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                  V G A     C O L O R I N G     B O O K  (tm)

                              REFERENCE  MANUAL

                            Shareware Version 1.0












                           K I N D E R W A R E (tm)
                            Educational  Software






                               Kinderware, Inc.
                                P. O. Box 1068
                          North Bend, OH  45052-1068
                                [phone]






               This manual and the VGA COLORING BOOK program are
                    Copyright (C) 1993 by  Kinderware, Inc.
                              All rights reserved.

      VGA COLORING BOOK and KINDERWARE are trademarks of Kinderware, Inc.



                                  COPYRIGHT

The VGA Coloring Book program and manual are (C) Copyright 1993 by Kinderware,
Inc.  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WORLDWIDE.


                                DISCLAIMER                                                                                    LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

THE VGA COLORING BOOK SOFTWARE IS SUPPLIED AS IS.  KINDERWARE, INC. MAKES NO
WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THIS
PROGRAM, REFERENCE MANUAL OR DOCUMENTATION INCLUDING THEIR QUALITY, PERFORMANCE,
MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

IN NO EVENT WILL KINDERWARE, INC. BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE
THE PROGRAM, REFERENCE MANUAL OR DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF KINDERWARE, INC. IS
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  IN PARTICULAR, KINDERWARE, INC. IS
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY COSTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE INCURRED AS A
RESULT OF LOST PROFITS OR REVENUE, LOSS OF USE OF COMPUTER PROGRAMS, LOSS OF
DATA, THE COST OF A SUBSTITUTE PROGRAM, CLAIMS BY THIRD PARTIES OR FOR OTHER
SIMILAR COSTS.  IN NO EVENT SHALL KINDERWARE, INC.'S LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES
EVER EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE LICENSE TO USE THE SOFTWARE, REGARDLESS OF
THE FORM OF CLAIM.  THE PERSON USING THE SOFTWARE BEARS ALL RISK AS TO THE
QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE.

Some states do not allow the exclusion of the limit of liability for
consequential or incidental damages, so the above limitation may not apply to
you.

This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio and shall
inure to the benefit of Kinderware, Inc. and any successors, administrators,
heirs and assigns.  Any action or proceeding brought by either party against the
other arising out of or related to this agreement shall be brought only in a
STATE or FEDERAL COURT of competent jurisdiction located in HAMILTON county,
OHIO.  The parties hereby consent to in personam jurisdiction of said courts.

Kinderware, Inc. reserves the right to update the contents of the VGA COLORING
BOOK program and its associated documentation at its discretion and without the
consent of or any obligation to any licensed users.


                       LICENSE for Shareware version

VGA COLORING BOOK is NOT public domain or free software.  This version of VGA
COLORING BOOK is distributed as "SHAREWARE".  VGA COLORING BOOK is Copyright (C)
1993 by Kinderware, Inc.  All rights reserved. Kinderware, Inc. permits the
copying and transfer of the SHAREWARE VERSION of VGA COLORING BOOK to others,
under the following conditions:

1. No fee shall be charged for copies of any portion of the VGA Coloring Book
   program, its documentation or other information contained on the VGA COLORING
   BOOK diskette(s).  A charge for the copying service and media is allowed as
   long as this charge does not exceed $10.00.



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2. The recipient receives an unmodified copy of all the VGA COLORING BOOK files,
   INCLUDING THIS DOCUMENT.

3. Any copy of VGA COLORING BOOK transferred to another may contain only the
   files distributed with the Shareware version.  Additional files which are
   supplied to registered users may not be transferred to others without the
   written consent of Kinderware, Inc.

4. You may not disassemble or decompile the VGA COLORING BOOK files or in any
   fashion attempt to reverse engineer the program.

Any copy of VGA COLORING BOOK sold or copied in such a manner as to violate the
above conditions shall be subject to a royalty fee of $100.00 for each
violation.

Kinderware, Inc. encourages the copying and transfer of the SHAREWARE version of
VGA Coloring Book to others so that it may be evaluated by as many interested
users as possible. After a reasonable evaluation period, it is expected that the
users either register their copy of the program or discontinue using it.


                         REGISTRATION INFORMATION

The cost of user registration is $29.00.  This registration fee provides
you with the following benefits:

1. You will receive the commercial version of VGA COLORING BOOK and you will be
   licensed to operate the VGA COLORING BOOK program on one computer and by one
   user at a time.  You will also receive a printed manual.  The commercial
   version of VGA COLORING BOOK has the ability to load your own PCX files
   directly!  This capability gives our registered users an extra THANK YOU for
   supporting the work we are doing here at Kinderware, Inc.

2. It provides you with a total of eighty (80) pictures for use with the
   program.  This total includes the six that came with the Shareware version.

3. It will put you on the mailing list to receive information about additional
   pictures and VGA COLORING BOOK updates when they become available. Mailings
   will also inform you when other programs from Kinderware, Inc. are released.

4. Registered users of Kinderware, Inc.'s products will receive discounts on new
   products when they are released.

5. It will provide you with the ability to report problems and receive
   assistance from Kinderware, Inc.

Site licenses are available.  Please contact Kinderware, Inc. for information
and prices.

If you purchased the Shareware version from a Shareware Distributor then the
price you paid went directly to the Shareware Distributor for the media and the
diskette duplication. Kinderware, Inc. only receives compensation when you BUY
the commercial version directly from us.



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We encourage you to support the "Shareware" method of software distribution by
becoming a registered user.  Registration is inexpensive and provides the many
benefits described above.  An order form is provided in the file VCBORDER.FRM.
VISA and MASTERCARD payments are accepted.  You can phone or FAX your order for
faster service.  Our FAX and VOICE telephone number is: 1-513-941-7295. If you
call please do so between 7PM and 10PM Eastern Standard Time, Monday through
Saturday.  The FAX machine is available anytime.


                        TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Kinderware, EGA Coloring Book, VGA Coloring Book, Windows Coloring Book and Word
Gallery are trademarks of Kinderware, Inc.  Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.  IBM, XT, AT and PC-DOS are registered
trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation.


                            REQUIRED EQUIPMENT

VGA COLORING BOOK will run on most IBM or compatible computers with VGA graphics
capability, 640K of RAM (at least 525,000 bytes of free RAM after DOS and all
TSR programs are loaded), PC-DOS or MS-DOS 2.1 or greater and one high density
diskette drive, or a hard disk with 2MEG free, and a Microsoft compatible mouse.


                               INTRODUCTION

VGA COLORING BOOK (VCB) is a computer coloring book.  It allows children to use
over 3000 colors and patterns to color pictures on the computer.  Children, age
3 and up, will enjoy bringing the pictures to life with color.  VCB teaches
eye-hand coordination and encourages artistic expression.

VCB is very easy to use.  We have been told by registered users that VCB is one
of the few programs that their 3 year old children can actually use alone.
Registered users also report that the only problem their kids have is getting
the parents and grandparents to stop using VCB.  VCB is very easy for young
children to use since most of the common commands have picture icons which can
be easily identified.

VGA COLORING BOOK is a great program to use to introduce the computer to your
children.  They will have so much fun, they won't even realize that they are
learning basic computer skills.

VCB runs in the VGA high resolution (640 x 480) 16 color mode to provide
beautifully detailed pictures and hundreds of vivid colors (produced by mixing
the 16 screen colors).

We are confident that VGA COLORING BOOK will provide many happy hours of
entertainment for the entire family.

Please become a registered user.  Be sure to write any questions or suggestions
you might have on the back of your order form so that we can continue to improve
the program in the ways that you want most.



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                     INSTALLATION AND GETTING STARTED

Before attempting to use the VGA COLORING BOOK program, please make a backup
copy of the VGA COLORING BOOK diskette(s). Consult your DOS manual for
instructions on performing this procedure.

In order to run VGA COLORING BOOK you must have all the necessary files in a
single directory on your hard drive or on the same diskette.  The files take
less than 500K so they will fit on any size diskette except a 360K 5.25 inch
diskette.  The necessary files are listed below:
    VCB.EXE,      VCB.DOC,      VCBIMAGE.GXL, VCBPRINT.GXL, VCBFONTS.GXL,
    VCBPIC0.GXL,  VCBPIC0.CDT,  VCBSETUP.DAT, VCB.PIF,      VCB.ICO.

The mouse driver software must be loaded before you start VCB.  Refer to your
mouse documentation for information on performing this task.  NOTE: Windows has
its own built in mouse drivers.  YOU MUST RUN THE DOS MOUSE DRIVER FOR USE WITH
THIS PROGRAM.

To run the program, simply set the current disk drive and the current directory
to the disk and directory that contain the VGA COLORING BOOK files.  Then type
VCB and Enter.

Using VCB with Windows -
VCB can be executed as a full screen DOS application from Windows 3.1.  A
Windows 3.1 icon (VCB.ICO) and a PIF file (VCB.PIF) have been included as part
of the Shareware version.  To install VCB as a program item in the Windows
environment you must perform the following steps.  First, while in the
Program Manager, click the mouse button in the title area of the program group
(Window) in which you would like to install VCB.  Then select "New" from the
"File" menu in Program Manager.  A dialog box will appear on the screen.
Indicate that you want to create a New Program Item and then click on "Ok".  The
Program Item Properties dialog box will open and you should enter:  "VGA
Coloring Book" in the Description text box, drive+directory+VCB.PIF in the
Command Line text box (example:  C:\VCB\VCB.PIF the drive and directory that you
enter should be the place where the VCB files are located),  and the
drive+directory in the Working Directory text box (example:  C:\VCB).  Next
click on the "Change Icon" button.  A dialog box will open that says no icons
are available for the specified file.  Click on the "Ok" button.  A new window
will open to let you select a standard icon.  Click on the "Browse..." button.
The Browse dialog box will open.  Use the directory controls to select the
directory that contains the VCB files (example:  C:\VCB).  then select the
VCB.ICO file with the filename controls.  Now click the "Ok" button.  That will
return you to the Change Icon dialog box and VCB.ICO will be shown selected.
Click on the "Ok" button and you will be back in the Program Item Properties
dialog box with the VCB icon shown in the lower left corner.  Click on the "Ok"
button and the new program item will be put into your group.  To execute VCB
from the Windows Program Manager, simply double click on the VCB icon.

After the program is loaded, a title page will appear and then a few Shareware
information screens.  Press any key or click a mouse button to move through
these pages, after you have read them of course. When the last page has been
read, press any key or click a mouse button and the program will begin.




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                         USING VGA COLORING BOOK

VGA COLORING BOOK is very easy to use.

After starting the program, VGA COLORING BOOK will ask you to enter your name.
Please see the description of the NAME command for more information.  After
selecting a name, a window will open that allows you to select which picture you
would like to color.  A small version of each picture will be displayed on its
own command button.  There will also be command buttons that allow you to scroll
through the available pictures.  The scrolling command buttons should not be
needed with the Shareware version since it will work with only the six pictures
that come with the program.  Please see the description of the PICTURE command
for more information. When you have selected a picture, the picture selection
window will disappear and the picture and color palette will be displayed. If
this picture has been previously colored, the program will use the coloring data
(stored in the coloring data file) to recolor the picture.  You may then start
coloring or recoloring the picture.

SHORTCUT KEYS

In general, all command buttons may be invoked by pressing the key that
corresponds to the letter that is underlined on the button.  When you are
coloring, you may invoke any of the Menu Commands (Erase, Recolor, etc.) by
pressing the desired function's shortcut key.  This will have the same effect as
clicking on the MENU command button and then clicking on the desired function's
command button in the Menu Command Window.

The following list describes the shortcut keys that may be used when you are not
entering menu commands.  The keys that invoke functions from the Menu Command
Window may be used even if the Menu Command Window is not currently active.

  M             This key will display the Menu command buttons.
  O             This key will invoke the OOPS function.
  E             This key will invoke the ERASE command.
  R             This key will invoke the RECOLOR command.
  P             This key will invoke the PICTURE command.
  G             This key will invoke the GET COLOR command.
  N             This key will invoke the NAME command.
  T             This key will invoke the PRINT command.
  S             This key will invoke the STOP command.
  [CURSOR UP]   This key will change to the next higher palette.
  [CURSOR DOWN] This key will change to the next lower palette.

The VCB screen consists of two main sections.  The top part of the screen
contains the color palette and a few command buttons.  The bottom part displays
the picture to color.

SELECTING THE ACTIVE COLOR PALETTE

The Color Palette displays 120 colors, each in its own small box.  You can
choose to display any one of 32 sets of colors and patterns.  To the right of
the Color Palette, near the upper right hand corner of the screen, there are
three palette selection buttons.  Two of them have arrow icons, one up and one
down.  These buttons will increment or decrement the current palette number. The
button between them with the painter's palette icon will allow you to directly

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choose which palette is displayed.  When it is clicked, the upper part of the
screen will change and give you 32 command buttons.  Each button will be colored
using the pattern it represents.  These patterns are made from the colors black
and white just to give you an idea of the pattern used.  Click the desired
pattern's command button and the color palette will be redisplayed. You should
display all of the palettes to familiarize yourself with the available colors.

SELECTING THE ACTIVE CRAYON COLOR

Clicking the left mouse button on the desired color in the active color palette
will make that color the active crayon color.  The active crayon color is
indicated by a white outline around the selected color's box in the active color
palette display.  The crayon shaped mouse cursor will also change to indicate
the color you have selected.

COLORING THE PICTURE

Once you have selected the desired color, you can then "color" an area of the
picture.  To color an area, simply move the mouse cursor to point at the desired
area and click the left mouse button.  You may color over an area that has
already been colored.  If the mouse cursor is pointing at the outline of an area
(the black lines making up the picture) when the left button is clicked, then
you will hear the error sound and no coloring will be done. Each time you color
an area the "color command" is added to the list in memory.  Eventually, this
list may become full if you color a lot of areas that have already been colored.
Please see the description of the RECOLOR command for information about this
situation.

ENTERING AND EDITING TEXT STRINGS

When it is necessary for you to enter or edit a text string, the following
special editing keys may be used:

  <Home>         Go to the beginning of the string
  <End>          Go to the end of the string
  <Del>          Delete the character at the text cursor
  <BACKSPACE>    Delete the character to the left of the text cursor
  <Ins>          Toggles the insert state
  <left arrow>   Move the text cursor one character to the left
  <right arrow>  Move the text cursor one character to the right
  <ENTER>        Enter the string and return

EASY MODE

VCB may be placed into an EASY MODE.  This mode is very useful for young
children.  When in this mode one of the harder commands will not be available.
The PRINT command will not available.  To put VCB into Easy Mode hold the <CTRL>
key and press the <E> key on the keyboard.  A window will open displaying the
status of Easy Mode.  Click on the Ok button or press the "O" key to remove this
window.  To take VCB out of Easy Mode, press the same key (<CTRL>-<E>).  Note
that this selection may only be made when you are not entering Menu Commands.





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OOPS

As you color the picture, VCB remembers how you have colored it.  It keeps a
list of "color commands" in memory.  Clicking the left mouse button on the OOPS
command button will undo the last color command.  This is useful if you
accidentally color an area that was previously colored.  Clicking on the OOPS
command button will restore the area to its previous color.  You may use the
OOPS command any number of times in a row.  It will always undo the last color
command on the list and then remove that command from the list.  If the list is
empty, then you will hear the error sound and no action will be performed.

MENU

Clicking the left mouse button on the MENU command button will cause the Menu
Command Window to be displayed.  The Menu Command Window contains eight command
buttons. The use of each command button is explained below. The MENU command may
be cancelled by pressing the <ESC> key or by clicking the left mouse button on
the CANCEL command button, or by pressing the "C" key.

THE MENU COMMANDS

ERASE

Click the left mouse button on the ERASE command button if you want to erase the
colors from your picture.  When this command is selected, you will be asked: "Do
you really want to erase the picture?". If you want to continue with the erasure
then click the left mouse button on the YES command button. Click the left mouse
button on the NO command button to abort the erase command. The keys <Y> and <N>
may be used to indicate a Yes or No response.

RECOLOR

Click the left mouse button on the RECOLOR command button when you would like
the picture to be erased and recolored.  This command was included for two
reasons. The first reason is that during the recoloring, redundant color data is
removed from the "color command" list. The other reason is that young children
like to watch the "computer" color the picture.  The program may automatically
execute this command if the color command list becomes too large to fit in
memory.  This should only happen if you color a lot of areas that have already
been colored. If this should happen, the program will put a message on the
screen before it begins the "recoloring process".  After you click the Ok
command button, the program will begin the "recoloring process". The only
problem caused by recoloring is that the OOPS command will no longer restore an
area's previous color (the area will be colored white). This is because the
RECOLOR command has determined that the previous coloring of an area was
redundant and has removed it from the "color command" list.  The OOPS command
will operate properly for any new "color commands" added to the list after the
recoloring process has completed.

PICTURE

Click the left mouse button on the PICTURE command button when you would like to
select a new picture.  When you select the PICTURE command the Picture Selection
Window will open to provide the command buttons that are needed to select a new
picture.  Twelve buttons will appear and each will contain the name of the file

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and a small version of the picture that it represents.  Additional command
buttons will appear to the right of the picture buttons that will allow you to
scroll through the available pictures.  The scrolling feature will not be needed
with the Shareware version since there are only six pictures included.  There
are seven buttons that can be used to scroll the list.  Describing them from
left to right and from top to bottom as they appear on the screen, they are:
Scroll Up one row; Go to the top of the list; Scroll Up one page; Go to the
middle of the list; Scroll Down one page; Scroll Down one row; and Go to the
bottom of the list.

If the file that contains the small version of the picture cannot be found, then
that picture's command button will only contain the name of the file.

The files that have the extension .PCM are special compressed VGA Coloring Book
files and are located in picture library files with the extension .GXL.  The
Shareware version of the program will only work with the six pictures that come
with VCB. If you register VCB you will receive the commercial version which will
allow you to load any .PCX picture file that you like.

GET COLOR

Click the left mouse button on the GET COLOR command button if you want to set
the current color to be same as a color you have already used on your picture.
When the GET COLOR command is invoked, the mouse cursor will change to an
eyedropper shape.  You will not be able to move the cursor outside of the
picture area on the screen.  To get a color from the screen, click the left
mouse button on the area of the picture that contains the color you want to be
the current color.  When you click the mouse button on an area the mouse cursor
will change back to the crayon shape and the current color and palette will
change to be the same as the color of the area.  If you invoke the GET COLOR
command and then decide to leave the current color the same, you can press the
ESC key to cancel the command.

NAME

Click the left mouse button on the NAME command target if you want to specify
the name of the user.  When the NAME command is selected, the Name Selection
Window will open.  This window provides five Name Selection command buttons that
allow you to tell VCB who you are.  Each of these buttons contains a name and a
picture icon.  Clicking one of these command buttons will change the Current
User.  You can customize these command buttons to contain your name and a
picture icon that matches your appearance so that yours is easy to pick out. If
you hold the ALT key while clicking the command button, you will be able to edit
the text and select a new icon for the button. You can customize the name and
icon for all five of the Name Selection command buttons.

Each of the five users will have their own colored versions of the pictures
saved.

PRINT

Click the left mouse button on the PRINT command button when you would like to
print the current picture.  You may print the picture in black and white or in
color.  When printed in black and white, only the outlines of the areas are
printed (even if the picture is colored on the screen). These black and white

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pictures may then be colored with real crayons the old fashioned way.  If your
printer is capable of printing colors and is supported by VCB, then you may
print the pictures in color.  A black and white printer may also print the
pictures in "color".  In this case, the colors are approximated by patterns of
black dots (or shades of gray).

When you select the PRINT command, the Print Options Window will open to allow
you to select the printing options.  The command buttons available will be:

PRINTER DRIVER:  This button will open the Printer Driver Selection window.  A
list of printers will be presented.  Clicking on the line that describes your
printer will change the printer driver.  Some printers have more than one driver
each having different resolutions (dots / inch) or color support.  Be sure to
pick the correct driver.  The list of printer drivers may be scrolled very
similar to the picture selection window.  Please refer to section on the PICTURE
command for a description of the buttons available to scroll the list.

PORT:  This button allows you to set the port to which the printer data will be
sent.  Clicking the button will change the port to the next selection.  Just
keep clicking the button until your choice is displayed.  The possible settings
are: LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, COM1, COM2, and FILE.

FILENAME:  This button displays the name of the disk file to use when sending
the printer data to disk.  This button will only appear if the port is set to
FILE.  Clicking this button will allow you to edit the filename.  The file will
always be saved in the same directory and disk that contains the other VCB
files.

ORIENTATION:  This button allows you to set the orientation to Portrait or
Landscape.  Just click the button until your choice is displayed.

STYLE:  This button allows you to set the style to Black and White or Colored.
If you select Black and White then only the outlines will be printed (even if
the picture is colored on the screen).  Selecting Colored will allow the colored
areas to print.  Black and White printers will only print patterns of black dots
(or shades of gray) for these areas.

INTENSITY:  This button allows you to set the intensity of printing.  The two
choices are FULL and HALF.  Just click the button until your choice is
displayed.  When using printer drivers with a resolution of 150 dots/inch or
more, use HALF intensity.  If the image is purely black and white or you are
printing in low resolution (75 dots/inch or less) then use FULL intensity.  Try
both to see which you prefer.

PRINT:  This button will start the printing process.

CANCEL:  This button will cancel the PRINT command and return you to coloring.

Once the printing process has started, you may abort by pressing the ESC key.







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Printing Problem Tips
  Nothing Prints:  1 You are using the wrong printer port.
                   2 The printer cable is bad or not attached.
                   3 The computer's port or the printer's port is not working.
                   4 The printer is offline or not working.
                   Try printing using a different software package, or try a
                   print screen from DOS.  If this does nothing then you know
                   you have a hardware problem or you selected the wrong port.
                   Try swapping the printer cable, or try a different printer.
  Garbage Prints:  Double check that you are using the proper driver.  If you
                   are using the correct driver, then the printer is probably in
                   an emulation mode.  Determine which emulation your printer is
                   using and then try that driver.  Many new printers are
                   capable of emulating several different printers.
                   1 For a 9 pin dot matrix, try an Epson 8/9 pin driver.
                   2 For a 24 pin dot matrix, try an Epson 24 pin driver.
                   3 For a laser printer without a PS in the model name, try an
                     HP LaserJet driver.
                   4 For a laser printer with a PS in the model name, try a
                     Postscript driver.
  Something Prints:1 The image prints but has extra line feeds.
                     This problem occurs on older printers or on an IBM graphics
                     printer.  The extra line feed is caused by the printer
                     either missing or not understanding the line spacing
                     command.  Make certain that the printer is on-line before
                     printing, and if you are using an IBM printer, select an
                     IBM driver.
                   2 The image prints but has the "jiggles".
                     The "jiggles" are caused by selecting too high a resolution
                     for your printer.  Keep trying lower resolution drivers
                     until the image is printed correctly.
                   3 The image prints on multiple pages.
                     This could be caused by a hardware problem discussed above.
                     A graphics data byte could be interpreted incorrectly as a
                     form feed.
                     Another reason is that you may have a laser printer with
                     insufficient memory to print the entire image.  Try using a
                     lower resolution driver, or add memory to your printer.

STOP

Click the left mouse button on the STOP command target if you want to quit the
program.  When this command is selected, you will be asked "Do you really want
to stop coloring?". If you want to exit the program and return to DOS then click
the left mouse button on the YES command target.  Click the left mouse button on
the NO command target to abort the STOP command.

NOTE:  When you exit the program, setup data will be written to the file
       VCBSETUP.DAT.


                                   SUMMARY

All of us at Kinderware hope you and your children enjoy VGA COLORING BOOK.  We
thank you for evaluating the program and we hope to add your name to the growing
list of registered users.
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                                WORD GALLERY

We would like to make you aware of another children's educational program
developed here at Kinderware.  This program is also distributed as Shareware.
WORD GALLERY provides a set of colorful word-object flashcards. These flashcards
are used to play a variety of games.  Your children will enjoy watching the
screen fill with color as they use WORD GALLERY.

Version 3.0 of WORD GALLERY consists of five separate games:

Flashcards - either word first or picture first
Matching - match the picture with the word or the word with the picture
Missing letters - supply the missing letter
Spelling - spell the complete word
Word guess - similar to hangman, but you can have picture hints

Many options can be selected such as difficulty, case of the letters, sound and
music.  The program plays a familiar children's song after a number of responses
have been entered.  The Shareware version has 50 word/picture flashcards, and
the commercial version comes with over 250 more to make the total just over 300.
A utility is provided that allows you to select which words should be used. This
lets you tailor the program to your child's ability.  The mouse cursor is a cute
animated bee that the children can "fly" around the screen to make their
selections.  The words can be displayed in six languages (English, Spanish,
French, German, Italian and Dutch).  The program includes digitized speech for
the words that can played through the Sound Blaster, Covox Speech Thing or the
PC internal speaker if your machine is fast enough.  The internal speaker
playback may not work on all machines.  The digitized speech is only in English.

If you register VGA COLORING BOOK and WORD GALLERY together, you pay only $21.50
for WORD GALLERY instead of the usual $24.00. If you would like a copy of the
Shareware version of WORD GALLERY, then include an additional $2.00 (to cover
materials and shipping only) with your VCB order.

NOTE: Word Gallery is an MS-DOS program.  It is not a Windows Application. It
      can, however, be run from Windows as a full screen application. The
      digitized speech will not work on the internal PC speaker when WG is run
      from Windows. It will work, however, with the Sound Blaster and Covox
      Speech Thing.

















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