Bible Animals - HELP.TXT

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for using the Bible Animals program.
This program is part of the Super Bible Kids 
Series software and is based on the story of 
Noah's Ark, which is recorded in the Bible in
Genesis 6 & 7.  As with other Kidvision 
Software programs, the Bible Animals program 
is intended to educate young children about 
the Bible through colorful pictures and music.  
Kids are able to learn the Bible when having 
fun while learning to use the computer, using 
the mouse and the keyboard to play the games.


INSTALLATION

The program disk comes with an automatic setup 
program that will install the Bible Animals game
in your Windows(TM) Program Manager.  The program
comes with its own icons.  After installation, you 
can move the icons to any program group you want.  
The default directory for the setup program is 
c:\BibleKid.  If you want to change the directory, 
you are allowed to do so during the setup 
procedures.

To run the setup program, you must follow these
procedures:

1. Insert program disk into drive a:\ or b:\
2. At Program Manager, select File and choose Run
3. Type a:\setup or b:\setup
4. Then follow the on-screen instructions.


HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

IBM or compatible computer with a 80286 or faster 
processor.  EGA, VGA or SVGA monitor.  Windows 3.0 
or higher (or Windows 3.0 with multi-media extendion)
with 2 M Byte of memory (min.).  A mouse is a must.  
No sound card is needed.  The program will play all 
sound and music through your internal PC speaker.


INSTRUCTIONS

The Bible Animals program is a very user-friendly
program which requires minimal computer knowledge 
to play.  (However, children under the age of 3 
may need to be supervised by an adult.)


	To select a group of pictures

Using the mouse, click the option button for 
the picture group that you like.  A message screen
will display. It will take about 5 seconds for 
the program to load all the pictures.  


	To move an animal

Using the mouse, click the animal picture once.
A voice will sound and the background color 
will change every time you have selected
an animals.  Then you can :

1) Click at the ark and the animal you 
   selected will move slowly to the cursor 
   position.

2) Drag (by holding down the left mouse button) 
   the animal you selected to the desired position 
   on the ark.

(Notice that you can also place the animal in
the sky above the ark.  But, it certainly does not 
make sense to place the moose in the sky.  
So, try to put all animals inside the ark.)

You can move up to 10 pictures as long as you 
find room to put them in.


	To start music and display messages

After you have moved all the animals you want 
to place into the ark, you click the "Go Noah"
button (the button with the picture of a sail
boat).  The screen will change and a different 
background picture will come up and the music 
of a Bible songs will play.  At the conclusion
of the music, a text box will come up to display
a message about the story of the Noah's ark.  	 

	
	To get help information about the program

Using the mouse, click the "Help" button (?) to 
display this help.txt file on screen.  You can also 
print a copy of this help.txt file using the Windows 
Notepad, Write or other word processing softwares.


	To change picture group

If you have a fully-functional version of this program,
you can replace all the pictures with a new group of 
pictures.  You may "click" the option buttons at 
anytime while the program is running.  
There are eight groups to choose from:

	I.   Animals 1 and Animals 2
	II.  Birds 1 and Birds 2
	III. Food 1 and Food 2
	IV.  Combo 1 and Combo 2

The Animals group is generated from the animal 
pictures in the Bible ABC games.  The birds and food 
are included in this program only.  
    
(Please be patient with the program.  It will take about 
5 seconds for the computer to load all 10 pictures to 
the screen.  Once the pictures are loaded, the 
execution speed will be faster.)



	To display information about the animal

For Animal 1 and Animal 2 groups only, clicking the 
left button of the mouse at an animal picture will 
display a large size picture box and text information 
about the animal.  This additional feature does not 
apply to the bird groups or food groups.
 

	To stop the music

Using the mouse, click the "Stop Music" button.  You 
can also hit the "Enter" or "Space Bar" in the keyboard
to stop the music. 


	To exit the program

Just click the "Exit" button (Stop sign).  The 
program will return you to the Program Manager.


	To play other Super Bible Kids games

The "Main Menu" button allows you to access other 
Super Bible Kids games.  Click this button, the Super 
Bible Kids main menu will display.  If you do not 
have other games installed, clicking the uninstalled 
game buttons will display a message indicating that 
you have not installed those games.  (For your 
information, we are planning more than eight 
games in the Super Bible Kids series.)

	
	To order the full version or other programs

If your program is a shareware version, only less 
than half of the picture groups will activated.  For 
a fully-functional version, call Kidvision Software
to order or print the Register.wri file using the 
Windows(TM) Write program. Attached a check or money 
order with the register form and send it to the 
address below.  Your program(s) will be shipped as 
soon as your order has been received. 


TECHNICAL SUPPORT

If you have any requests or questions concerning the 
installation or operation of this program, you may 
contact us at the following address or phone number:

	Kidvision Software
	P.O. Box 51112
	Irvine, CA 92619-1112
	(714) 733-3446

If you have any suggestions about this program or other 
Kidvision products, please contact us.  We will appreciate 
your comments to help us refine the quality of our
software for your children to enjoy.

May God bless you and your family!


Kidvision Software