Contents

Welcome to AWESOME ATHLETES!  To learn more about using Help, press the F1 key. To exit this Help section, click the Exit button.

Click on the green highlighted text below to learn about the following topics:

How To...

Use Search

Complete the Superstar Puzzle

Play Alphabet Dunk

Play the Mystery Athlete Game

Play Dart Smarts

Create a Video Presentation

Use the Main Menu

Set System Options

Go Back to an Earlier Screen

Use Help

Find Out More About AWESOME ATHLETES!

Contact Creative Multimedia

Exit

Getting Around

The Tree House

The Hall of Fame

The Control Room

The SI For Kids Web Site

Fun Facts


Tree House
The Tree House

The Tree House is the first section you enter after you log in. You can go to the Hall of Fame, the Control Room, the SI for Kids Web Site, or any of the games simply by clicking on the different objects inside the Tree House window.

To enlarge the Tree House window, click on the box labeled "Bigger." To return the window to its normal size, click on the box labeled "Big."

There are two ways to move around inside the Tree House window:

1.	Put your cursor inside the Tree House window. While pressing the mouse button, drag the cursor to the left, right, up, or down.

2.	The cursor will change into a picture of a hand when it rolls over one of the Tree House objects. The box in the bottom center of the Tree House window frame will display the name of the section the object represents. For example, when you roll the cursor over the dart board with the balloons, the box will display the name Dart Smarts.

3.	Use the on-screen controls, located directly beneath the Tree House Window.

4.	Use the arrows to move left, right, up, and down inside the Tree House window.

5.	Use the plus and minus signs to zoom in and zoom out on different sections of the Tree House window.

NOTE: 	The arrows and the zoom buttons can be either clicked or clicked and held. Clicking once will move you one step in the indicated direction. Clicking and holding will continue to move you through the Tree House in the indicated direction.

Click on the green highlighted text below to learn more about the different objects in the Tree House.

How To...

Go to the Hall of Fame

Go to the Control Room

Go to the Superstar Puzzle

Go to Alphabet Dunk

Go to the Mystery Athlete Game

Go to Dart Smarts

Go to the SI For Kids Web Site

Quit AWESOME ATHLETES!

Buttons located at the bottom right of the screen will take you to the Help section, let you set your system options, take you to the Credits screen, and let you exit Awesome Athletes!

Click on the green highlighted text below to learn more about these buttons.

Options

Help

Credits

Quit


Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame

You can go to the Hall of Fame by clicking on the magnifying glass or any of the other objects lying on the wooden crate in the Tree House. You can also go to the Hall of Fame by choosing Hall of Fame from the Sports Illustrated For Kids Menu.

In the Hall of Fame you can...

•	Read about Awesome Athletes

•	Pop up windows containing fun facts

•	Look at pictures of your favorite Awesome Athletes

•	Use Search to find Athlete Biographies

•	Watch action videos

Click on the green highlighted text below to learn more about

Athlete Biographies

Athlete Info Boxes

Athlete Pop-Ups

Athlete Pictures

Search

Action Videos

Interviews

The Next Athlete Button

The Previous Athlete Button


Control Room
The Control Room

You can go to the Control Room by clicking on the television in the Tree House, or by choosing Control Room from the Sports Illustrated For Kids Menu.

In the Control Room you can...

•	Choose Play Mode to watch videos of your favorite athletes in the Control Room.

•	Choose Edit Mode to create your own video presentation by combining clips of different athletes.

Click on the green text below to learn about the Control Room Play Mode and Edit Mode

The Play Mode Screen

The Edit Mode Screen

Playing Videos

Creating Video Presentations


Using Search

Use the Search button to find biographies of your favorite athletes in the Hall of Fame.

Performing a Basic Search

1.	Go to the Hall of Fame.
2.	Click on Search. The Search Box will appear.
3.	Choose a search category by clicking on one of the four Search Filters at the top of the Search Box (Sports, Events, Awards, and Others).
4.	Select items from the Search Filter list by clicking on them.
	Choosing more than one item from any list will make your search broader, not narrower. For example, choosing Basketball from the Sports Filter and Olympians from the Others Filter tells Search to find all the biographies about basketball players and all the biographies about Olympians, not just biographies about basketball players who have been in the Olympics.
5.	Once you’ve set up your search, click the Search button to start the search.
6.	After you perform a search, you will get a list of athlete biographies. You can jump to any of these biographies from the search window.
7.	Click an item on the list to select it.
8.	Click the Go To button to jump to that item.
If nothing is found, a no matches found message will be displayed. Clicking Cancel will close the window immediately.

NOTE: 	Double-clicking on any athlete’s name on the search results list will take you to that athlete’s biography.

Browsing Your Search Results

You can browse your search results in two ways:

1.	You can browse all of the biographies on the search results list by clicking the Next Athlete or Previous Athlete button. The athlete biographies are arranged in alphabetical order by last name.

2.	You can select an athlete from the search results list and go directly to that athlete. To see the search results list, just click on the red ticket at the top of the Hall of Fame screen.

NOTE: 	To stop browsing from the search results list and return to the complete athlete list, click the blue ticket at the top of the Hall of Fame screen and select a different athlete.


Superstar Puzzle
The Superstar Puzzle

You can go to the Superstar Puzzle by clicking on the tapestry of superstar athletes on the Tree House wall, or by choosing Superstar Puzzle from the Sports Illustrated For Kids Menu.

Click on the green highlighted text below to learn more about

Completing the Puzzle

Installing the Secret Prize

Skipping the Secret Prize Installation

Playing Again

NOTE: 	When you begin the Superstar Puzzle the screen will display directions on how to put the puzzle together. Click once anywhere on the screen to remove the instructions and begin the game.


Completing the Superstar Puzzle

The object of the Superstar Puzzle is to complete the puzzle and win the secret prize.

1.	Click once to pick a puzzle piece up. Click again to put the piece down.
2.	If one piece is placed squarely on another, they will swap positions.
3.	Pieces can be placed in the wrong spaces. Just because the piece “fits” doesn’t mean that you’ve placed it in the correct space.
4.	Once you successfully complete the puzzle the puzzle piece lines will disappear, and you will be given the option to install your secret prize game.
	1. Choose Install to install the game on your hard drive.
	2. Choose Cancel to skip installation.
NOTE: 	If the puzzle does not turn into a solid picture it means that one or more pieces are in the wrong place. Take out some pieces and try again.

Click on the green highlighted text below to learn more about

Installing the Secret Prize

Skipping the Secret Prize Installation

Playing Again


Installing the Secret Prize

Once you successfully complete the puzzle you will be given the option to install your secret prize game.

1.	Click Install to install the game on your hard drive.

2.	Click Cancel to skip installation.

NOTE: 	If you have previously installed the Secret Prize on your computer, you will not be given the option to install it again. If you have removed it from your hard drive and want to reinstall it, you will need to login as a different user and complete the Superstar puzzle again.

Click on the green highlighted text below to learn more about

Skipping the Secret Prize Installation


Skipping the Secret Prize Installation

Once you successfully complete the puzzle you will be given the option to install your secret prize game. If you don’t wish to install the Secret Prize on your computer click Cancel.

Click on the green highlighted text below to learn more about

Playing Again

NOTE: 	You can install the game at a later time simply by completing the puzzle again and choosing Install.


Playing Again

To take the Superstar Puzzle apart, simply click on the Don’t Click Here button in the bottom center of the screen.

NOTE: 	The Don’t Click Here button only appears after the puzzle has been completed.


Playing Alphabet Dunk

You can go to the Alphabet Dunk game by clicking on the bowl of cereal in the Tree House or by choosing Alphabet Dunk from the Sports Illustrated For Kids Menu.

Playing the Game

The object of this game is to earn points by spelling out as many words as possible.

1.	When you begin a game, a list of words will appear on the right-hand side of the screen. The left-hand side of the screen will show a column of milk pouring from a spoon.

2.	Letters will drop, one at a time, off the spoon and into the column.

3.	You can use the dropping letters to spell out the words on the list by arranging them in the playing area.

4.	To move a letter to the playing area, click the mouse once on the spot in the playing area where you want the letter to appear.

5.	If you click on a letter that is already in the playing area, it swaps places with the bottom letter in the column.

6.	The words can be spelled out on the playing area from left to right, or from top to bottom.

7.	Once you spell out a word from the word list, the word will be removed from the playing area. A check mark will appear next to the word on the word list.

8.	You can spell out the same word more than once, but the level is only complete when all the words on the list have been spelled out.

You have three turns to play. A turn is finished when the column is filled with letters. When a turn is finished, the playing area and column will clear, and the game will continue on the present level using the next turn. The game is over when all three turns are used.

Each letter in a completed word will be worth one point. If two words are completed at once, the player will receive double the value for each word. Completion of a level will score the level number times 3. (For example, completing level 2 earns 6 points.)

NOTE: 	The difficulty of play increases with each level: The word list gets longer, the words get harder, and the letters drop faster.

The Alphabet Dunk Menu Bar

To make the Alphabet Dunk Menu Bar appear, move your cursor to the top of the game screen. The Alphabet Dunk Menu Bar contains the following items:

New Game	Click New Game to start a new game.
How to Play	Click How to Play to go to the Help screen.
Champions	Click Champions to see a list of high scores. In the Champions Box, Click on “All Time Best” to see the top scores overall. Click on “Personal Best” to see your personal top scores.
Pause/Play	Click the Pause button to pause the game. The Pause button will change to a Play button. Clicking Play will restart the game.
Sound Off	Turn off the game sounds by clicking the Sound Off button. The button will change to a Sound On button. Click the Sound On button to turn on the game sounds.


Playing the Mystery Athlete Game

You can go to the Mystery Athlete Game by clicking on the statue of the athlete in the Tree House or by choosing Mystery Athlete from the Sports Illustrated For Kids Menu.

Playing the Game

The object of this game is to guess the identity of the mystery athlete.

1.	The game starts with a group of face-down cards and a line of blank spaces.

2.	Click on the cards to turn them over. The picture on each card will give you a clue to the identity of the athlete.

3.	When a card has been clicked, it will turn over and stay face-up until a second card is turned over.

4.	If the two cards match, they will disappear from the screen. If the cards do not match, they will turn back over.

5.	When you match two cards, a letter of the athlete’s name will appear in one of the spaces at the bottom of the screen.

6.	You can solve the puzzle by matching all of the pictures, or by guessing the athlete’s name and typing in the missing letters. You can type in your guess at any time.

For a more challenging game choose Level 2 from the Mystery Athlete Menu. In this puzzle the letters you get by matching cards will be jumbled. To win you must unscramble the letters and guess the athlete’s name

For a real challenge, try Level 3. Instead of getting letters for matching cards, you get place holders to indicate how many letters are in the name. You’ll need all of your knowledge of the athletes to figure this puzzle out!

The Mystery Athlete Menu Bar

To make the Mystery Athlete Game Menu Bar appear, move your cursor to the top of the game screen. The Mystery Athlete Game Menu Bar contains the following items:

New Puzzle	Click New Puzzle to start a new game.
How to Play	Click How to Play to go to the Help screen.
Solve Puzzle	Click Solve Puzzle to see the solution to the puzzle.
Level 1	Switch from a Level 1 game to a Level 2 game by clicking on the Level 1 button. Click again to change it to Level 3.
Sound Off	Turn off the game sounds by clicking the Sound Off button. When the games sounds are off, the button will change to a Sound On button. Click the Sound On button to turn on the game sounds.
Card Flip On/Off	Turn off the card flip animation by clicking the Card Flip Off button. The button will change to a Card Flip On button. Click the Card Flip On button to turn on the card flip animation.


Playing Dart Smarts

You can go to the Dart Smarts Game by clicking on the balloons on the Tree House wall, or by choosing Dart Smarts from the Sports Illustrated For Kids Menu.

Playing the Game

The object of the game is to earn points by correctly answering trivia questions.

1.	You can play Dart Smarts alone or against another player.
2.	To switch from a two-player to a one-player game click the One Player button on the Dart Smarts Menu Bar.
3.	To begin your turn, click on a balloon to choose a trivia category and level of difficulty. (The number on each balloon represents the point value of each question.)
4.	If you pop a balloon and find a gold "2" under it, you have chosen a Double Point Question. These questions are worth double the usual number of points. For example, a ten-point question would be worth 20 points.
5.	A correct answer adds to your score, but an incorrect answer will cost you the same number of points.
6.	You can choose not to answer a question by clicking the Don’t Know button in the bottom right-hand corner of the answer box.  When you click the Don’t Know button, Dart Smarts will show you the correct answer and let you move on to the next question. You won’t win or lose any points by choosing Don’t Know.
7.	Once you answer all of the questions, you will be asked if you want to play another round. Click “No” to end the game and see your final score. Click “Yes” to continue the game. You will keep your points from the last round.
NOTE: 	Dart Smarts will not give you negative points. If your score is zero, and you answer a question incorrectly, your score will remain zero.

The Dart Smarts Menu Bar

To make the Dart Smarts Menu Bar appear, move your cursor to the top of the game screen. The Menu Bar contains the following items:

New Game	Click New Game to start a new game.
How to Play	Click How to Play to go to the Help screen.
Champions	Click Champions to see a list of high scores.
One Player	Switches from a two player to a one player game by clicking the One Player button. When a one player game is selected, the button will change to a Two Player button. Click the Two Player button to switch back.
Sound Off	Turn off the game sounds by clicking the Sound Off button. The button will change to a Sound On button. Click the Sound On button to turn on the game sounds.


SI For Kids Web Site
The SI For Kids Web Site

You can go to the SI For Kids Web Site by clicking on the Telephone in the Tree House, or by choosing SI For Kids Web Site from the Sports Illustrated For Kids Menu.

At the SI For Kids Web Site you can check out the latest news about your favorite athlete, play games, browse past issues of SI For Kids in the Library and lots more!

When you installed Awesome Athletes! you were given the option to install Spry Mosaic, an Internet Web browser. If you chose not to install Spry Mosaic, you can install it now by leaving Awesome Athletes! and double clicking on the Spry Mosaic Setup Icon which is part of the SI For Kids Awesome Athletes! program group.

NOTE: 	To use Mosaic, your computer must be equipped with a modem and a working phone line.

The Spry Mosaic setup program will guide you through the installation process and help you to register with Compuserve, an online internet access provider. You will be connected to Compuserve’s New Member service. To join Compuserve, you’ll need to have a credit card handy.

NOTE: 	If you install the web browser to a different area on your hard drive than the one recommended during installation, clicking on the Telephone will bring up a dialog box asking you to locate the browser on your hard drive (Which will require you to know where you installed the browser and what the browser program’s name is). We recommend that you allow the setup program to install the browser to its default directory.

Once you’ve installed the Web browser and set up an account with Compuserve, you can go to the SI for Kids Web Site by clicking on the Tree House Telephone.

To return to AWESOME ATHLETES! from the Web Site simply go to the Web Browser File Menu and choose Exit.

NOTE: 	If you already have a Web Browser, you can find the SI For Kids Web Page at http://www.pathfinder.com/SIFK


Using the Menu
Using the Sports Illustrated For Kids Menu

In the Tree House, you can see the Sports Illustrated For Kids Menu by clicking on the area in the bottom center of the Tree House window frame. In any other section, you can see the Sports Illustrated For Kids Menu by clicking on the SI For Kids button in the bottom right corner of the screen.

The Sports Illustrated For Kids Menu contains the following items: Tree House, Mystery Athlete, Dart Smarts, Alphabet Dunk, Superstar Puzzle, Control Room, Hall of Fame, Options, Help, and Quit. Clicking on any of the section names will take you to that section. Clicking on Quit lets you exit Awesome Athletes!

NOTE: 	The Sports Illustrated For Kids Menu in the Tree House does not contain Options, Help, or Quit. These menu items are located in the lower right-hand corner of the Tree House screen.


Go Back Arrow
The Go Back Arrow

The Go Back Arrow, located in the lower left corner of the screen, allows you to retrace your steps through Awesome Athletes!. Each time you click on the Go Back Arrow, you will be taken back one screen.

NOTE: 	The only time you won’t see the Go Back Arrow is when you first enter the Tree House.


Using Help

To go to the Help Table of Contents page, press the F1 key or choose Help from the Sports Illustrated For Kids Menu. From there you can click on green highlighted text to see help on different topics, or you can click the Search button to search for help on specific topics.


How to Exit AWESOME ATHLETES!

To exit Awesome Athletes! go to the Sports Illustrated For Kids Menu and click Quit or click on the exit sign in the Tree House.


Setting System Options

Choosing Options from the Sports Illustrated For Kids Menu, or from the bottom right-hand corner of the Tree House screen, allows you to change settings that affect the way AWESOME ATHLETES! runs on your computer.

Click on the green highlighted text below to learn more about AWESOME ATHLETES! system options.

Sound Volume

Play Intro Video

Randomly Select Athlete

Surprise Animations

Balloon Popping

Mystery Athlete Card Flip

Control Room Animations

Use Best Graphics


About AWESOME ATHLETES!

To read about the contributors to AWESOME ATHLETES! click on the Credits button in the bottom right-hand corner of the Tree House screen.


Biographies
Athlete Biographies

Moving from Biography to Biography

There are four ways to browse the Athlete biographies:

1.	You can move through all of the biographies by clicking the Next Athlete or Previous Athlete buttons. The athlete biographies are arranged in alphabetical order by last name.

2.	You can select an athlete from the entire list of Hall of Famers and go directly to that athlete. To see the athlete list, just click on the blue ticket at the top of the Hall of Fame screen.

3.	You can select from a search hit list and go directly to the athlete selected. To see your last search list, just click on the red ticket at the top of the Hall of Fame screen.

4.	Some of the biographies include other athletes’ names highlighted in green. Clicking on the green highlighted text will jump you to that athlete’s biography.

Paging Through a Biography

•	To go to the next page of a biography, click on the lower right-hand corner of the notebook.

•	To return to the previous page, click on the turned up page corner at the bottom right of the page.

NOTE: 	You cannot click on the Notebook corner to move to the next biography. To move to the next biography, click the Next Athlete button.


Info Boxes

Each athlete’s biography includes a picture of the athlete in the upper left-hand corner of the notebook page. Clicking on the picture pops up a box containing information about the athlete’s birthplace, his or her career, and his or her "Claim to Fame." Clicking outside the box will make it disappear.


Athlete Pop-Up Windows

Many of the athlete biographies include extra pop-up windows with more fun facts about the athlete.

Finding the Pop-Up Windows

1.	Look for "pogs" around the edges of the Notebook. (Pogs are the round pictures of a trophy, a popcorn container, and a star.)

2.	Click on a pog to pop up a window.

3.	Click outside the window to make it disappear.


Athlete Pictures

Many of the athlete biographies include extra pictures of the athlete. The picture screen is located directly to the right of the athlete biography.

To Browse Through the Pictures:

1.	Click on the picture to pop up the caption.

2.	Click the red buttons to move from picture to picture.

3.	You can move forward from the last choice and backwards from the first.

4.	You can also jump from picture to picture by clicking on the colored candies beneath the picture screen.


Video Play Mode

When the Control Room Mode Lever is set to Play, you can play athlete interviews, advertisements, action videos and presentations.

Click on the green highlighted text below to learn about the following topics:

Playing Athlete Interviews

Playing Athlete Interviews Arranged by Topic

Playing Action Videos

Playing Advertisements

Playing a Presentation


Main Monitor
The Main Monitor

The Main Monitor is the large monitor in the center of the Control Room. The athlete interviews, action videos, advertisements, and presentations play here. The main monitor is blank when not playing a video.


Small Monitors
The Small Monitors

The Small Monitors are numbered clockwise, 1 through 6, starting at the bottom left. The monitors display different types of video depending on whether you are in Play mode or Edit mode.

In Play Mode:

Monitor 1	holds the interview video. Click on Monitor 1 to make the monitor active and select the video shown on the monitor screen.
Monitor 2	is empty.
Monitor 3	holds any presentations you have loaded. Click on Monitor 3 to make the monitor active and select the video shown on the monitor screen.
Monitor 4	holds the athlete’s action video. If the athlete has no action video Monitor 4 will be empty. Click on Monitor 4 to make the monitor active and select the video shown on the monitor screen.
Monitor 5	holds the advertisements. Click on Monitor 5 to make the monitor active and select the video shown on the monitor screen.
Monitor 6	is empty.
In Edit Mode

Monitor 1	holds the interview video. Click on Monitor 1 to make the monitor active and select the video shown on the monitor screen.
Monitor 2	holds introductions that you can use at the beginning of your presentation. Click on Monitor 2 to make the monitor active and select the introduction shown on the monitor screen.
Monitor 3	holds transitions you can use between two other clips (For example, between an interview clip and an advertisement). Click on Monitor 3 to make the monitor active and select the transition shown on the monitor screen.
Monitor 4	holds the athlete’s action video. If the athlete has no action video Monitor 4 will be empty. Click on Monitor 4 to make the monitor active and select the action video shown on the monitor screen.
Monitor 5	holds the advertisements. Click on Monitor 5 to make the monitor active and select the advertisement shown on the monitor screen.
Monitor 6	holds still frames to use as endings for your presentations. Click on Monitor 6 to make the monitor active and select the ending shown on the monitor screen.


Control Room Volume Control
The Control Room Volume Control

The Volume Control is located to the bottom left of the Control Room screen, beneath Monitor 1. The Volume Control controls the volume levels for the video clips. You can change the volume of the video clips without changing the overall sound level set in the Options Menu.

Change the volume by clicking and dragging on the volume slider. Dragging to the right will turn the volume up. Dragging to the left will turn the volume down.

NOTE: 	Sound levels may not be adjusted while a video is playing.


Control Room Monitor Dial
The Control Room Monitor Dial

The Monitor Dial is located in the bottom left corner of the Control Room screen. It allows you to select a monitor.

To select a monitor, click and drag the dial, or click on a monitor number.


Control Room Playback Buttons

The green Playback buttons (which look like typical VCR buttons) allow you to play, pause, stop, and rewind the video clips and presentations. In Play mode, these buttons are located in the bottom center of the screen, directly beneath the Load button. In Edit mode, they are located in the bottom center of the screen, directly beneath the Credits and Save buttons.

Click on the green highlighted text below to find out more about the Playback buttons:

The Previous Clip Button

The Stop Button

The Play Button

The Pause Button

The Next Clip Button


Control Room Athlete Menu

The Athlete Menu allows you to select the athlete whose interview or action video you want to watch.

Selecting an Athlete

1.	Click the Athlete button in the lower right corner of the Control Room screen.

2.	Click to select a new athlete. A list of that athlete’s interview questions will appear in the Video Options Box.

3.	Or, click outside of the Athlete Menu to lower the menu without making any changes to the Video Options Box.

NOTE: 	Only one athlete may be selected at a time.


Control Room Topics Menu

The Topics Menu allows you to select interview video clips arranged by topic. For example, you can choose to see all the clips of athletes discussing their "greatest moments." Once you pick a topic, the athletes’ names will appear in the Video Options Box.

To Select a Topic

1.	Click the Topics button in the lower right corner of the Control Room screen.

2.	Click to select a topic, and move the new topic’s clips to the Video Options Box.

3.	Or, click outside of the Topics Menu to remove the menu without making changes to the Video Options Box.

NOTE: 	Only one topic may be selected at any time.


Control Room Video Options Box

The Video Options Box is located on the right-hand side of the Control Room screen, directly beneath Monitor 6.

If you are in Play Mode, the Video Options Box lists the clips which can be played. If you are in Edit Mode, the Video Options Box lists the video clips, introductions, transitions and endings which can be played or added to your presentation.

When you click on one of the Small Monitors (monitors 1-6), the Video Options Box displays a list of the contents of that monitor. The first item on the list will be automatically selected for you.

NOTE: 	Before you can play a video or add it to a presentation, you must select it.

Selecting a Video

1.	Clicking on an item in the Video Options Box will select it.

2.	Clicking on a selected item will deselect it.

3.	You can select more than one clip at a time. As you click on each item, a number will appear next to the item indicating its order in the selection.

4.	Once one or more items have been selected, clicking the Play button will play the selections in the Main Monitor.


Select All/Select None Buttons

Select All/None: The Select All and Select None buttons are located directly below the Video Options Box. Select All will select all the questions, athletes, advertisements, or videos in the Video Options Box. Select None will deselect all selected items in the Video Options Box.


Video Edit Mode

To switch from Play Mode to Edit Mode, drag the Mode Lever on the right-hand side of the control panel from "Play" to "Edit."

Creating a Video Presentation

In the Edit Mode you can create your own video presentation by...

•	Choosing interview questions from the question list

•	Selecting the order in which the questions will play

•	Grouping the interview questions by topic

•	Adding short action video clips to your presentation

•	Adding advertisements to your presentation

•	Adding transitions and endings to your presentation

•	Saving your presentation to play later.

Click on the green highlighted text below to learn more about

Creating a Presentation

Previewing a Presentation

Saving a Presentation

Playing a Presentation


Next Athlete Button

The Next Athlete button appears in the Hall of Fame. Clicking on the Next Athlete button moves you forward to the next biography.

NOTE: 	If you’re browsing a list of search results, the next athlete will be the next one on your search list. If you’re browsing the complete list of athletes, the next athlete will be the next one on the complete athlete list.


Previous Athlete Button

The Previous Athlete button appears in the Hall of Fame. Clicking on the Previous Athlete button moves you backwards to the previous biography.

NOTE: 	If you’re browsing a list of search results, the previous athlete will be the previous one on your search list. If you’re browsing the complete list of athletes, the previous athlete will be the previous one on the complete athlete list.


Contacting Creative Multimedia

Before contacting Creative Multimedia for technical support, review this Help file and the "Read Me" Help file for troubleshooting information. If you still can’t solve the problem, contact us via:

Creative Multimedia Web Site: http://www.creativemm.com. Visit our web site for additional technical information, including answers to recent questions from our customers.

Phone: (503) 241-1530, Monday - Friday, 8 AM - 5 PM Pacific Time


Sound Volume

The sound volume control is in the left-hand box in the Options window, beneath the picture of the Troll.

You can adjust the sound volume control from "Off" to "Maximum" by clicking and dragging the slider (the red dot). You will hear the sound get louder or quieter as you drag the slider up (louder) and down (quieter).


Introductory Video

The introductory video plays from the time you log in until you reach the Tree House window.

To Turn Off AWESOME ATHLETES’ Introductory Video.

1.	Choose Options from the Sports Illustrated For Kids Menu, or from the lower right-hand corner of the Tree House screen.

2.	Click on the Introductory Video checkbox to deselect it (The “x” in the box will disappear).

3.	To turn it back on, Click on the Introductory Video checkbox again (The “x” in the box will reappear).

NOTE: 	The login screen will remain even if you turn off the introductory video.


Random Athlete Selection

Awesome Athletes! chooses athlete biographies and videos for you at random each time you enter the Hall of Fame or the Control Room from either the Tree House or the Menu.

To turn off the Random Athlete Selection

1.	Choose Options from the Sports Illustrated For Kids Menu, or from the lower right-hand corner of the Tree House screen.

2.	Click on the Randomly Select Athletes checkbox to deselect it (The “x” in the box will disappear).

3.	To turn it back on, Click on the Randomly Select Athletes checkbox again (The “x” in the box will reappear).

NOTE: 	When the Randomly Select Athletes box is NOT checked, you will always return to the last athlete you selected when you were in the Hall of Fame or Control Room.


Dart Smarts Animation

Turning off the Dart Smarts Game balloon-popping animation may help Awesome Athletes! to run faster. To turn off the balloon-popping animation in the Dart Smarts Game, click on the Balloon Popping checkbox.


Mystery Athlete Card Flip

Turning off the Mystery Athlete Game animation may help Awesome Athletes! to run faster. To turn off the card flip animation in the Mystery Athlete Game, click on the Mystery Athlete Card Flip checkbox.


Control Room Mode Animation
Control Room Animation

In the Control Room, you will see part of the Control Room panel flip over when you switch from Play Mode to Edit Mode or from Edit Mode to Play Mode. Turning off this animation may help Awesome Athletes! to run faster. To turn off the Control Room animation, click on the Control Room Animations checkbox.


Hall of Fame Action Videos

Some of the athlete biographies in the Hall of Fame include action video clips. Clicking on the Video Marble (The round picture of a camera located at the bottom right of the screen) will bring up the Video Screen and begin the video. Click on the red button (the Stop button) to return to the Hall of Fame screen. Click on the green button (the Pause button) to pause the video.

NOTE: 	When you pause the video, the Pause button will turn into a Play button. Click the Play button to start the video again.


Control Room Mode Lever

The Mode Lever changes the screen from Play Mode to Edit Mode, or from Edit Mode to Play Mode. To change from Play mode to Edit mode, or from Edit mode to Play mode, click and drag the lever.


Superstar Interviews
Interviews

Some of the Superstars of the ‘90s biographies include video interviews. Click on the microphone in the upper right corner of the Hall of Fame screen to jump to the Control Room and start the video.

For more information about Superstars of the ‘90s videos, see The Control Room


Play Button
The Play Button

The Play button is the third button from the left. It is next to the Stop button. Clicking the Play button will play the selected video(s) in the main monitor. Once you start a video, the Play button will change to the Pause button.


Pause Button
The Pause Button

When a video is playing, the Play button (the third button from the left, next to the Stop button) changes into the Pause button. Clicking the Pause button halts the video at its current location. Once you pause a video, the Pause button will change to the Play button.


Stop Button
The Stop Button

The Stop button is the second button on the left, next to the Previous Clip button. Clicking the Stop button stops the playing video and returns it to the beginning. Once you stop a video, the Pause button will change to the Play button.


The Next Clip Button

The last button on the right is the Next Clip button. Clicking the Next Clip button jumps you to the beginning of the next video clip.

•	If a video is playing, it will move to the beginning of the next clip and continue to play.

•	If the video is paused or stopped, it will move to the beginning of the next clip and remain stopped.

•	If only one video is playing, it will move to the end of the video and stop.


The Previous Clip Button

The first button on the left is the Previous Clip button. Clicking the Previous Clip button jumps you to the beginning of the previous video clip.

•	If a video is playing, it will move to the beginning of the previous clip and continue to play.

•	If the video is paused, it will move to the beginning of the previous clip and remain paused.

•	If the video is stopped, it will have no effect.

•	If only one video is playing, it will move to the beginning of the video and play again.


The Load Button

To use the Load button to play one of your presentations:

1.	Click on the Load button beneath the Main Monitor.

2.	A dialog box will appear asking you to choose which presentation you want to play.


Fun Facts

If you let 20 seconds go by without using your keyboard or mouse, you may see a squirrel, spider, bird or bee cross your screen. If you can click on the animation before it leaves the screen, a box will pop up with a fun fact about one of the athletes.


Video Editing Buttons
The Video Editing Buttons

You can use the Video Editing Buttons to...

•	Add video clips to your presentation

•	Remove video clips from your presentation

•	Create a credits list for your presentation

•	Save your presentation

•	Preview your presentation

Add Button

se the Add button to add video clips to the end of your presentation.

1.	Select the new video clip from the Video Options Box.

2.	Click the Add button.

Insert Button

Use the Insert button to insert video clips into any part of your presentation.

1.	On the presentation list in the Main Monitor, find the spot where you want to insert a new video clip.
2.	Click on the item on the list just below the spot where you want to insert new video
	(For example, if you want to insert new video after clip 2, click on clip 3).
3.	Select the new video clip from the Video Options Box.
4.	Click the Insert button.
Replace Button

Use the Replace button to replace one video clip in your presentation with another.

1.	On the presentation list in the Main Monitor, select the clip you want to replace.

2.	In the Video Options Box, select the clip you want to use as the replacement.

3.	Click the Replace button.

Remove Button

Use the Remove button to remove a video clip from your presentation.

1.	On the presentation list in the Main Monitor, select the clip you want to remove.

2.	Click the Remove button.

NOTE: 	Holding down the Ctrl key while clicking the Remove button will remove all of the video clips from your presentation.

Credits Button

Use the Credits button to create a list of credits to play at the beginning of your presentation.

1.	Click the Credits button. The Credits Box will appear.

2.	Type in a title for your presentation.

3.	Press the Tab key to move to the Name Box and type in your name.

4.	Press the Tab key to move to the next box and type in a location for your presentation.

5.	Click Enter.

Save Button

Use the Save button to save your presentation. Saving your presentation allows you to play it

or edit it later.

1.	Click the Save button. The Save Box will appear.

2.	Type in a name for your presentation (No more than 8 letters long).

3.	Click OK.

Preview Button

Click the Preview button to watch your presentation while still in Edit mode.

NOTE: 	If you want to preview a saved presentation that is not already in the Main Monitor, click the Load button, select your presentation from the file list, and then click the Preview button


To Play Athlete Interviews
Playing Athlete Interviews

1.	Go to the Control Room.

2.	The Video Options Box on the right-hand side of the screen will display an athlete’s name and his/her interview questions.

3.	To play the entire interview, click Select All and then click the Play button.

4.	To play selected questions from the interview, click on individual questions to select them, then click the Play button.

To Choose Another Athlete’s Interview Questions:

1.	Click the Athlete button.

2.	Choose an athlete from the pop-up list and click to select.

NOTE: 	If you enter the Control Room from the Tree House, or by selecting Control Room from the Sports Illustrated For Kids Menu, an athlete will be randomly selected and his or her interview questions will be in the Video Options Box. If you enter the Control Room by clicking on an athlete’s microphone icon in the Hall of Fame, that athlete’s interview questions will be in the Video Options Box.


To Play Interview Videos Arranged by Topic
Playing Interview Videos Arranged by Topic

1.	Click the Topics button.

2.	Click on a topic to select it.

3.	Click on athlete’s name to select or click Select All.

4.	Click the Play button.


To Play an Action Video
Playing Action Videos

1.	If the selected athlete has action videos, a picture of the athlete will appear in Monitor 4.

2.	Click on Monitor 4 to select it.

3.	The Video Options Box will list the available action clips.

4.	Click on individual clips to select, or click on Select All.

5.	Click the Play button.


To Play Advertisements
Playing Advertisements

1.	Click on Monitor 5.

2.	The Video Options Box will list the available advertisements.

3.	Click on individual clips to select, or click on Select All.

4.	Click the Play button.


To Play a Presentation
Playing a Presentation

1.	If you are not already in Play Mode, switch to Play Mode by clicking and dragging the Mode Lever.

2.	Click the Load button.

3.	Select your presentation from the File List.

4.	Click OK.

5.	Monitor 3 will display the first frame of your presentation.

6.	Click on Monitor 3 to select it.

7.	Click the Play button.


To Preview a Presentation
Previewing Your Presentation

You can preview your presentation while you are still in Edit Mode.

1.	If your presentation is not already in the main monitor, select your presentation from the File List.

2.	Click the Preview Button.


Saving Your Presentation

1.	Click the Save button.

2.	In the Save Dialog Box, type a name for your presentation.

3.	Click OK.


Creating a Presentation

Presentations are created by putting together different combinations of video clips, introductions, transitions, and endings.

For a brief overview of creating a presentation, work through the instructions below (To print these instructions, click the Print button at the top of the screen).

For an overview of the Control Room Edit Mode see The Edit Mode Screen

To Create a Sample Presentation

1.	Switch to Edit Mode by clicking and dragging the Mode Lever from Play to Edit.
2.	Click on the Athlete Button. In the Athlete menu, click on Troy Aikman.
3.	Add an Opening
	1. Click on Monitor 2. The list of opening clips will appear in the Video Options Box.
	2. Select an opening by clicking on it. If you click the wrong one, click it again to deselect it.
	3. Click the Add button to move the opening to the Main Monitor.
4.	Add an Action Clip
	1. Click on Monitor 4. The list of Troy Aikman action clips will appear in the Video Options Box
	2. Select an action clip by clicking on it.
	3. Click the Add button to move the action clip to the Main Monitor.
5.	Add an Interview Clip
	1. Click on Monitor 1. The list of Troy Aikman interview clips will appear in the Video Options Box.
	2. Select an interview clip by clicking on it.
	3. Click the Add button to move the interview clip to the Main Monitor.
6.	Add a Transition Clip
	1. Click on Monitor 3. The list of transition clips will appear in the Video Options Box.
	2. Select a transition clip by clicking on it.
	3. Click the Add button to move the transition clip to the Main Monitor.
	Note: Although you can use more than one transition clip in a presentation, transition clips must be separated from each other by other types of clips. You cannot use two or more transition clips back-to-back.
7.	Add an Advertisement
	1. Click on Monitor 5. The list of advertisements will appear in the Video Options Box.
	2. Select an advertisement by clicking on it.
	3. Click the Add button to move the advertisement to the Main Monitor.
8.	Add an Ending
	1. Click on Monitor 6. The list of ending clips will appear in the Video Options Box.
	2. Select an ending clip by clicking on it.
	3. Click the Add button to move the ending clip to the Main Monitor.
9.	Add Credits
	1. Click the Credits button. The Credits Box will appear.
	2. Type in a title for your presentation.
	3. Press the Tab key to move to the Name Box and type in your name.
	4. Press the Tab key to move to the next box and type in a location for your presentation.
	5. Click Enter.
10.	Preview your presentation by clicking the Preview button
11.	Save your presentation
	1. Click the Save button. The Save box will appear.
	2. Choose a drive and directory for your presentation.
	3. Type in a file name for your presentation.
	4. Click “OK.”
NOTE: 	You cannot save your presentation to the CD-ROM drive.

Click on the green highlighted text below to learn more about the Control Room Edit Mode

The Edit Mode Screen

NOTE: 	To remove an entire presentation from the Main Monitor, hold down the Ctrl key and click the Remove button.


Use Best Graphics

Switching off the Use Best Graphics setting may help Awesome Athletes! to run faster. To switch to the lower resolution graphics, click on the Use Best Graphics checkbox.


Surprise Animation
Surprise Animations

If you let 20 seconds go by without using your keyboard or mouse, you may see a squirrel, spider, bird or bee cross your screen. If you can click on the animation before it leaves the screen, a box will pop up with a fun fact about one of the athletes.

To turn off the Surprise Animation, click on the Surprise Animation checkbox.


Play Mode Controls
The Play Mode Screen

Click on the green text below to learn about the Control Room Play Mode controls.

Athlete Menu	Monitor Dial
Go Back Arrow	Next Clip Button
Load Button	Play Button
Main Monitor	Previous Clip Button
Mode Lever	Select All/Select None Buttons
Monitor 1	SI For Kids Menu Button
Monitor 2	Stop Button
Monitor 3	Topics Menu
Monitor 4	Video Options Box
Monitor 5	Volume Control
Monitor 6


Edit Mode Controls
The Edit Mode Screen

Click on the green text below to learn about the Control Room Edit Mode controls.

Add Button	Monitor Dial
Athlete Menu	Next Clip Button
Credits Button	Play Button
Go Back Arrow	Preview Button
Insert Button	Previous Clip Button
Load Button	Remove Button
Main Monitor	Replace Button
Mode Lever	Save Button
Monitor 1	Select All/Select None Buttons
Monitor 2	SI For Kids Menu Button
Monitor 3	Stop Button
Monitor 4	Topics Menu
Monitor 5	Video Options Box
Monitor 6	Volume Control


Play Mode Monitor 1

Monitor 1 is the small monitor in the lower left, directly above the volume control. In Play Mode, Monitor 1 holds the interview video. Click on Monitor 1 to make the monitor active and select the video shown on the monitor screen.


Play Mode Monitor 2

Monitor 2 is the small monitor on the left-hand side, directly above monitor 1. In Play Mode, Monitor 2 is empty.


Play Mode Monitor 3

Monitor 3 is the small monitor in the upper left, directly above monitor 2. In Play Mode, Monitor 3 holds any presentations you have loaded. Click on Monitor 3 to make the monitor active and select the video shown on the monitor screen.


Play Mode Monitor 4

Monitor 4 is located above the main monitor, to the right of Monitor 3. In Play Mode, Monitor 4 holds the athlete’s action video. If the athlete has no action video Monitor 4 will be empty. Click on Monitor 4 to make the monitor active and select the video shown on the monitor screen.


Play Mode Monitor 5

Monitor 5 is located above the main monitor, to the right of Monitor 4. In Play Mode, Monitor 5 holds the advertisements. Click on Monitor 5 to make the monitor active and select the video shown on the monitor screen.


Play Mode Monitor 6

Monitor 6 is located in the upper right corner. In Play Mode, Monitor 6 is empty.


Edit Mode Monitor 1

Monitor 1 is the small monitor in the lower left, directly above the volume control. In Edit Mode, Monitor 1 holds the interview video. Click on Monitor 1 to make the monitor active and select the video shown on the monitor screen.


Edit Mode Monitor 2

Monitor 2 is the small monitor on the left-hand side, directly above monitor 1. In Edit Mode, Monitor 2 holds introductions that you can use at the beginning of your presentation. Click on Monitor 2 to make the monitor active and select the introduction shown on the monitor screen.


Edit Mode Monitor 3

Monitor 3 is the small monitor in the upper left, directly above monitor 2. In Edit Mode, Monitor 3 holds transitions you can use between two other clips (For example, between an interview clip and an advertisement). Click on Monitor 3 to make the monitor active and select the transition shown on the monitor screen.


Edit Mode Monitor 4

Monitor 4 is located above the main monitor, to the right of Monitor 3. In Edit Mode, Monitor 4 holds the athlete’s action video. If the athlete has no action video Monitor 4 will be empty. Click on Monitor 4 to make the monitor active and select the action video shown on the monitor screen.


Edit Mode Monitor 5

Monitor 5 is located above the main monitor, to the right of Monitor 4. In Edit Mode, Monitor 5 holds the advertisements. Click on Monitor 5 to make the monitor active and select the advertisement shown on the monitor screen.


Edit Mode Monitor 6

Monitor 6 is located in the upper right corner. In Edit Mode, Monitor 6 holds still frames to use as endings for your presentations. Click on Monitor 6 to make the monitor active and select the ending shown on the monitor screen.


Add Button

Use the Add button to add video clips to the end of your presentation.

1.	Select the new video clip from the Video Options Box.

2.	Click the Add button.


Insert Button

Use the Insert button to insert video clips into any part of your presentation.

1.	On the presentation list in the Main Monitor, find the spot where you want to insert a new video clip.

2.	Click on the item on the list just below the spot where you want to insert new video (For example, if you want to insert new video after clip 2, click on clip 3).

3.	Select the new video clip from the Video Options Box.

4.	Click the Insert button.


Replace Button

Use the Replace button to replace one video clip in your presentation with another.

1.	On the presentation list in the Main Monitor, select the clip you want to replace.

2.	In the Video Options Box, select the clip you want to use as the replacement.

3.	Click the Replace button.


Remove Button

Use the Remove button to remove a video clip from your presentation.

1.	On the presentation list in the Main Monitor, select the clip you want to remove.

2.	Click the Remove button.

NOTE: 	Holding down the Ctrl key while clicking the Remove button will remove all of the video clips from your presentation.


Credits Button

Use the Credits button to create a list of credits to play at the beginning of your presentation.

1.	Click the Credits button. The Credits Box will appear.

2.	Type in a title for your presentation.

3.	Press the Tab key to move to the Name Box and type in your name.

4.	Press the Tab key to move to the next box and type in a location for your presentation.

5.	Click Enter.


Save Button

Use the Save button to save your presentation. Saving your presentation allows you to play it

or edit it later.

1.	Click the Save button. The Save Box will appear.

2.	Type in a name for your presentation (No more than 8 letters long).

3.	Click OK.


Preview Button

Click the Preview button to watch your presentation while still in Edit mode.

NOTE: 	If you want to preview a saved presentation that is not already in the Main Monitor, click the Load button, select your presentation from the file list, and then click the Preview button