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LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Components ........................................................................................................2 System Requirements ..........................................................................................2 Guide Conventions ..............................................................................................3 Installation and Setup .....................................................................................
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 2 CLASSROOM JEOPARDY! EDITOR ™ AND LINK ™ Classroom Jeopardy! Editor and Link are a software/hardware combination that let you write Classroom Jeopardy! games on a Macintosh or Windows computer and save them onto Classroom Jeopardy! cartridges. You can then print out the answer keys on your computer’s printer so that you can refer to them as you play a Classroom Jeopardy! game. With Classroom Jeopardy! Editor, you simply fill in a game template on your computer.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 3 Guide Conventions The following conventions are used in this guide: The names of all interface elements (menus, buttons, window titles, dialog boxes, titles, etc.) are shown in a Helvetica Bold font. For instance, “Click on the OK button.” means the user should click on the OK button in a dialog box. Menu → Menu Option is used to indicate a menu choice. For instance, File → Open means the user should click on the File menu and select the Open option.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 4 4. The installer is configured to install Classroom Jeopardy! Editor in the Windows Program folder. Type in another path name if you wish and press the Next > button. The Shortcut Folder dialog box will be displayed. 5. The installer is configured to install a shortcut to Classroom Jeopardy! Editor in the Classroom Jeopardy! Editor folder. Type in another path name if you wish and press the Next > button. 6. The Ready to Install dialog box will be displayed.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 5 Launching the Program (Windows) There are two ways you can launch Jeopardy! Editor on your computer: 1. An icon labeled Classroom Jeopardy! Editor appears on your desktop. Double-click the icon to start the program. 2. An item labeled Classroom Jeopardy! Editor appears in your Start/Programs menu. Single-click the icon to start the program.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 6 Installing and Launching onto a Macintosh with OS X 1. Insert the Classroom Jeopardy! CD-ROM into the CD-ROM player of your computer. The CD-ROM window will open. 2. Locate and double click on the folder titled Macintosh OS X Files. Drag the file Classroom Jeopardy!® Editor to the Applications folder of your hard drive. Drag the folder JGames to wherever you want to store Classroom Jeopardy! Editor games. 3.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 7 Game Template Features When you start up Classroom Jeopardy! Editor, the screen displays a blank game template. You’ll use the template to type in the content for your games. The template is set up so that you can view the content in either a Single Jeopardy! round or a Double Jeopardy! round but not both at the same time.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 8 MENU BAR The following pages outline the game template’s key features: the Menu Bar, Toolbar, Status Bar, and Cells. The menu bar has eight main headings: File, Edit, View, Zoom, Round, Tools, Window, and Help. Each heading gives you access to various pop-up menus, commands, and options. The first item in the Menu Bar is the program icon. Its purpose is to provide you with a visual clue about what program is currently active.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 9 The Edit Menu J + z to undo the most Select Edit → Redo or type J + y to restore the most recently completed action. Select Edit → Cut or type J + x to delete the data • Select Edit → Undo or type recently completed action. • • from any single- or multiple-cell template selection or any selected text in any editor window and store a copy of it on the clipboard.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 10 The Window Menu • Select Window → New Window to open a duplicate of the front most window and add a number to the end of the file name displayed on the title bar designating which copy of the window you’re viewing. One reason you might want to do this is to Select, Cut, Copy, and Paste clue cells from one window to the other in order to rearrange the clues for the Jeopardy! round of the game you are writing.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 11 Select the Cut Tool to cut (remove) template cell data or editor window text to the clipboard from which you can then paste it into single- or multiple-cell template selections or a field in an editor window. Select the Copy Tool to copy (duplicate) template data or editor window text to the clipboard from which you can then paste it into single- or multiple-cell template selections or a field in an editor window.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 12 (NOTE: It is important that you fill in the game name before you load the game onto a Cartridge. Without the name, the load operation cannot be completed, and you will get an error message on the screen.) Category Information Cells Each Jeopardy! round and Double Jeopardy! round is made up of six categories which are displayed in six columns.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 13 • Use the mouse to double-click inside the cell. Its editor window will appear on the screen. • Use the arrow keys to move through the template until you get to the desired cell, then press E. (See “Moving Within the Template” on page 14.) Once you access the editor window for a cell, you can start typing. The window displays the text in the way it will appear on your TV, so you can see exactly how the content will look.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 14 Moving Within the Template As you type in your game content, you can move from cell to cell or from round to round by pressing the following keys: V U X W Q P T J + arrows Move down within a column. Move up within a column. Move right from one cell to the next. Move left from one cell to the next. Move from the Single Jeopardy! round to the Double Jeopardy! round (or select Round → DJ from the menu bar, or click on the tool in the toolbar).
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 15 Do this by single-clicking in the cell and then pressing in the cell. Then do the following: E, or by double-clicking a. Type the Full Size Category name and the Abbreviated Category name. (The Abbreviated Category name appears on the full 30 cell Jeopardy! game board when it is displayed on your TV.) b. Optional: Type an Explanation that will clarify the kind of response that the category requires.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 16 Saving a Game You can save your game at any time during your writing/editing process. To save a game, follow these steps. 1. Select File → Save on the menu bar, press on the toolbar. J + s, or click the tool 2. The Save As JGM dialog box will appear. Type the file name for your game. 3. Click on the Save button. Once saved, the file name will appear on the window’s title bar.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 17 Navigation Commands for Game Entry To make the game entry process faster and easier you can use a variety of keyboard short cuts to move around in an editor window during game entry. 1. Positioning the Cursor in an Editor Window Move your cursor within any blue pane of an editor window using the Home, End, and arrow keys. I moves the cursor to the beginning of a line within any blue pane of an editor window.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 18 You can do the following with a single selected cell: 1. Edit – Double-click on the cell or press Its editor window will be opened. E while it is selected. 2. Copy – While the cell is selected, click the tool on the toolbar, choose the Edit → Copy option from the menu bar, or press 3. Cut – While the cell is selected, click the tool on the toolbar, choose the Edit → Cut option from the menu bar, or press 4.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 19 selection. Remember, the Single Jeopardy! view and the Double Jeopardy! view for the same game have separate and independent selections. Also, each separate game has its own independent selection which is remembered when you close and reopen the file. If you begin making the selection in the Game Name cell, the "row/column" grid selection will always start in the first column and first row cell of the category/clue/response grid.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 20 5. A copied or cut multiple-cell selection can be pasted into a compatible multiple-cell destination. a. The multiple-cell destination must meet the same constraints as described in 4d. above. b. All cells in the multiple-cell destination must actually exist within the destination template.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 21 THE SPELL CHECKER Spell Checker Feature Classroom Jeopardy! Editor lets you spell check your game to ensure that the content in your answer keys and game cartridges is accurately entered. Entire Game Spell Checking To run the Spell Checker on the entire game select Tools → Spell Checker from the menu bar. This will spell check the contents of all cells in the game in the following order: 1. Game Name 2. Single Jeopardy! Round 3. Double Jeopardy! Round 4.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 22 Change button: Click the Change button to cause the reported word to be replaced. If the problem word was edited, the edited word is used as the replacement. Otherwise, the selected suggestion is used as the replacement. Only this occurrence of the reported word is replaced. If you want this and all following occurrences of the word replaced, select the Change All button.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 23 Special Characters With Classroom Jeopardy! Editor, you can also make other special characters as shown to the right. To create the characters, press S and the appropriate key. While working in Classroom Jeopardy! Editor, you can display the ¤ Special Characters table for reference anytime by pressing . You can also select Help → Show Special Characters from the menu bar.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 24 Cartridge Operations In order to perform any cartridge operation, you must select the File → Cartridge menu option or click on the tool of the toolbar. You will then see the Classroom Jeopardy! Game Cartridge Interface. The Classroom Jeopardy! Game Cartridge Interface gives you access to five cartridge operations. Save a Game on Your Computer to a Cartridge 1. Make sure the game is displayed on your computer screen. 2.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 25 Erase All Games in a Cartridge 1. Start up Classroom Jeopardy! Editor. 2. Select File → Cartridge from the menu bar or click the tool on the toolbar. 3. When the Jeopardy! Game Cartridge Interface is displayed, click on the Erase All Games in Cartridge button. A dialog box will ask if you want to erase all the games. Click on the Yes button to proceed or on the No button to cancel the operation. 4.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 26 Load a Game from a Cartridge onto Your Computer If you should somehow lose a game file from your computer, the quickest way to replace it is by copying the game from the cartridge on which it was stored. To do this, follow these steps: 1. Start up Classroom Jeopardy! Editor to display a blank game template. 2. Select the File → Cartridge option from the menu bar or click the on the toolbar. tool icon 3.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 27 button. The revised game will be stored onto the cartridge in seconds. (If the cartridge already has the original game with the exact same name, a dialog box will ask if you wish to overwrite the existing game in the cartridge. Click on the Yes button to proceed.) Working With Two Game Files Sometimes you may want to create a new game or revise an existing one by copying content from another game.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 28 Sharing Games on the Internet If you’ve used Classroom Jeopardy! in the past, you know that it is an effective teaching tool that motivates students and generates an excitement for learning. Thanks to Classroom Jeopardy! Editor, you can easily add to your collection of Classroom Jeopardy! games because now you can share games with teachers from all over the world. If you visit www.classroomjeopardy.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 29 Because Classroom Jeopardy! Editor actually uses Microsoft Word® in an invisible mode to open these Word game templates, there are some requirements that must be met. The requirements are as follows: 1. Microsoft Word® must be properly installed on your computer. 2. The structural layout of the Classroom Jeopardy! template file must not have been changed. 3.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 30 6. Select File → Cartridge from the File menu, or click on the icon on the Toolbar. The Jeopardy! Game Cartridge Interface is displayed with the words “Jeopardy! Link BCU cable is installed.” 7. If you wish to continue, click on the Update BCU Firmware button; otherwise click on the Exit button. If you click on the Yes button, a confirmation dialog box is displayed. If you wish to proceed, click on the Yes button. 8.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 31 Microsoft Word File to Classroom Jeopardy Editor File Conversion The requirements and restraints for making this conversion include the following: 1. The Structural layout of the Jeopardy! template file has not been changed. 2. The contents of the game cells conform to the requirements of the Jeopardy! unit. Difficulties opening games created in Microsoft Word can most frequently be traced to violating one of these requirements.
LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 32 WARRANTY INFORMATION Dear Customer, Thank you for purchasing Classroom Jeopardy! Editor™ and Link™. We’re certain that you will enjoy the learning fun offered by this product. Educational Insights products are guaranteed to function for one year. Educational Insights warrants each unit against factory defects in material and workmanship for one year from the date of purchase to the original purchaser only.
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