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| INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SPELLBOUND! SPELLING TUTOR |
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SPECIAL NOTE: SPELLING TUTOR NOT DATE-LIMITED. NO "TIME WORMS"!
This is the second release of version 2.10 as some persons
mistook the phrase "time-worn device" (used as a joke in the
previous versions of the Spelling Tutor) as "time-worm device" and
thought that the Spelling Tutor would perform damage if used
beyond the evaluation period. The text has now been removed. The
shareware version of the Spelling Tutor will and ALWAYS HAS
continued to work after the license period has expired while
reminding you to please register.
NEW IN VERSION 2.10!!!
FILE MANAGER
The ability of Teacher to Delete files has been added to the
File Manager.
LONGER WORD LENGTHS!
Word lengths of up to 36 characters are now allowed which
will enable tutoring on multiple word constructions such as those
found in legal vocabularies. When the word length is set to
greater than 15, however, the use of the "Smileys" are disabled
as their movement would interfere with the display of long words.
In addition, word search puzzle creation is disabled as well,
when the maximum word length exceeds 15 characters, longer
lengths could exceed puzzle dimensions.
SHUFFLE THE ORDER OF WORDS WITHIN A SET!
You can now shuffle the order of the words within a given
set while the sets are displayed in the Spelling Tutor. This
allows you to refresh the order in which the words are presented
in cases where a set is used for tutoring multiple times.
A SPECIAL GIFT FOR OUR REGISTERED USERS -- WORD SEARCH PUZZLES!!!
To express our deep gratitude to those of you who have taken
the time to register your copy of The Spelling Tutor, we wanted
to give you something special that would in some measure, show
our appreciation. For that reason, a wonderful new feature has
been added to the Registered version of the Spelling Tutor. Now,
each time you complete a word set, you can create and send to
your printer a Word Search Puzzle consisting of each word from
that set. This is a splendid way to reinforce the memory image
of the word gained through working in the Tutor! In order to
search for a word pattern in a grid of random letters, one must
of necessity concentrate on the image of the word! Not only does
it encourage the student to retain the image of the word, it does
so in an entertaining and challenging way!
If you register under Option 3, you will receive our new
stand alone program, "The SPELLBOUND! Word Search Creator". (See
SPELL.DOC for details.) This is in addition to the other
premiums, The SPELLBOUND! Director, The BothSides Text Formatter,
latest version of the Spelling Tutor, and the additional word
lists. If you are only interested in ordering the Word Search
Creator, it is available from SPELLBOUND! Software for the low
price of just $15.00!
AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION FOR PREVIOUS REGISTERED USERS!
The INSTALL program will transfer your registration from
your old version in the 2.xx series to the new copy when you
install the new version over the old one. Do not delete your old
installation as this will destroy your old registration.
Be sure you have a backup of your registered version in case
something should go wrong. The INSTALL program will make the
transfer and delete all program files from the previous version.
If you have modified your copies of SPELL.WDS, GRADE2.WDS, or
GRADE3.WDS, be sure to make backups as the INSTALL program will
overwrite these with the new versions.
Your records, reports, default configuration etc. will all
be preserved for use by the new version!
We want you to possess a registered copy of the new Spelling
Tutor without having to pay an additional upgrade fee! We REALLY
appreciate your support!
IMMEDIATE CONVERSION TO REGISTERED VERSION BY PHONE!
Using MasterCard or Visa, you may have a single copy
converted to the registered version immediately if you wish by
calling SPELLBOUND! Software at (517) 828-6520 with the program
running on your computer. This will remove all shareware screens
and enable the special registration gift of the Word Search
Puzzle creator in the Spelling Tutor. The cost is a minimum
$15.00 registration fee for this service.
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PROBLEMS
If you have any problems while installing the program,
call SPELLBOUND! Software Customer Support at: (517) 828-6520.
We will be happy to help you to evaluate our program!
REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTALLATION
The SPELLBOUND! Spelling Tutor requires 384k free memory,
DOS 3.00 or above, CGA, EGA, or VGA monitor (or Hercules (R) card
with a CGA simulation program), two floppy disk drives OR one of
the following single drive systems: Hard drive, 720k floppy,
1.2meg floppy, 1.44meg floppy.
PRINTING THE DOCUMENTATION
To print out the documention for "The SPELLBOUND! Spelling
Tutor", install the program according to the directions given in
this documentation. Once you have started the program, press F1
to bring up context-sensitive help. Press F1 once again to bring
up the documentation in the file viewer. Press F9 to print the
file being displayed, in this case, SPELL.DOC. Enter your
parallel printer port number when prompted. Make sure you have
about 45 sheets of paper.
To print this file now, enter the following command from the
DOS prompt: COPY README.1ST PRN <Press ENTER>
READING THE DOCUMENTATION FROM WITHIN THE SPELLING TUTOR
To read the documentation online, Press F1 once to bring up
context sensitive help. While the help box is displayed, press
F1 once more. The file viewer will immediately display
SPELL.DOC. SPELL.DOC must be in the PROGRAM or DATA directory.
Press F9 to print it.
PREPARING THE INSTALL DISKETTE FOR INSTALLATION TO FLOPPY DISKS
The INSTALL program requires the availability of
"COMMAND.COM" (your command interpreter). If you do not have a
hard drive or you boot your computer from drive A:, you will need
to copy "COMMAND.COM" from your DOS "System" disk to the Spelling
Tutor installation diskette before proceeding with the
installation.
If installing to floppies, COMMAND.COM will be automatically
copied to your PROGRAM diskette by the INSTALL program as well,
so that the transient portion of COMMAND.COM can be refreshed
when terminating the Spelling Tutor. This prevents the message,
"Insert disk with COMMAND.COM into drive A: and press any key".
This will enable you to make use of an external editor in
addition to allowing you to SHELL to Dos from within the program.
If in rare circumstances you are not using COMMAND.COM,
substitute the command interpreter for the operating system you
are using. If you are unsure, type: "SET" at the Dos prompt and
press ENTER. Look for the words: "COMSPEC=". The file name to
the right of the equal sign is the name and path to your command
interpreter.
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