clicking on the controls in this

Volume Display:

The volume arrows - the small triangles at each end -

allow you to adjust the volume of the program.Click

the right arrow with the mouse to raise the volume or

click the left arow to lower the volume.

Clicking either arrow once raises or lowers the

volume in small steps. Clicking and holding the

mouse button down on either arrow raises or lowers

the volume smoothly. For example, if you click and

hold the left arrow, the volume will gradually fade out.

If you click and hold the right arrow, the volume will

gradually rise to its maximum.

As the volume is raised or lowered, the colored

segments of the level meter will light or dim accord-

ingly. If you click any one of these segments, the

volume will jump to that level.

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QUESTION Display

When a category is selected from the Category Select

window, a multiple-choice Trivia Question from that category

appears here. Click the box next to your answer choice.

If the answer is correct, the Category Select Button you

clicked will disappear, revealing a portion of the video

underneath and the word CORRECT will appear below

the answer choices. The more questions you answer

correctly, the more portions of the video are revealed.

If your answer is wrong, the Category Select Button you

clicked will gray and will hide its portion of the video

underneath for the remainder of the game. The word

INCORRECT will appear below the answer choices.

The more incorrect answers you have, the more portions

of the video remain hidden.

Also, once you answer a Trivia Question, the answer

cannot be changed (you cannot guess by clicking at

random).

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CATEGORY SELECT & VIDEO Window

This dual-purpose widow is where you select the question

category and solve a hidden video. Here's how it works:

When a game is started, 4 question categories are

displayed in the window: Arts, Facts, Sports and News.

A total of 16 questions will be displayed from these four

categories. Click on any button to display a question from

that general category. The button will dim and you must

answer the question that appears to the left of this window.

A correct answer removes the selected button from the

window revealing a portion of a video playing behind it.

A wrong answer grays the button, hiding that part of the

video until the game ends.

The more questions you answer correctly, more of the

video is revealed. When you have answered enough

questions that you are able to solve the Video Question,

type in the answer from your computer's keyboard.

More information on playing the game can be

found by clicking other areas on this screen

highlighted in green.

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SCORE Display

The total running score for the game appears here.

You earn 200 points for each Trivia Question you

answer correctly, and there is no penalty for incorrect

answers.

When you answer the Video Question correctly, the

game ends and you earn an additional 3,000 points.

Also, when the Video Question is answered correctly,

an additional 50 bonus points is added for each

Category Select Box that is left in the window. The

more Select Boxes that remain, the more difficult it is

to solve the video, so you are rewarded for your ability

to answer the Video Question with the fewest hints.

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VIDEO QUESTION Display

The question that pertains to the the hidden video

is displayed here. Type in the answer in the Answer

Spaces below the question.

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ANSWER Spaces

Enter your answer to the Video Question here by typing it on your computer's keyboard.

Each time you type a letter, the blinking underline - which indicates the active letter space -

advances to the next letter.

If an answer contains two or more words, spaces between words are automatic, so you

dont need to press the spacebar when advancing to the next word.

You can change typed letters (correct misspelled words, etc.) two ways:

-	you can click on any letter with the mouse and type another letter.

-	you can press the spacebar or the right arrow key (→) to move the blinking underline

forward from its present spot. Press the backspace key or the left arrow key (←) to go

back. In either case, letters are not erased when spacing ahead or back. When you

have selected the desired letter space, type the new letter on the keyboard.

You can attempt to answer the Video Question at any time during the game. As soon as a

complete answer is entered, the program checks it. If the answer is correct, the game ends.

Otherwise, the game will continue until there are no remaining trivia questions.

When no trivia questions remain, you have just one more chance to answer the Video Question.

You can change typed letters, but once you put in the last letter, the program checks it and --

right or wrong -- the game ends.

You can play another game by clicking the New Game button, or exit by clicking Main or Quit.

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TV & Radio

Clicking this magazine displays the most

popular television shows and radio programs

broadcast that year.

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Theater

Clicking this magazine displays the most

popular plays and musicals performed that year.

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Music

Clicking this magazine displays the most popular

recordings and songs released that year.

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Movies

Clicking this magazine displays the most

popular motion pictures released that year.

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World Leaders

Clicking this magazine displays the names of

world leaders who made the news that year.

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Births

Clicking this magazine displays the names of

famous people who were born that year.

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Obituaries

Clicking this magazine displays the names of

famous people who passed away that year.

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Sports

Clicking this magazine displays the year's

sports highlights and noteworthy events.

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Science

Clicking this magazine displays the year's

Nobel Prize winners for scientific achievements.

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Books

Clicking this magazine displays the most

popular books published that year.

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Economics

Clicking this magazine displays the year's

Economic highlights and statistics.

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Go BACK One Page

This area represents the corner curl or "dog ear"

of the page you're viewing. Clicking here turns

to the previous page.

If you're on the first page, clicking here will wrap

around to the last page.

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Go AHEAD One Page

This area represents the page beneath the one

you're viewing. Clicking here turns to the next page.

If you're on the last page, clicking here will wrap

around to the first page.

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MOVIE SCREEN

The video for your special year plays here on the

movie screen. The video features the year's

highlights in People, the Arts, Politics and Sports.

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"SCRUB BAR"

The scrub bar is a control function that serves

two purposes. First, as the video plays, the knob

moves from left to right showing you how much

of the video has played and how much is left.

The scrub bar's second function allows you to fast

forward and rewind the video. To rewind, click and

drag the knob to the left. To fast forward, click and

drag the knob to the right. As you drag the knob,

note that the category display changes to show the

current topic.

Also, you can click on the bar itself and the knob will

jump to the spot that you clicked. As with dragging

the knob, the category display changes to show the

current topic.

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SCROLLING MARQUIS

As you watch the activity in Times Square, this

marquis welcomes you to the program and

displays a list of credits.

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VIDEO BILLBOARD

The video billboard plays a series of video

clips from the entire Multimedia Yearbook

collection.

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MAIN Flipper

Clicking this button takes you back to Times Square.

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QUIT Flipper

Clicking this button exits the Multimedia Yearbook.

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HIGHLIGHTS Window

When you click on one of the magazines on display, your friendly neighborhood news vendor is replaced by a display of the topic's highlights for that year. For example, clicking on the ECONOMICS magazine displays the vital statistics for the economy for the year.

If the topic's highlights are too numerous to fit in one window, a page curl will appear in the lower right-hand corner to allow you to view additional pages.

CLICK HERE TO GO	CLICK HERE TO GO

BACK ONE PAGE	AHEAD ONE PAGE

When the display reaches the last page, continued clicking will wrap around to the beginning. Likewise, if you click back through the display to the first page, continued clicking will wrap around to the last page.

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