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A N G I E S P E L L Copyright (c) 1993 Version 1.00 January 1, 1993 By: Randall L. Lonberg U S E R M A N U A L Copyright (c) 1993 Randall L. Lonberg Pg.- 1 All rights reserved This software and manual are supplied "as is" and without warranties as to performance or merchantability. This software is supplied without any expressed or implied warranties whatsoever. No warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is offered. The author will assume no liability for damages either from the direct use of this product or as a consequence of the use of this product. Any liability of seller or manufacturer will be limited exclusively to product replacement or refund of the purchase price. I further reserve the right to alter the specifications of the software and contents of the manual without obligation to notify any person or organization of such alterations. ANGIE SPELL is a "Shareware Program," and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of another system. If you find ANGIE SPELL useful, and you continue to use it after a reasonable trial period, you must make a registration payment to the author. All registered users will receive a copy of the latest version of ANGIE SPELL, along with the other benefits of registration. Anyone distributing ANGIE SPELL for any kind of remuneration must get authorization from me at the Address below. Randall L. Lonberg 1817 Waldrep Circle Marietta, GA 30060 U S E R M A N U A L I N T R O D U C T I O N Pg.- 2 ANGIE SPELL is a powerful, yet easy to use Spelling Program that will help your child spell those word lists you get from school. Or anywhere else!!! ANGIE SPELL will help you Make your word lists, so you don't need any Word Processor or Text Editor. Once you Make your word lists, they will be written to disk for future use. You can also send the word lists to Screen or Printer. Words can be 34 characters in length, and you can use spaces, numbers, and other characters. Small sentences can be used too!!! ANGIE SPELL will Generate a Report after each Test, which can be sent to the Screen or Printed. The Report is Automatically Appended after each Test, and written to disk!!! ANGIE SPELL will even Play a Song if you get an A+. System Requirements: IBM PC or MSDOS machine, MSDOS ver. 2.00+, 512k+ RAM. CGA, EGA, & VGA. U S E R M A N U A L G E T T I N G S T A R T E D Pg.- 3 To get ANGIE SPELL up and running, you need only one file, ASPELL10.EXE. This contains all the functions of a working system. ANGIE SPELL will work fine on a 360k disk in A: Drive. But if you keep lots of word files and reports, you may run out of room. It is Recommended to run ANGIE SPELL from your Hard Disk. If you do, please make a directory for the program, as this program can generate many files and reports. 1.) Please Copy ASPELL10.EXE to your Hard Disk, or other Disk media. 2.) To Run ANGIE SPELL type "ASPELL10," then hit the "ENTER" key. 3.) Please Answer the Questions about Registration, and Speed of your computer. Note: If you don't know the Speed of your computer, please select No# 1. (8 MHZ). You can change the Speed later. Note: Please follow these directions to learn how to use the program. 4.) You will see the ANGIE SPELL Menu. Choose No#. 1, from the Menu for Make file. 5.) Type in a file Name. Please use 1-8 Letters, & No Extension. Hit the "ENTER" Key. Example: "JAN-07" Not "JAN-07.FIL". 6.) Type in the Number of Words you want in this file. Hit the "ENTER" key. The program can take 900+ words in one file!!! 7.) Type in the Words in any order. Hit the "ENTER" key after each word. It is best if you type them in as numbered from the school. Please Spell the words correctly. Note: If you spell a word wrong, you have two options. You can Delete the word file from the Menu (No# 4), and then make a new word file (No# 1); or if the file has many words, use an Editor or Word Processor. U S E R M A N U A L G E T T I N G S T A R T E D Pg.- 4 Note: If you need to return to the Menu from anywhere (except when taking the test), just hit the "ENTER" key without entering anything. Once you start the Test, you can't get out with the "Enter" key. But you can use CTRL\BREAK to go to DOS. 8.) Choose No#. 2, from the Menu for List File. 9.) You will see the Names of the files that you created at the top of the screen. Type the Name of your file, Hit the "ENTER" Key. Remember, Never use Extensions in this program. 10.) You will see the words in order. Check to see that you spelled them correctly. Hit any key for Menu. If you see a mistake, you have two options. You can Delete the word file from the Menu (No# 4), and then Make a new one (No# 1); Or if the file has many words, you can use a Text Editor, or Word Processor. 11.) If you need to Print your spelling list, go to No#. 3 from the menu. Turn on your printer. Type in the file name that you want printed. Hit the "ENTER" key. 12.) If you need to delete a word file, go to No#. 4 from the menu. Type in the file name that you want deleted. Hit the "ENTER" key. 13.) The First time your child takes the test, you must ADD their Name to the Report Log. Go to Report Log (No.#5), from the Menu. 14.) Type your child's first Name with No Extensions. 1-8 letters long. Hit the "ENTER" key. If your child's name is longer than eight letters, you must shorten it. Please make sure that he knows the Name you make, because he will need it to take the Test. Note: Once you add your child's name to the Log, you won't have to do it again for that child. 15.) Go to TEST (No.# 6), from the Menu. Type your child's name (Report Log NAME). Hit the "ENTER" key. 16.) You will see the names of the files at the top of the screen. Type in the Name of the file that you want to USE. Hit the "ENTER" key. Remember, No extensions. U S E R M A N U A L G E T T I N G S T A R T E D Pg.- 5 Note: The program starts with some graphics that will help your child to focus on the middle of the screen where the word will flash for one second. 17.) Hit a key to begin the Test. The program will pick a word at random. You must spell it correctly and then press the "ENTER" key. Note1: You have to spell the same word correctly twice in a row before it will be removed from memory. Toward the end of the test, you will notice that only the words that have given you trouble will be chosen for display. Note2: You will see a number in the middle of the screen from time to time. This number tells you how many words you have left. Remember that your word list is doubled, so that your child must spell the words twice in a row. Example: If your file has 15 words in it, then the counter will say 30 when you start the test. Your child will really have to type in at least 30 words to finish the test, even though the file only has 15 words in it. Note3: If the word Flashes too fast or to slow, you need to change the speed. The word should Flash for one second. You must go to DOS, and Delete the file called ASPELL10.MHZ. When you run ASPELL10.EXE again, it will ask you for the speed. Please select a different speed. 18.) After the test you will see the report on your screen. Hit a key for menu. 19.) Choose No#. 7, from the Menu for List Report. Type in the name of the report you want to see. Hit the "ENTER" key. You will see your child's report again. This report is the one that is written to Disk. It will be Appended every time your child takes the test. 20.) If you need to print your child's report, go to No#. 8 from the menu. Turn on your printer. Type in the report name that you want printed. Hit the "ENTER" key. 21.) If you need to delete your child's report, go to No#. 9 from the Menu. Type in the report name that you want deleted. Hit the "ENTER" key. U S E R M A N U A L F I N A L N O T E S Pg.- 6 The first day (usually Monday) your child takes the test, you should have the child say the words as they flash. Make sure that your child knows how to say the words before leaving them alone on the computer. Tuesday, you can leave them alone and have some free time for yourself!!! Check their grades from time to time, to see if they are improving. Their grade should go up about one grade level each day. If they are not improving, you need to spend more time with them. My daughter used to get low grades in spelling, and I couldn't find a simple spelling program anywhere. So I wrote this. Since then, She always gets A's!!! My son is also benefitting from this program with A's!!! U S E R M A N U A L R E G I S T R A T I O N FORM V 1.0 Dear Randy, Enclosed please find my check or money order for $9.00. Register me as a ANGIE SPELL user and send me the latest version. Thanks! YOUR NAME______________________________________________________________________ STREET ADDRESS_________________________________________________________________ CITY, STATE, ZIP_______________________________________________________________ COUNTRY________________________________________________________________________ MEDIA TYPE 3 1/2 or 5 1/4______________________________________________________ COMMENTS_______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Randall L. Lonberg 1817 Waldrep Circle Marietta, GA 30060