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VOCABULARY POWER
Version 3.03
This program will create:
1. Bingo Cards
2. CryptoLists
3. Fill in the Blank Quizzes
4. Flash Cards
5. Juggle Letter Activity Sheets
6. Magic Number Squares Vocabulary
7. Matching Quizzes
8. Multiple Choice Quizzes
9. Word Searches
Your lists of words and clues are 100% compatible with
CROSSWORD POWER, also available from WISCO COMPUTING.
for the IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2, and compatibles (512 K)
■Copyright Terry L. Jepson 1985-1995
All Rights Reserved
WISCO COMPUTING, P. O. Box 8
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-0008
Modem Support is available on the Rapid River BBS (715) 435-3855
(Free access 300 to 38,400bps V.32bis/V.42bis 24 hr 8/N/1)
MasterCard & VISA orders accepted (715) 423-8189
Voice Support is only available to registered users.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
GENERAL INFORMATION
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Capabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Windows Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
DOS Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Starting from Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Starting from DOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Initial Set Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Selecting Menu Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
The Status Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
FILE MENU
New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Load WordList . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Name Second WordList. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Remove Second WordList. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Create WordList . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
About the Words (Answers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
About the Clues (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Editing Words & Clues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Foreign Language Chars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Save WordList . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Save As WordList. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Print WordList. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Exit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
EDIT MENU
Revise Title. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Review/Change/Add . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Spell Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Manipulate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Mark Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Delete Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Copy Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Merge WordLists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
ACTIVITY MENU
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Print Activity Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Bingo Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Cryptolists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Fill-in-the Blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Flash Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Juggle Letters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Juggle with Clues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Magic Squares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Matching Quiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Multiple Choice Quiz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Word Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
SETTINGS MENU
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Screen Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
File Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Printer Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Printer Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Save All Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
OPTIONS MENU
Reset Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Advance Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Form Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Delete WordList . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Back Up WordLists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Revise Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
HELP MENU
View Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Order Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Print Order Blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
About Vocabulary Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
VOCABULARY POWER Page 3
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2 or compatible 512K
Hard drive (recommended)
Supported Printer
MS-DOS Version 2.1 or greater
CAPABILITIES OF VOCABULARY POWER:
Word Search size can be varied from 3 to 36 columns and
from 3 to 20 rows. The activities can be printed in 10,
12, 15, or 17 pitch. The pitch depends on your printer
capabilities and the selection in the Settings Menu.
Up to 200 words will be placed automatically in each
maze. Word search words and vocabulary bingo words can
be up to 17 characters long. Clues can be up to 100
characters long. Words and clues can easily be added,
deleted, printed, randomized, formatted, or changed at
any time. A variety of activities can be automatically
created and printed from each list of words and clues.
This option allows teachers to stress the same vocabulary
but use different activities with their students. This
has been a proven effective method for learning
vocabulary words.
Backups of all files can be made using normal DOS disk
copying procedures or the Back-Up word list selection of
the Options Menu.
VOCABULARY POWER (tm) and CROSSWORD POWER (tm) are
trademarks of WISCO COMPUTING. The computer hardware,
software, and printer names used in this manual are the
trade names and/or trademarks of their respective owners.
VOCABULARY POWER combines entertainment and educational
value. This program can create a variety of activities
to learn vocabulary. The activities (word searches,
bingo cards, word jumbles, etc.) can also be created for
parties, games, and study aids. Businesses and
consultants have used this program for training sessions,
internal newsletters, and advertising promotions.
Restaurants can use these activities for their place
mats.
I will always be improving my programs, so if you have
any suggestions, or special needs, please let me know.
I will listen.
VOCABULARY POWER Page 4
REGISTRATION:
Please register this software. Registration is essential
for you to receive the full benefits of WISCO COMPUTING.
VOCABULARY POWER registered users receive announcements
about major program improvements. These announcements
will include a description of the new features, the
reduced upgrade cost, and ordering procedures. Only
registered users will receive the upgrade notices and be
eligible to purchase the upgrade.
DIRECTIONS FOR COPYING TO THE HARD DISK:
A: USING WINDOWS
1. Go to FILE MANAGER
On the left side of the screen you should see C:\
with the directories listed under the C:\ symbol.
2. Place the mouse pointer on the C:\ symbol and
click once.
C:\ should now be highlighted.
3. Click on the File Menu.
4. Click on Create Directory
You should see a box Create Directory.
At Name type C:\WISCO Click OK.
If you scroll down the left side of the screen,
you should see the new directory WISCO
5. Place the VOCABULARY POWER diskette in drive A:
6. Click on the A: Drive Icon (under the Title Bar).
You should see a directory for the files on the
disk listed.
7. Click on the File Menu. A menu will drop down.
8. Click on Select Files. A window will appear.
9. Click on Select. Lines will appear around the
file names,
10. Click on Close. The file names will appear to be
colored in.
11. Click on File. A menu will drop down.
12. Click on Copy. A window will appear.
In the box following TO: type C:\WISCO
13. Click OK
14. Remove the diskette from the disk drive and store
it in a safe place.
VOCABULARY POWER Page 5
DIRECTIONS FOR COPYING TO THE HARD DISK:
B. USING DOS:
1. First Create a Subdirectory named WISCO for the
program.
At the DOS prompt, you will see C:\>
Type MD WISCO and press Enter
2. Now you will change to the WISCO subdirectory.
Type CD WISCO and press Enter
Your DOS prompt now reads C:\WISCO\>
3. Now you will copy the files from the diskette to
this subdirectory.
Place the VOCABULARY POWER diskette in drive A:
Type COPY A:*.* and press Enter
You will see a message when the copying is done.
4. Remove the diskette from the disk drive and store
it in a safe place.
DIRECTIONS FOR STARTING VOCABULARY POWER:
A: FROM WINDOWS:
1. Go to FILE MANAGER
On the left side of the screen you should see C:\
with the directories listed under the C:\ symbol.
2. If you scroll down the left side of the screen,
you should see the directory WISCO
Place the mouse pointer on the WISCO symbol and
click once.
WISCO should now be highlighted.
3. The Vocabulary Power file names will appear on the
right side of the screen.
4. Click on the filename BINGO.EXE
DIRECTIONS FOR STARTING VOCABULARY POWER:
B: FROM DOS:
1. If your DOS prompt isn't C:\WISCO\> type CD\ and
Enter.
Your DOS prompt will change to C:\>
Then type CD WISCO and press Enter.
2. Your DOS prompt now reads C:\WISCO\>
3. Type BINGO and press Enter.
VOCABULARY POWER Page 6
INITIAL SET UP:
1. When the program is loaded, you will see the copyright
screen. Press any key to remove this screen. The
menu bar will be displayed at the top of the screen.
2. Use the right arrow key to move the cursor on (or use
the mouse and click the left mouse button over) the
SETTINGS MENU. A menu will drop down.
3. Since VOCABULARY POWER is a DOS-based program, it will
be necessary to select the printer. Move the cursor
to Printer Selection and press Enter. This reveals
the Printer Selection Menu.
4. Use the up and down arrow keys to move to your printer
and press Enter. The Printer Selection Menu will
disappear. If your printer is not listed, it probably
emulates one of the listed printers. Check your
printer manual. Additional hints are provided in the
Printer Settings section of this manual.
5. Move the cursor to Save All Settings, and press Enter.
SELECTING MENU ITEMS:
VOCABULARY POWER is specifically designed to be simple to
understand and easy to use. It requires very little
knowledge of computers. No commands need to be
memorized. A status line is displayed at the bottom of
the screen. The menus allow easy movement through the
program so you can begin making activities in just a few
minutes.
To move between the menus at the top of the screen, use
the left or right arrow keys, a mouse, or hold the Alt
key down and press the first letter of the menu. Within
the vertical menu, use the up or down arrow keys, or
press the first letter of the selection to move from
selection to selection. Once your selection has been
hi-lighted, press the Enter key to confirm the selection
and continue. Choices with bullets (or red on a color
monitor) can not be selected until other actions have
been taken.
VOCABULARY POWER Page 7
STATUS LINE:
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│1 25 Words 1:XMASWORD 2:NONE From Complete List Single│
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
The Status Line (the bottom line of the display) provides
information about the words used in these activities.
The first number on the Status Line refers to the
activity number that is displayed. The next number on
the status line indicates the number of words used in the
activity.
Following the 1: is the name of the first wordlist. This
wordlist was selected with the File Menu. This wordlist
is used with all activities. Following the 2: is the
name of the second wordlist. This wordlist was selected
with the File Menu. The second wordlist is only used
with the word search activities. The second wordlist can
be removed from the word search by using the selection on
the File Menu.
Either From Complete List or From Marked Words is
displayed. Mark words from the Edit Menu allows you to
control which words from the complete wordlist are used
in an activity. From Complete List allows all words from
the wordlist to be selected for an activity.
Single or Multiple is the last item to be displayed in
the status line. This setting is made from the
Environment selection of the Settings Menu. When Single
is displayed, a single activity is displayed. When an
activity is displayed, a Print Out Menu is also
displayed. You can print a single copy of the student
activity and/or teacher activity, save an ASCII text
version of the activity to a file, view the unused words,
or display a new activity. When Multiple is displayed,
you will be asked for the number of different activities
to automatically print. For example, you could
automatically print 30 different Vocabulary Bingo cards.
When an Activity selection is made, and Single is
displayed in the status line, the word list displayed on
the status line (at the bottom of the screen) is loaded
into memory. The selected activity and a Print Menu are
displayed.
VOCABULARY POWER Page 8
FILE MENU:
╔════════════════════════╗
║ New ║
║ Load WordList ║
║ Name Second WordList ║
║ Remove Second WordList ║
║ Create WordList ║
╠════════════════════════╣
║ Save WordList ║
║ Save As WordList ║
║ Print WordList ║
╠════════════════════════╣
║ Exit ║
╚════════════════════════╝
NEW:
This selection removes all vocabulary words and clues
from the computer's memory. The word list filename
remains displayed in the status line.
LOAD WORDLIST:
This selection is used to open an existing wordlist. The
name of the wordlist will be displayed after the 1: in
the status line. A list of all wordlist files (ending
with .WL) are displayed. Use the up or down arrow keys
or click the left mouse button to select a wordlist.
NAME SECOND WORDLIST:
This selection names a second wordlist to be used with
the word search. Since each wordlist can have 100 words,
using a second wordlist can allow up to 200 words to be
placed in a word search. The second wordlist is
displayed after the 2: in the status line. This wordlist
is only used with the word search activity.
REMOVE SECOND WORDLIST:
This selection removes the second wordlist from the word
search activities. The word NONE will be displayed after
the 2: in the status line.
VOCABULARY POWER Page 9
CREATE WORDLIST:
This selection creates wordlist files that can be used by
VOCABULARY POWER and our companion product CROSSWORD
POWER. Each word list can have up to 100 vocabulary
words and related clues. All files created by VOCABULARY
POWER may be copied and erased using normal DOS commands.
The word lists can also be copied using the Back Up
selection of the Options Menu.
When this selection is made, you will enter the filename
and wordlist title.
The filename must be a legal DOS filename. Avoid using
the & character in a word list name. The & character is
used in our companion product CROSSWORD POWER. Word
lists created with VOCABULARY POWER are 100% compatible
for use with CROSSWORD POWER.
The wordlist title will be printed above the activity.
The title can be revised with the Edit Menu selection.
Then a display with two columns appears. Use the Tab key
to move between the columns and the action position at
the bottom used to save your wordlists.
ABOUT THE VOCABULARY WORDS (ANSWERS):
Enter your vocabulary words in the left column.
Vocabulary words may be up to 17 characters long. Any
character except the space, comma, asterisk *, double
quote ", vertical bar |, and number sign # can be used in
a vocabulary word. Numbers can also be used to create
math activities.
ABOUT THE CLUES (DEFINITIONS):
Enter your definitions in the right column. Each clue
(definition) can be up to 100 characters long. Long
clues are automatically divided if necessary. Any
character except the double quote " and comma can be used
in a clue.
VOCABULARY POWER Page 10
EDITING WORDS AND CLUES:
The Home key places the cursor at the beginning of the
current edit field. The End key places the cursor at the
end of the current edit field. Alt-D will delete the
current edit field. The left and right arrow keys move
the cursor within the edit field. Ctrl-left and Ctrl-
right arrow keys move the cursor to the far left or right
sides of the window. The up and down arrow keys move the
cursor between edit fields.
The F1 function key displays a foreign language character
and math symbol help screen when entering or adding words
and clues. These symbols can be included in your
vocabulary words and clues by holding the alternate key
down and entering the 3 digit number on the number pad
(not the top row of the keyboard) of the IBM keyboard.
The special characters and symbols can be printed in both
VOCABULARY POWER and CROSSWORD POWER, provided your
printer supports these characters.
Most printers support international character sets.
These character sets are the most commonly supported by
compatible printers. To add to the confusion, different
manufacturers call the character sets by different names.
This chart includes the PC-8 characters displayed on the
PC screen.
Epson FX = International Set
IBM Proprinter = Multilingual Set
Epson LQ = Multilingual Set
LaserJet-DeskJet = PC-8 Symbol Set
╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ 128 = Ç 142 = Ä 156 = £ 224 = α 238 = ε ║
║ 129 = ü 143 = Å 157 = ¥ 225 = ß 239 = ∩ ║
║ 130 = é 144 = É 158 = ₧ 226 = Γ 240 = ≡ ║
║ 131 = â 145 = æ 159 = ƒ 227 = π 241 = ± ║
║ 132 = ä 146 = Æ 160 = á 228 = Σ 242 = ≥ ║
║ 133 = à 147 = ô 161 = í 229 = σ 243 = ≤ ║
║ 134 = å 148 = ö 162 = ó 230 = µ 244 = ⌠ ║
║ 135 = ç 149 = ò 163 = ú 231 = τ 245 = ⌡ ║
║ 136 = ê 150 = û 164 = ñ 232 = Φ 246 = ÷ ║
║ 137 = ë 151 = ù 165 = Ñ 233 = Θ 247 = ≈ ║
║ 138 = è 152 = ÿ 166 = ª 234 = Ω 248 = ° ║
║ 139 = ï 153 = Ö 168 = ¿ 235 = δ 251 = √ ║
║ 140 = î 154 = Ü 171 = ½ 236 = ∞ 252 = ⁿ ║
║ 141 = ì 155 = ¢ 172 = ¼ 237 = φ 253 = ² ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
VOCABULARY POWER Page 11
SAVE FILE:
This selection saves the wordlist you have been working
with. The name of the active wordlist is displayed after
the 1: in the status line.
SAVE AS FILE:
This selection will save an existing wordlist under a new
name. The original wordlist remains unchanged. The new
wordlist name you entered will be displayed after the 1:
in the status line. This wordlist will become the active
wordlist.
PRINT:
This selection prints one copy of all vocabulary words
and clues in the active wordlist. The name of the active
wordlist is displayed after the 1: in the status line.
EXIT:
Use this selection to leave VOCABULARY POWER.
VOCABULARY POWER Page 12
EDIT MENU:
╔═══════════════════╗
║ Revise Title ║
╠═══════════════════╣
║ Review/Change/Add ║
║ Spell Check ║
╠═══════════════════╣
║ Manipulate ║
║ Mark Words ║
║ Delete Words ║
║ Copy Words ║
╠═══════════════════╣
║ Merge WordLists ║
╚═══════════════════╝
REVISE WORDLIST TITLE
This title was entered when the wordlist was created. It
prints above the activity. For example in an English
class, HOMONYMS, CHAPTER 14 REVIEW, or ADJECTIVES could
be wordlist titles.
REVIEW/CHANGE/ADD:
This selection allows you to review, change, and add
words and clues of a wordlist created with the File Menu
selection. Use the tab key to move between the columns
and the Action Position near the bottom. When long clues
are displayed, the first part is displayed with a plus
(+) sign to indicate more letters. Long clues are
automatically wrapped for proper appearance when printed.
The F1 function key displays a foreign language character
and math symbol help screen when entering or adding words
and clues. These symbols can be included in your
vocabulary words and clues by holding the alternate key
down and entering the 3 digit number on the number pad
(not the top row of the keyboard) of the IBM keyboard.
SPELL CHECK:
VOCABULARY POWER includes a 100,000 word (730 KB)
dictionary to check your spelling. You can also add new
words to a customizable user dictionary.
VOCABULARY POWER Page 13
MANIPULATING THE WORD LIST:
Vocabulary words and clues can be automatically changed.
╔═══════════════════════════════════╗
║ MANIPULATE WORDLIST MENU ║
║ A. Format Clues to Lower Case ║
║ B. Format Clues to Upper Case ║
║ C. Format Words to All Lower Case ║
║ D. Format Words to All Upper Case ║
║ E. Sort the Words by Length ║
║ F. Alphabetize the Words ║
║ G. Randomize the Words ║
║ H. Flip the Words and Clues ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════╝
When this menu is displayed, press the letter of your
choice. The words will be changed, and you will have the
option of saving the changes.
MANIPULATION HINTS:
Words can be changed back and forth between capital and
lower case letters. It is easier to work with all
capital letters. However, sometimes lower case letters
are necessary. For example, in chemistry, CO means
Carbon Monoxide and Co means Cobalt. This program treats
capital letters and lower case letters as two different
letters. This means that words will not intersect at a
common letter if one is a capital letter and the other is
lower case letter.
Placing the longest words into a word list first does not
guarantee that more total words will be placed into a
word search.
Each time a word list is randomized, the order of the
vocabulary words and clues is changed.
Teachers can use different activities to stress the same
vocabulary words with different formats. The different
activities allow for the different learning styles of
students.
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MARK WORDS:
Use Mark Words to limit which words are chosen for an
activity. Activities will only include the Marked words
if Yes is selected for the Environment Setting. From
Marked Words will be displayed in the status line.
If From Complete List is displayed in the status line,
all words in the wordlist have an equal change of being
selected for an activity (even if they were marked).
When this selection is made, the list of words from the
wordlist are displayed. Use the up and down arrows to
scroll to the words you want to mark. Press Enter or the
space bar to mark the word. Pressing Enter or the sapce
bar again will remove the mark. When you have finished
marking your words, press Escape. Then you can save the
marked words to a file (extension .PIK).
DELETE WORDS:
When this selection is made, the list of words from the
wordlist are displayed. Use the up and down arrows to
scroll to the words you want to mark for deletion. Press
Enter or the space bar to mark the word. Pressing Enter
or the space bar again will remove the mark. When you
have finished marking your words, press Escape. Only
your unmarked words will be saved to the wordlist file.
Your marked words will be deleted.
COPY WORDS:
When this selection is made, the list of words from the
wordlist are displayed. Use the up and down arrows to
scroll to the words you want to select for copying to a
new file. Press Enter or the space bar to mark the word.
Pressing Enter or the space bar again will remove the
mark. When you have finished marking your words, press
Escape. Only your marked words will be saved to a new
wordlist file.
MERGE WORDLISTS:
When this selection is made, you will be prompted for the
names of two wordlists. The two wordlist will be merged
into one wordlist. A maximum of 100 words will be placed
into the merged wordlist. The title of the first
wordlist will be used as the title of this new wordlist.
VOCABULARY POWER Page 15
ACTIVITY MENU:
╔══════════════════════════╗
║ Bingo Cards ║
║ CryptoList ║
║ Fill-in-the Blank ║
║ Flash Cards ║
╠══════════════════════════╣
║ Juggle Letters ║
║ Juggle with Clues ║
╠══════════════════════════╣
║ Magic Square ║
║ Matching Quiz ║
║ Multiple Choice Quiz ║
╠══════════════════════════╣
║ Word Search with Clues ║
║ Word Search First Letter ║
║ Word Search with Words ║
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GENERAL INFORMATION:
When an Activity selection is made, and Multiple is
displayed in the status line, two questions will be
asked. First you will be asked if you want a teacher
(answer key) printed with each student form. Then you
will be asked how many copies of the activity you want
printed. You can automatically print up to 40 different
activities (Word Searches, Vocabulary Bingo cards,
Quizzes, etc.) when this selection is made.
When an Activity selection is made, and Single is
displayed in the status line, the word list displayed on
the status line (at the bottom of the screen) is loaded
into memory. The first activity selected and a PRINT
ACTIVITY MENU are displayed.
PRINT ACTIVITY MENU:
The Print Activity Menu is displayed on the screen with
the following options. You can select the option by
pressing the first letter of the selection or using the
mouse and clicking the left mouse button once when the
mouse cursor is over your selection.
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<S>TUDENT ACTIVITY PRINTED:
This option prints the student activity.
<T>EACHER ACTIVITY PRINTED:
This option prints the answer key to the activity.
<U>NUSED WORDS DISPLAYED:
This option allows you to display and print words from
the wordlist that were not used in this activity.
<A>SCII TEXT FILE SAVED:
Student or teacher activity is saved as a text file that
can be imported into most word processors. The following
pattern is used to name the file:
The first part of the file name uses the same name as the
word list. The extension part (the three letters after
the period) varies depending on the activity and if it is
the teacher or student copy. The first letter of the
extension will always be V (for VOCABULARY). The last
letter will either be a S for STUDENT or T for TEACHER.
The second letter varies with the activity.
The second letter uses the following pattern Word search
= W, Cryptolist = C, Fill in the Blank = F, Juggle word
= J, Juggle With Clues = G, Matching Square = S, Multiple
choice quiz = M, and Matching Quiz = Q For example, the
file HOMONYMS.VCT uses the HOMONYMS.WL word list. The
file is (C) Cryptolist of the (T) Teachers activity.
The original word lists use the extension .WL The word
list files are saved as ASCII files to make it easier to
check spelling.
<N>EW ACTIVITY DISPLAYED:
The words are randomized again, then a completely new
activity is displayed and available for printing.
<L>EAVE THIS MENU:
This selection is used to return to the regular pull down
menus.
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BINGO CARD DETAILS:
Your complete word list must have at least 25 words to
make bingo cards. If From Marked Words appears in the
status line, at least 25 words must be selected. If
Single is displayed on the status line, a bingo card is
displayed with the PRINT MENU. If Multiple is displayed,
you can automatically print up to 40 different Vocabulary
Bingo cards.
Each bingo card fits neatly on a 8 1/2" by 11" piece of
paper. Environment settings are used to determine if the
Free Space should be printed on the card, and if the card
should expand to fit the full page. A Printer Setting
(line draw characters) determines the type of lines
surrounding each rectangle of the card. Calling cards
can be printed by using the Flash Card Selection.
CRYPTOLIST DETAILS:
The wordlist is randomized before choosing 20 words. If
your word list has fewer than 20 words, the entire word
list will be used. Each letter of the vocabulary word
will be substituted by a different letter.
For example, the word CELERY could have been randomized
as RXJXWM. The letter R was substituted for the letter
C in celery. The letter X was substituted for the letter
E. Since there are two E's in CELERY, there are two X's,
at the second and fourth positions in the word. All
words of this activity uses the same letter substitution.
If the word PLANE was also on this list, the last letter
would also have to be an X. A grid is printed at the
bottom of the student paper for help. The substitution
key is displayed on the screen and printed on the teacher
key. Additional cryptolists use a different group of 20
words and a different letter substitution method.
FILL-IN-THE-BLANK DETAILS:
Word lists are randomized before choosing up to 25 words.
If the word list has fewer words, the entire word list
will be used. Clues for these 25 words will be
randomized and displayed. When long clues are displayed,
the first part is displayed with a plus (+) sign to
indicate more letters. Long clues are automatically
wrapped for proper appearance when printed. A blank line
is printed in front of the clue number for the student to
write the vocabulary word.
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FLASH CARDS (OR BINGO CALLING CARDS) DETAILS:
The flash cards used for vocabulary drills can also be
used as calling cards for vocabulary bingo. When this
selection is made, a menu listing 6 different options is
displayed. The calling (flash) cards allow printing the
words and clues on regular 8 1/2" by 11" paper or 3" by
5" cards. The words and clues may be printed on the same
or opposite sides of the paper. When printed on opposite
sides of the paper, you will have to turn the paper over
to print the back side.
Additional menu help is available for test centering the
paper in the printer.
JUGGLE WORDS DETAILS:
The word list is randomized before choosing 20 words. If
your word list has fewer than 20 words, the entire word
list will be used. The letters of the vocabulary word
will be randomized. Each additional juggle word activity
that is displayed and printed uses 20 different words and
a different letter randomization.
MAGIC SQUARES DETAILS:
Either 16 (4 x 4) or 25 (5 x 5) words are used for the
magic squares. The size of the matching square was set
with Environment. The numbered definition is matched
with the lettered vocabulary word. The number answers
are placed in the lettered boxes. When the answers
(numbers) are correct, all columns, rows, and both
diagonals will add to the same number. Each additional
magic square activity displayed will use a different set
of words and one of the 20 included magic square answer
keys.
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║ A = 10 ║ B = 4 ║ C = 23 ║ D = 17 ║ E = 11 ║
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║ F = 18 ║ G = 12 ║ H = 6 ║ I = 5 ║ J = 24 ║
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║ K = 1 ║ L = 25 ║ M = 19 ║ N = 13 ║ O = 7 ║
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║ P = 14 ║ Q = 8 ║ R = 2 ║ S = 21 ║ T = 20 ║
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║ U = 22 ║ V = 16 ║ W = 15 ║ X = 9 ║ Y = 3 ║
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MATCHING QUIZ DETAILS:
Word lists are randomized before choosing up to 25 words.
If the word list has fewer words, the entire word list
will be used. Clues for these 25 words will be
randomized and displayed. When long clues are displayed,
the first part is displayed with a plus (+) sign to
indicate more letters. Long clues are automatically
wrapped for proper appearance when printed. A blank is
printed in front of the word number for the student
choice. The correct response letter is printed in front
of the number on the teacher key.
Each additional quiz that is printed uses a different
group of 25 words and a different random answer pattern.
Up to 40 different forms can be printed automatically.
Making different matching quizzes has never been this
easy.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZ DETAILS:
The word list is randomized before choosing 25 words. If
your word list has fewer than 25 words, the entire word
list will be used. The clues for these 25 words will be
randomized and displayed. Then conflicting choices
(wrong answers) will be chosen from all words in the word
list. Then the correct answer and three conflicting
answers are randomized. Long clues and long answers are
automatically wrapped for proper appearance when printed.
A blank is printed in front of the word number for the
student choice. The letter of the correct response is
printed in front of the item number on the teacher key.
Up to 40 different forms can be printed automatically
when Multiple is displayed in the status line.
WORD SEARCH DETAILS:
The Word Search size is selected on the SETTINGS MENU.
The maze size can be varied from 3 to 36 columns and from
3 to 20 rows. The words from a second wordlist can also
be added to the word search. The second wordlist was
selected with the File menu and displayed in the status
line. Up to 200 words will be placed automatically in
each maze. A random spot is chosen for the first word to
be placed into the maze. Then other words will attempt
to intersect the first word. When no more word
placements can be made, the PRINT MENU is displayed.
Words can be arranged forwards, backwards, horizontal,
vertical, and diagonally. Backwards spelled words can be
eliminated by an Environment selection of the Settings
Menu.
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THE SETTINGS MENU:
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║ Environment ║
║ Screen Colors ║
║ File Location ║
║ Printer Selection ║
║ Printer Settings ║
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║ Save All Settings ║
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ENVIRONMENT:
VOCABULARY POWER ENVIRONMENT SETTINGS
Word Search Total Columns, Rows (C, R): 24, 17
Print General Heading (Y/N): YES
General Heading - Line 1, Left Side: SCIENCE
General Heading - Line 1, Rt Side: ____________
General Heading - Line 2, Rt Side: Period 1 2 3 4
Allow Backwards Spelling in Word Search: YES
Automatically Capitalize the Letters: YES
Print Free Space in Bingo Cards: NO
Use Large Squares in Bingo Cards: YES
Magic Square Size (4 x 4, or 5 x 5): 4
Use Alternate Instructions from File: NO
Maximum Number of Words for Activities: 20
Use Marked Words for Activities: NO
Print Single or Multiple Activities: SINGLE
WORD SEARCH SIZE:
Word Search size may be varied from 3 to 36 columns wide
and from 3 to 20 rows high. A 15 column by 15 row maze
with clues usually fits on the normal size 8 1/2" by 11"
paper.
PRINTING THE GENERAL HEADING:
If YES is chosen a two line heading will be printed. The
word list topic will be printed on the left side of the
second line. If NO is chosen, the word list topic will
be centered at the top of each printed page. The word
list topic was entered when the word list was created and
can be revised by the selection on the Edit Menu.
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ALLOW BACKWARDS SPELLING IN WORD SEARCH:
Words are arranged horizontal, vertical, and diagonally.
If Y for Yes is selected the word search words will also
be inserted to read from right to left.
AUTOMATICALLY CAPITALIZE PUZZLE LETTERS:
For letters to intersect in the word search, they must be
identical. All letters of the words must be either all
lower or upper case. To quickly change the case of the
words, use the manipulate selection on the Edit Menu.
PRINT FREE SPACE ON BINGO CARDS:
If Y for Yes is selected, a Free Space will be printed on
the center square of the Vocabulary Bingo Card.
USE LARGE SQUARES ON BINGO CARDS:
If Y for Yes is selected, the rectangles of the Bingo
Card will be expanded to fir on a full size 8 1/2" by 11"
sheet of paper.
MAGIC SQUARE SIZE:
The Magic Square can have either 4 or 5 squares
horizontally and vertically.
USE ALTERNATE INSTRUCTIONS FROM FILE:
Instructions stored in a file can replace the
instructions that are normally printed. This feature
allows the substitution of foreign language or other
alternative instructions for the activities. These
replacement instructions are entered with the Revise
Activity Instructions of the Options Menu. If Yes is
selected the activity instructions will be printed. If
No is selected, the regular English instructions will be
printed.
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF WORDS ON ACTIVITIES:
There is no limit on the number of words that can be
placed in a word search. Up to 25 clues can be
randomized for Multiple Choice and Matching Quizzes. The
Magic Square will use either 16 or 25 words. Up to 20
words can be randomized for the other activities. If
your word list has fewer words, all words will be used.
You may want a number less than 25 if you have long clues
which will cause the activity to be printed on two pages.
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USE MARKED WORDS ON ACTIVITIES:
When No is selected, all wordlist words have an equal
chance of being used on an activity. From Complete List
will be displayed in the status line. When Yes is
selected, the Marked words are used to limit which words
are chosen for an activity. The activity will only
include the Marked words if Yes is selected. From Marked
Words will be displayed in the status line. Words are
Marked with the Mark Words selection of the Edit Menu.
PRINT SINGLE OR MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES:
When Multiple is selected, you can automatically print up
to 40 different activities (Word Searches, Vocabulary
Bingo cards, Quizzes, etc). Multiple is displayed in the
status line. When an Activity is selected, two questions
will be asked. First you will be asked if you want a
teacher (answer key) printed with each student form.
Then you will be asked how many copies of the activity
you want printed. Up to 40 different forms can be
printed automatically. Making different forms from the
same list of words has never been this easy.
When Single is selected, Single is displayed in the
status line (at the bottom of the screen). When an
activity is selected, it is displayed with a Print
Activity Menu.
SCREEN COLORS:
The screen colors may be changed to your personal
preference, or because the regular colors may be hard to
see on a lap top computer. Up to 127 color combinations
may be used. When this selection is made, a chart
showing the 127 color combinations and their related
numbers is displayed.
The default values for screen colors are listed below.
The first column is for color monitors. The second
column is used for monochrome monitors. You may enter
different numbers from the displayed chart:
Color Monochrome
Normal Screen Color: 023 007
Help Screen Color: 113 007
Pull Down Menu Color: 043 112
Error Color: 079 112
Text Entry Color: 112 007
Menu Selection Color: 007 007
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When you have finished entering the color numbers, press
Escape. Then press a number for the mouse cursor color.
The (1-7) number refers to the chart column. For example
4 represents red. Some menu selections deliberately turn
the mouse cursor off to prevent accidental loss of data.
The mouse cursor is turned back on when appropriate.
Then press Y for Yes to save these changes.
FILE LOCATION:
Enter the Drive Letter and subdirectory to contain the
wordlist files. To keep the word lists in the same
directory as the VOCABULARY POWER program files
(recommended), leave this information blank.
PRINTER SELECTION:
The following printers are supported by VOCABULARY POWER.
Most printers can support one or more of these command
sets.
Epson LQ 2500 Series IBM Proprinter
Epson LQ 850 Series IBM Proprinter X24E
Epson FX 850 Series NEC 3550
HP DeskJet Series Okidata
HP LaserJet II Panasonic KX P2123
HP LaserJet III/4 Toshiba P351
Additional printers may also be supported. If your
printer is not listed, check your printer manual to
determine which printer setting to use.
PRINTER SETTINGS:
VOCABULARY POWER Printer Settings
Word Search Pitch (10, 12, 15, or 17) Chars.: 10
Activity Pitch (10, 12, 15, or 17) Chars.: 10
Activity Lines per Inch (4, 5, 6 or 8): 6
Set Printer to Letter Quality (Bold): NO
Ignore Printer Status <Y>es or <N>o: NO
LPT Printer Port (1=Default, 2, or 3): 1
Does Printer Support Box Drawing Characters: YES
Include Extra Space Between Heading and Body: YES
Include Extra Space with Multiple Choice Items: YES
HP LaserJet/DeskJet Typeface Number: 3
Epson LQ/IBM Proprinter X24E Font Number: 1
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WORD SEARCH AND ACTIVITY PITCH:
Select a printer pitch supported by your printer.
VOCABULARY POWER supports 10, 12, 15, and 17 pitch. Ten
pitch refers to 10 characters per inch. The larger the
pitch number, the more characters are printed per inch.
VOCABULARY POWER automatically sets the point size for
the LaserJet and DeskJet printers based on the pitch
setting. Some DeskJet and LaserJet printers require a
memory cartridge to support 12 pitch printing. Only the
LaserJet using scalable fonts (CG Times and Univers)
supports 8 pitch (word search maximum 30 columns).
ACTIVITY LINES PER INCH:
Normal spacing is 6 lines per inch. Changing to 8 lines
per inch may prevent the activity from printing on more
than one page. Only the LaserJet using scalable fonts
(CG Times and Univers) supports 4 and 5 lines per inch.
SET PRINTER TO LETTER QUALITY (BOLD):
Depending on the printer, the activities may be printed
in either draft of letter quality mode. Draft mode will
be used if either this setting is set to NO or font
number 9 (draft) is chosen for the Epson LQ or IBM
Proprinter X24E printers.
IGNORE PRINTER STATUS <Yes or No>:
VOCABULARY POWER checks the status of the parallel
printer port before sending any data. This normally
works quite well. However, if you have a non-standard,
or very fast computer, you may experience problems.
VOCABULARY POWER might actually think that your printer
port (LPT1:) is busy when you know it is not. If you
have printer problems like this, select Y for Yes to
ignore the printer status.
LPT PRINTER PORT:
This Number indicates where the selected printer is
connected to your computer. Most printers are connected
to port (LPT1:). If you have additional parallel printer
ports, you may use printer port 2 or 3.
BOX DRAWING CHARACTERS:
If your printer prints foreign language characters around
the squares on the BINGO cards, this should be set to NO.
Then dashes and plus signs will be substituted for the
BOX characters.
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PRINT EXTRA SPACE:
This setting allows an extra space between the heading
and body of the activity. If the multiple choice and
matching quiz prints on two pages, set to NO. Extra
space can also be included between the Multiple Choice
questions.
HP LASERJET TYPEFACE NUMBER:
Typeface refers to the unique design of the characters.
The following typefaces were included with the LaserJet
III: 0=LinePrinter, 3=Courier, 5=CG Times, and
52=Univers.
SELECTING HP LASERJET AND DESKJET FONTS:
Internal fonts are fonts built into the printers. Most
DeskJets and all LaserJets before the LaserJet III had
only a few Courier and 16.66 (condensed pitch)
lineprinter internal fonts. This was also true of almost
all LaserJet compatibles until quite recently. The
LaserJet III also included a 12 pitch Courier and two
scalable fonts (CG Times and Univers). The scalable
fonts can be used with the LaserJet III/4 printer. The
scalable point size will be determined by the pitch
selected to print the activity. Soft fonts may be
transferred (downloaded) to these early model printers
prior to printing the activities. If your compatible
printer can not support the PC-8 symbol set, set the box
drawing selection on the Printer Settings Menu to NO.
EPSONLQ & IBM PROPRINTER X24E FONTS:
Bold must also be set to YES to print these fonts. The
following EpsonLQ, IBM Proprinter X24E, and Panasonic KX-
P2123 fonts are supported:
0. Roman (10,12,15 pitch)
1. Sans Serif (10,12,15 pitch)
2. Courier (10,12,15 pitch)
3. Prestige (10,12,15 pitch)
4. Script (10,12,15 pitch)
SAVE ALL SETTINGS:
This selection saves the settings to be used the next
time VOCABULARY POWER is started.
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THE OPTIONS MENU:
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║ Reset Printer ║
║ Advance Paper ║
║ Form Feed ║
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║ Delete a WordList File ║
║ Back Up WordList Files ║
║ Revise File Instructions ║
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The first three selections of this menu send printer
codes to the printer. The first selection RESETS the
printer to the top of the page to the current paper
position in the printer. If you have manually adjusted
the paper position in the printer, use this selection so
the program and printer properly communicate.
ADVANCE PAPER advances the paper in the printer one line.
FORM FEED ejects the current page in the printer.
DELETE A WORD LIST:
This selection erases an entire wordlist file. To delete
selected words from a wordlist, used the Delete Words
selection on the Edit Menu. When this selection on this
menu is made, the word list names will be displayed.
Move the cursor to highlight the word list file to be
deleted. Then press Enter. The wordlist will be erased.
Press Escape to leave this selection.
BACK UP WORD LIST FILES:
When this selection is made, you will be asked to enter
the name of the drive to receive the copies of the word
lists. If an acceptable drive letter and optional
subdirectory is entered, all word lists will be copied to
the destination you entered.
REVISE FILE INSTRUCTIONS:
Instructions stored in a file can replace the
instructions that are normally printed. This allows
substitution of foreign language or alternative
instructions. For example, in the word search, the word
diagonal could be replaced with the word angle. The
Environment Settings Selection of the SETTINGS MENU must
be set to use these alternative instructions.
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HELP MENU:
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║ View Manual ║
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║ Order Information ║
║ Print Order Blank ║
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║ About Vocabulary Power ║
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VIEW MANUAL:
Use this selection to view the manual on screen while
VOCABULARY POWER is active. The manual, WSMANUAL.DOC
must be in the same directory or disk drive as the
VOCABULARY POWER program.
ORDER INFORMATION:
Additional products available from WISCO COMPUTING will
be displayed.
PRINT ORDER BLANK:
An order blank for purchasing this program or other
products sold by WISCO Computing can be conveniently
printed.
ABOUT VOCABULARY POWER:
Current pricing, order and support information is
displayed.
WORKING WITH CROSSWORD POWER:
Word lists created with VOCABULARY POWER are 100%
compatible with CROSSWORD POWER from WISCO Computing.
CROSSWORD POWER creates complete crossword puzzles from
your word lists. Words and clues are automatically
arranged before print outs are made.
It is recommended that CROSSWORD POWER and VOCABULARY
POWER be placed in the same subdirectory of the hard
disk. This allows both programs to use the same settings
(WISCOSET.CNF) and allows easier access of the word lists
for both programs.
Computer Programs from:
WISCO COMPUTING, P. O. Box 8
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-0008
Voice (715) 423-8189 --- Fax (715) 423-7889
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