Copyright: Copyright 1995 - 1997 Blaze Technologies, Inc.  All Rights Reserved


Welcome

Welcome to Barking Cards Lite---the quickest way to create and send zany animated greetings.   With this product, you'll be able to:

·	Personalize your card with your own messages, recordings, pictures, clip art - you name it!

·	Save it as a small, auto-playing file

·	And send it via e-mail or by diskette.

The best part is that you'll be able to do all this in less than 10 minutes (including sending) from the comfort of your own home.  And your friends and family will love the cards--we guarantee it!

Barking Cards Lite is one of the only products available that was designed from the start to produce high quality, multimedia greetings card that can be sent easily via e-mail.

All of our cards offer:

·	High quality animation, music and sound (not just static pictures)

·	"E-mailable" size:  Optimized animation player, graphics and compression so cards can easily be sent over e-mail and by modem

·	Unlimited use---unlike printed cards that you buy in the store, Barking Cards can be uniquely personalized and sent over and over again.

We know you'll be thrilled with the cards that you can create using Barking Cards Lite.   And there will always be more cards on the way  (check out the additional cards on our Barking Cards 96 CD-ROM)

So without further adieu...let's get on with the fun!


Licensing Agreement
Trademark and Licensing Information

© 1995-1997  Blaze Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

PO Box 4480, Mountain View, CA 94040-4480

This documentation may not, in whole or in part, be copied, translated or reduced to any electronic form without prior written consent from Blaze Technologies, Inc.

Barking Cards 96, Barking Cards Lite and Barking Cards are trademarks of Blaze Technologies, Inc.  All other trademarks in this manual are the sole property of their respective owners.

Software License Agreement

1. NOTICE: THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING LICENSED TO YOU ON THE CONDITION THAT YOU ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement").  PLEASE READ THE LICENSE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING OR USING THE SOFTWARE.  BY INSTALLING OR USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THE LICENSE AGREEMENT.  IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS THEN BLAZE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ("Blaze")  IS UNWILLING TO LICENSE THE SOFTWARE TO YOU AND YOU SHOULD NOT INSTALL OR USE THE SOFTWARE.  IN SUCH CASE, IF YOU PAID FOR A LICENSE TO THE SOFTWARE, THEN RETURN THE UNINSTALLED SOFTWARE AND ALL OTHER MATERIAL IN THIS PACKAGE ALONG WITH PROOF OF PAYMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FROM WHOM YOU OBTAINED IT FOR A FULL REFUND OF THE PRICE YOU PAID.

This Agreement has 3 Sections.  Section I applies if you have purchased a license to the accompanying software (the "Software").  Section II applies if you are evaluating the Software and have not purchased a license to the Software.  Section III applies to all users.

SECTION I - TERMS FOR USE BY PURCHASERS OF THE SOFTWARE

Grant:   If you have purchased a license to the Software,  Blaze grants you a license to install and use the Software in accordance with the Permitted and Restricted Uses outlined in Section III.

Limited Warranty: Blaze makes the following sole warranty:

The media on which the Software is stored (if provided by Blaze)  will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a period of ninety (90) days from the date you purchased a license for the Software as evidenced on your proof of purchase.  If the media fails to conform to this warranty, Blaze may at its sole discretion:  (1) replace any media that you return during the warranty period or (2) provide you with a refund of your purchase price.

WARRANTY DISCLAIMER:

BLAZE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT ITS OPERATION WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.  BLAZE  EXCLUDES AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES NOT STATED HEREIN, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Some states do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.  This limited warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other legal rights, which vary from state to state.

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GRANT: Blaze grants you a license to install and use the Software free of charge for 30 days in order to evaluate the Software.   The Permitted and Restricted Uses of the Software are outlined in Section III.   If you are evaluating the Software in this manner, you are not entitled to technical support or telephone assistance.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY: THE SOFTWARE PROVIDED FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.   IF THE SOFTWARE IS DEFECTIVE, YOU AND NOT BLAZE MUST PAY FOR ANY COST OF SERVICE OR REPAIR.

Some states do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.  This limited warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other legal rights, which vary from state to state.

SECTION III - TERMS FOR ALL USERS OF THE SOFTWARE

Ownership and License.  This is a license agreement and NOT an agreement for sale.  Blaze continues to own the copy of the Software and all other copies that you are authorized by this Agreement to make. The Software is protected by copyright law. Your rights to use the Software are specified in this Agreement, and Blaze retains all rights not expressly granted to you in this Agreement.  Nothing in this Agreement constitutes a waiver of Blaze's rights under US Copyright law or any other federal or state law.

Permitted Uses:  You are granted the following rights to the Software:

•	You may install and use one copy of the Software on a single computer.

•	You may make one copy of the Software for backup purposes.   You may not copy the documentation.

•	You may transfer the Software on a permanent basis if and only if you: (1) transfer all copies of  the Software on all media types, including but not limited to hard disks, floppy disks, CD-ROMs; (2)  transfer all documentation; AND (3) the recipient agrees to the terms of this Agreement. If this is an upgrade version, you must transfer all previous versions as well.  Furthermore, such transfer terminates your license for the use of the Software.

•	You may make and distribute an unlimited number of copies of individual, "self executing  cards" that you develop with the enclosed program if and only if you:  (1) do not sell, license or rent your self executing cards for profit; AND (2) do not in any way alter the screen that displays the notice "© 1995-1997  Blaze Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved."

Restricted Uses:  You may not:

•	Rent, sublicense or lease the Software.

•	Modify, translate, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the Software.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

BLAZE SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES EVEN IF BLAZE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  BLAZE'S LIABILITY TO YOU SHALL NOT, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY,  EXCEED YOUR PURCHASE PRICE OF THE SOFTWARE.

Some sates do not allow these limitations or exclusions, so they may not apply to you.

Untied States Government Restricted Rights.  The Software and documentation are provided with Restricted Rights.  Use, duplication or disclosure by the US Government or any agency or instrumentality thereof is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at  DFARS 252.227-7013, or in subdivision (c) (1) and (2) of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted Rights Clause at FAR 52.227-19, as applicable.  Contractor/Manufacturer is Blaze Technologies, Inc., P.O. Box 4480, Mountain View, CA  94040-4480.

Miscellaneous Provisions:  This Agreement will be governed by laws of the State of California.  No change or modification of this Agreement will be valid unless it is in writing and is signed by both you and Blaze.  If you have any questions regarding this Agreement, write to us at Blaze Technologies, Inc., P.O. Box 4480, Mountain View, CA  94040-4480.


System Requirements

Before you start the installation, you should check that your system meets the following minimum requirements:

·	486 (or higher) IBM PC compatible running the Windows 95 operating system

·	8 MB of RAM

·	12 MB of available disk space

·	VGA or higher Video board

·	CD-ROM drive

·	Mouse

Optional Equipment (but recommended)

·	Sound card

·	Modem to send greetings on line

·	Scanner to scan photos or art

The recipients of the cards that you create will need the following minimum configuration:

·	486DX (or higher) IBM PC compatible running the either the Windows 3.1 or Windows 95 operating system

·	8 MB of RAM

·	5 MB of available disk space

·	VGA or higher Video board

·	Sound card (if you want them to hear the sounds in the cards)


card descriptions
Barking Cards 96 Cards

If you find that you enjoy our Barking Cards Lite product, you may want to purhcase the complete version on CD-ROM, Barking Cards 96.  It includes 25 animations which are described below by category.  Here's how you order:.

Birthday

Candles

Two crazy characters resort to a candle machine gun to fill a cake with far too many candles.   Then the cake is appropriately ignited with a flame thrower. Punchline: Is this what they meant by...1000 points of light?

Birthday Striptease (for a man)

Raucous music plays as the delectable Lolita proceeds to disrobe in a very sexy manner.   As she is poised for to take off that final strip of clothing, a Windows like message appears stating, "Your hard disk has been corrupted...Try again later"

Birthday Striptease (for a Woman)

Raucous music plays as a sexy construction working hunk proceeds to disrobe in a very provocative manner.   As he is poised for the final action of  unzipping his skin tight jeans a Windows like message appears stating, "Your equipment has overheated...Try again later"

Clinton and Fast Food

A scene shows the secret service staking out a Mega Burger fast food establishment.  Inside, Bill Clinton is eating his fair share of

hamburgers and fries.  In between Mega Bites he manages to convey his Birthday message which is to give you a 21 bin salute.

Wishing Well

 A  kooky character stands at a wishing well.  He tosses a coin at the well, but it bounces harmlessly in the grass.

in his second attempt a bird swoops down from the sky to grab the coin. Finally he reaches into his pocket for his

foolproof credit card, tosses it in the well and a flaming birthday cake pops out.

Balloon Man Birthday

Reginald is happily pumping up a sign that reads "Happy Birthday".  A mischievous cat appears and sticks the pump

cord into the his trousers instead.  Reginald continues to inflate himself and floats off into the sunset in a Monty

Pythonesque manner and the verse appears.  Punchline: Here's a little advice...Don't let a little old birthday get you

blown out of proportion!

Boy’s Basketball Wish

As a boy sits patiently at a table, a caption appears, "Hoping your birthday wishes come true".  A thought bubble appears with

him at the foul line with 1 second left in a basketball game.  He successfully tosses in the winning free throw which is his

birthday wish.

Girl's Mall Wish

As a girl sits patiently at a table, a caption appears, "Hoping your birthday wishes come true".  A thought bubble appears with

her standing in front of a giant mall as she pulls out a handful of cold, green cash which is her birthday wish

Dentist

A boy is sitting in a dentist's chair for an examination.  A message flashes "It could be worse...".  The dentist proceeds through the

examination discarding wacky equipment such as a hatchet and pliers.  This scene ends  with the dentist feverishly drilling while the boy squirms in pain and the punchline is revealed "you could be having a birthday AND a root canal".  Finally the  scene changes and "Happy Birthday" has been carved in the boys teeth

Morbid Birthday

The card is a wacky, Generation X card.  A ghoulish group is gathered around a table as the birthday character is celebrating his birthday haul.   The screen reads: "Enjoy your newly acquired materialistic possessions now..."    Suddenly the shadow of the grim reaper and the punchline "for inevitably...You’re going to die"

SuperComputer (Belated Birthday)

A mainframe computer geek is asleep on the job.  Suddenly a major error occurs and he leaps into action to save the day.  After trying

various moves a catastrophe is averted.   Punchline:  "Sorry I missed your birthday...I guess I need to upgrade my memory"

Holiday

Elephant on a roof

An elephant climbs a ladder and stumbles onto a roof.    He gets back to his feet and plugs in a sign that is sitting atop the roof.

The sign flickers until he gives it a healthy whack and a  "Happy Holidays" message is illuminated

Elephant sneeze

An elephant is trimming a Christmas tree.   Suddenly he sneezes and the entire tree is blown away.  The tree is miraculously restored

and the message appears "Enjoy the Magic of the Holiday Season".

Romance and Friendship

Can't get you outta my mind

For the woman in your life:  A man's face appears on screen with a beautiful woman inside his eyes.  She strolls playfully through his

head and then recites "He loves me, He loves me not" as she picks petals off a flower.  She blows a final kiss to the viewer and the

punchline "I can’t get you outta my mind" appears.

Call Me

A woman is standing before a box.  She sarcastically says, "It doesn't bother me at all that you don't call", reaches into the box

and pulls out a monster.   As the monster snarls and drools, she mild-manneredly says "I just know that you'll love this...Wish I was

there to see the look on your face."

Princess and the Frogs

A beautiful princess floats onto the screen.  As a frog jumps by, she gets a wonderful idea.  She proceeds to catch frogs in the air

and kisses them to try to find her prince.  Finally a frog turns into prince.  Punchline:  "I'm so glad I didn't toss you back!" or "Thanks

for turning out to be my prince"

Romance in the Art Gallery

A woman wanders through a funky art gallery to the sounds of bohemian background music.  She stops before a painting of a man at a table as the painting comes to life.  A hand extends from the painting and invites her in.  She steps into the painting to join her magical mate for a drink.  Punchline: "Thanks for bringing magic into my life!"

Thank You

Bug Thank You

An annoying bug dances on stage singing "Thank you, thank you, thank you".  A classic hook grabs him, drags him off stage. Punchline: "I didn't mean to bug you but I wanted to say THANKS!"

Lifesaver

A man in a life raft is floating in the ocean when sharks begin circling the raft (with ominous music playing in the background).

Just as it looks like curtains for our hero, a submarine lifts the raft out of the ocean, saves the day.  Punchline:  "Thanks for being

 there when I need you"

Mime Thank you

A mime moonwalks onto the screen to sweet piano music in the background.  He turns, produces a bouquet of flowers and tosses them to the viewer.  The scenes changes to reveal the verse "Words were just not enough to say thanks!" amidst a shower of soft petals falling to the ground

Congratulations

Devil of a Job

The view is of a boss on the other side of a desk with a message  "Congratulations on your new job".  He hands you a piece of paper

marked "Contract of Employment".  After you sign it  he suddenly turns into a devil with an appropriately evil laugh

Janitor

A janitor is dutifully plunging a toilet in a public restroom.  His partner appears and hands him a mop instead.  The janitor smiles ear

to ear.   Punchline: "Congratulations on your new job" or "Congratulations on your new promotio".

Mime Baby (congratulations on a new baby)

A cute mime climbs down an imaginary rope into an infants bedroom.  He rocks an imaginary baby in his arms. A box then magically opens and out pops bottles, rattles and diapers.  The last diaper opens on screen with the verse,  "Words cannot express our happiness on your new arrival"

 Invitations

Pears

A number of cute pears run, jump, slide and just appear on screen.   You add your party invitation in the middle of the screen, for instance "Come to the New Year’s Party".  After the screen is filled with pears, a small plane flys by with a banner that reads "How’s that for Pear Pressure"

Robot

A cute CyberRobot walks on screen amidst a surrealistic 25th century background.  The robot drags a small machine to center stage.  He proceeds to enter a spaceship which blasts off the screen.  Then the small machine blasts off, expands to fill the screen and your

invitation appears on the futuristic billboard.


Upgrading your Barking Cards Lite

We hope you are enjoying Barking Cards Lite.    Blaze Technologies is constantly creating warm and wacky animated greeting card products.  You can call us at any time at (415) 691-9450 or visit our web site at http://www.barkingcard.com to see what other products or freebies are available.

Our flagship product, Barking Cards 96, is currently available.  It includes a total of 25 animated cards (click here for a full description of the cards),  with greetings in the following categories:

Birthdays

Holidays

Invitations

Thank You

Congratulations (new job)

Romance./Friendship

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Start Up
Starting Barking Cards Lite

To begin working with Barking Cards Lite,

1.	Click on the Windows 95 Start menu

2.	Click on the Programs menu

3.	Click on the Barking Cards Lite menu item

4.	Click on the Barking Cards Lite Icon

If you did not install Barking Cards Lite in the default folder during  the installation program, you will need to navigate from the Start menu to the folder in which you installed the program and then click the Barking Cards Lite Icon.


Exit
Exiting the Program

To exit the program,

1.	Click on the Exit option at the bottom of the File menu.


Card Creation Process
The Card Creation Process

Barking Cards Lite was designed to make it a simple process to make and send personalized, animated greeting cards.  Use our step by step wizard interface to easily create and modify greetings.  Use the <NEXT> key to move forward in the process and the <Back> key so step backward.

 When you're in the final step of the process, simply hit <DONE> and the card will be compressed with the card player into a file that can be sent via diskette or e-mail to the receiver.  (The best part is that the whole process of creating a card can take less than 5 minutes. )


New/Existing
Starting Work on a Card

When Barking Cards Lite is started, a screen will appear giving you the option of creating a New Card from scratch (ie choosing one of our predesigned templates) or working on an existing card (a card you've already created).

Selecting the New Card option will take you through a series of screens.  The first screen displays a variety of cards from which you can choose.

To start a New Card,

1.	Click on the New Card button.

Selecting the Existing card option will take you directly to the Main Editing Window where you can modify or add text, images or sounds.  You can use this option to finish a card you've previously begun or to use an existing card as a basis for a new card that you'd like to send.

To work on an Existing Card,

1.	Click on the Existing Card button.


Card Type Selection Screen
Choosing the Card Type

The Lite versions generally includes 1-2 cards in 1 or more categories.

To choose a card type,

1.	Double click on the picture of the card type you want.  Or alternatively, you can highlight a card type, either by single clicking on its picture or pressing the <TAB> key until you highlight it and hit <ENTER>. Then hit the <NEXT> button.


Card Selection Screen
Selecting the Card and Verse

Barking Cards Lite allows you to choose from 1-2 cards generally with a variety of verses.  You can use one of our funny messages or make one of your own.

Previewing Cards

To sample all the cards click on each card in the Card Box.   This will change the snapshots at the top of the screen.  To see the complete animated card, click on the Play Card button.

Verses

Each animated card has a number of different verses that are available for it, allowing you to fine tune the message for the receiver.   The verses can also be modified or created from scratch.   For instance, you could personalize the card by adding "Bill" or "Dad" to the verse itself.  This type of modification is the next step in the process and is done in the Main Editing Window.  To view the verses, just click on them in the Verse Box.

Most cards will also have a final scene that you can personalize by adding a message with your name, adding images or pictures or even adding a recording.  This scene is like the inside of a standard printed greeting card.  It can also be modified in the Main Editing Window.

Selecting Your Card

Once you've decided which card you'd like to send,

1.	Click on the card and verse in the Card and Verse Boxes.  You can check that you've highlighted the correct card by ensuring the snapshot of the card and verse are displayed at the top of the screen.

2.	Click on the <NEXT> button. This will take you to the Main Editing Window.


Main Editing Window
Building Your Greeting

Once you've picked an animated card and verse, you can start personalizing your greeting in the Main Editing Window.  You can:

·	Modify the card verses

·	Add your own personal message

·	Add clip art or pictures

·	Record a voice message

·	Add a pre-recorded sound file

·	Preview your customized card

·	Create the final, sendable card

The Main Editing Window is designed to offer an simple interface for adding your own personal touch to your cards.  And this is the final step in the card creation process.

The key tools of the Main Editing Window work as follows:

  	Previous Scene and Next Scene arrows - navigate to the different scenes in the card.

             	Play button - plays the entire animated card, including all your personalizations.

              	Cancel button - cancels the card you're working on.  It will first ask you, however, if  you'd like 	to save your changes.

               	Done button -  creates the final sendable file that you can save to a diskette or save to your hard disk and 	attach to an e-mail for distribution.

              	Add Text button - adds a text field

              	Add Image button - adds clip art, pictures or connects to your scanner  to import images

              	Add Sound button - adds pre-recorded sounds or allows you to record a message on the spot.

·	Toolbar - offers easy access to common tasks (cut, copy, save, print, bold, italics).  If you pause the cursor above a toolbar option, a description of the option will appear.


Modifying Text

The text in your cards will be either the verses that you chose in the Card Selection screen or text that you'll add.  Any text can be modified or personalized in the Main Editing Window.  Cards with verses that include personal information about the receiver (like their first name or favorite hobby) will be much more fun for the recipient.

To change text,

1.	Double click on the text that you want to change.


Adding Text

As mentioned earlier, new text can also be added to your card in the Main Editing Window.   The most common area to add text (or images or sound for that matter) is on the final scene of the card.  This scene is designed to be similar to the inside of a standard printed greeting card.  Here you might add a personal message and your name.

Adding text to an animation scene

The text on an animation scene is automatically timed to fit in a text frame or word bubble in that scene.   You can change or add text on most animation scenes that have a predefined place for text.  But note that the text will only appear on screen for the period of time that the text frame or word bubble is on screen.  And you should try to add or change text so that it fits in the text frame or word bubble designed for that purpose (otherwise it won't look right).

To add text to your card,

1.	Move to the scene where you want to add the text.  To move you can click on the Next Scene or Previous Scene arrows or use the Next Scene/Previous Scene options on the View menu.

2.	Click on the Add Text button.    A text box will then appear in the middle of the screen.

3.	Type in your desired message.

4.	Click on any area outside the text box to end the text add.

Note:  If you add a large amount of text, you made neeed to resize the text box in ordre to display all of your text.


Adding Images

Much like slipping some pictures of your family inside a greeting card, you can add pictures, images or clip art to your card to further personalize it.  Images that you already have on your hard disk or a diskette can be added.

To add an image to your card,

1.	Move to the scene where you want to add the image.

2.	Click on the Add Image button.

3.	Click the Browse button.  This will open a standard Windows 95 File Open screen.

4.	Find the desired image and double click on it.  A preview of the image will be displayed.

5.	Click OK to add the image to your card.  Or repeat steps 3-5 to find another image.


Adding Sound
Adding Sounds

Recording a personal message as part of your card can mean the difference between a card destined for the recycle bin and a card that is treasured forever.  In Barking Cards Lite, it is easy to either record a message or add a prerecorded message, song or sound to your multimedia card.  Technical Note: Barking Cards can play WAV files but cannot play MIDI files.

To record a message,

1.	Move to the scene where you want to add the sound.  This will generally be the final scene of the card.

2.	Click on the Add Sound button.  The Add Sound screen will then appear.

3.	Click the Record button.  The Record screen will appear.

4.	Click on the record button.  When you are finished click on the Stop button.  You can then play the message by hitting the Play button or rerecord it by hitting the Record button again

5.	When you are satisfied with the message click on the OK button.

                                A sound icon will appear in the Main Editing Window to indicate that you added a sound.

 Note: This icon itself will not be seen as part of the card.

To add an existing sound to your card,

1.	Move to the scene where you want to add the sound.

2.	Click on the Add Sound button.  The Add Sound screen above will be displayed.

3.	Click the Browse button.  This will open a standard Windows 95 File Open screen.

4.	Find the desired sound and double click on it.  You can then hit the Play button to ensure that it is the correct sound.

5.	Click OK to add the sound to your card or repeat steps 3-5 to find another sound.

Note: You can't add sounds to the animation scenes and you can only add one sound per scene to the final scenes of the card.


Saving your Card

There are two ways to save a Barking Card and if you're ready to send it you should save it both ways.  Otherwise you probably want to just use the standard Save option.

1) Saving (or saving without the player) - this saves the card so that it can be opened and changed in the future.  It does not save it with the animation player so it should not be sent to another person (because they won't be able to view it without the player).  This option saves the card as a BRK file.  This option can be chosen as Save on the File menu or by clicking on the Save icon [image] on the  toolbar.

2) Saving with the player for sending -  the saves the card with the animation player so that it can be sent and played by the recipient.  The animation player runs the graphics, sound and text and without it the receiver will not be able to view your card.   Saving with the player alone will not allow you to make additional changes to the card in the future.  This option can be chosen as

Save w/ Player for sending on the File menu.

If you're done working on or editing a card, the easiest way to save it is to

1.	Click on the Done button.    If you haven't added a personal message to your greeting, you will be reminded that you should.

2.	Choose Yes to save your greeting.

3.	Choose Save as Both on the next screen.  This will save your card in a sendable form (with the player) and also in a form that it can be reopened and edited (without the player).

4.	When the two save screens appear, choose a name for the file (like DADBDAY) and a location to save it.  The sendable file will automatically be given an .EXE extension meaning it is a program.  You can save it to diskette or to your hard disk.  If you plan to send it as an attachment to an e-mail message from your computer you should save it to your hard disk.  Make note of where you saved it so that you can find it later when you want to send it via email.

When these steps are completed you will be taken back to the Card Type selection screen so you can begin making another card.


Save with Player 2
Creating the Send File

The Save w/ Player for Sending option on the File menu combines the animation, sound, text and images together with a card player into a file.  This file is then compressed to make it as small as possible so that it can be easily sent over e-mail.  The card can be played by any Windows 3.1 or Windows 95 user meeting the minimum system requirements.   Cards cannot be played on Macintosh or Unix computers at this time.  The card player is also included in this file meaning that the receiver will always have everything they need to view the card.

To create the auto-playing file,

1.	Choose the Save w/ Player for Sending option on the File menu.    The card files will then be compressed which will generally take a few minutes.    A Save screen will then appear.

2.	Choose a name for the file (like DADBDAY) and a location to save it.  The file will automatically be given an .EXE extension meaning it is a program.  You can save it to diskette or to your hard disk  (see delivery methods).  If you plan to send it as an attachment to an e-mail message from your computer you should save it to your hard disk and make note of where you saved it.

Another alternative to creating an auto-playing card is to,

1.	Click on the Done button.    If you haven't added a personal message to your greeting, you will be reminded that you should.

2.	Choose Yes to save your greeting.

3.	Choose Save as Both on the next screen.  This will save your card in a sendable form and also in a form that it can be reopened and edited.

4.	When the two save screens appear, choose a name for the file (like DADBDAY) and a location to save it.  The sendable file will automatically be given an .EXE extension meaning it is a program.  You can save it to diskette or to your hard disk.(see delivery methods)  If you plan to send it as an attachment to an e-mail message from your computer you should save it to your hard disk.  Make note of where you saved it so that you can find it later when you want to send it via email.


Delivery Methods
Sending Instructions

Barking Cards Lite was designed with the notion that most people will prefer to send their cards over e-mail (rather than by diskette).  You can actually send them either way but e-mail can be quicker and more convenient.

To be suitable for e-mail distribution, our cards and software were created so that an average card will be about 400K - 600K in size.  This means that it will take about 3 - 5 minutes to send over a 28.8 baud modem.  Also check our tips for sending via email for additional information.

When the receiver gets your card, they will need this brief list of instructions in order to play the card,

1.	Copy or download the attached CARD.EXE file to a directory on your hard drive (substitute the name of the card you created for the name CARD.EXE)

2.	In Windows 3.1:   From the Program Manager,

•	Go to Run option on the File menu.

•	Enter the name and location of the CARD.EXE file (i.e. c:\download\Card.exe).

•	 Press the OK button

•	 Follow the on screen instructions to decompress and play the card.

OR

3.	In Windows 95:  From the Start Menu,

•	Go to Run option

•	Enter the name and location of the CARD.EXE file (i.e. c:\download\Card.exe).

•	 Press the OK button

As an aid in e-mailing, we've included this list of receiving instructions which you can easily copy from either the INSTRUCT.TXT in the directory where you installed Barking Cards Lite and under the Sending Instructions in the Barking Cards Lite online help file.  You can go to either of these sources and copy and paste the instructions to your e-mail message.

To send it via e-mail,

1.	Copy the receiving instructions to the clipboard from one of the sources mentioned above.  Or optionally just type your own from the section above.

2.	Launch your e-mail software.

3.	Compose the body of your message including the receiving instructions.

4.	Add the CARD.EXE file as an attachment to the message.

5.	Send the message.

You should expect to get an excited reply from the recipient when they receive and play your card.


Tips for sending via Email
Tips for Sending Cards via E-mail

Important Background

Barking Cards (and all electronic cards for that matter) are called "binary files".  They differ from standard e-mail files (or text files) because the include animation, images and sounds.  E-mail systems were first designed to send text files and not binary files.  This is important to know because you may encounter e-mail systems that cannot send or receive binary files.

Sending Cards through Online Services

If you are a member of an online service (America Online,  CompuServe, Prodigy, Microsoft Network), using their e-mail capabilities can be a convenient way to send your cards to friends and family.  If the recipient is also a member of the same online service, sending  the card through that online services` mail is almost foolproof.

If the recipient is not on the same online account, however, you could run into difficulties sending the binary file.   While all the major online services mentioned above allow you to send binary files to other members of their service, they don't all allow you to exchange binary files with recipients outside of their service.  If you find that your service does not seem to allow you to attach and send your card to other services you should contact them and make sure you have the latest version of their software.  If you do, then we recommend that you send the card via diskette instead.

Sending Cards over the Internet

Like online services, some Internet access providers will allow you to send and receive electronic cards and some won't.   Again, if you find that your provider does not allow you to attach and send your cards to its e-mail system you should contact them and make sure you have the latest version of their software.  If you do have the latest software, then we recommend that you send the card via diskette instead.

Sending Cards at Work

Most businesses will have e-mail systems that accommodate sending files as attachments (Microsoft Mail, cc:mail and Lotus Notes all do).  So you should not have much difficulty sending your cards to colleagues in your office.  But you may face the same challenge in sending outside of your company.  If this is the case, then we recommend using a diskette to send the card.


Contact Information

If you need to contact us or just want to learn more about our products here is a list of ways to reach Blaze Technologies:

Internet:

http://www.barkingcard.com

Email:

Sales@barkingcard.com

Support@barkingcard.com

Mail:

Blaze Technologies, Inc.

181-19 Centre Street

Mountain View, CA 94041

Phone:

(415) 691-9450

Fax:

(415) 938-1230


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