Kid Genius. Software to learn spelling and reading for children and adults

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System Requirements.

ABC Kid Genius software Minimum system requirements

PC Pentium 166 with 512mb memory, sound card, screen

ABC Kid Genius is designed to work with screen resolution set at 800x600 or 1024x768 or Higher

XP, Vista, Win7, Microsoft VB6 runtime files, Windows Media Player.

ABC Kid Genius Start software requires 47mb free hard disk space.

Kid Genius Software License Agreement

FREE WORDS and FREE STORY:

Install the ABC Kid Genius software first
AFTER ABC Kid Genius is installed and working, download FREE words and FREE story pages

Click on 30 free Words or 20 free Story Pages

Download files to a temporary directory. Click on the downloaded exe file to install.
New words are automatically added to ABC Kid Genius Spelling and Flash Words areas.

UPDATE VERSION:
If you have ABC Kid Genius v2.15 or higher installed on your computer, you can Update to v2.21

TROUBLE SHOOTING

ABC Kid Genius requires Microsoft visual basic 6 runtime files and Windows Media Player.

Most systems already have these files installed.

If you get any error messages or something does not work when you start ABC Kid Genius

Download Microsoft's vbrun60sp6.exe This installs vb6 runtime files required by the software.

After downloading click on vbrun60sp6.exe to install the missing files. Try ABC Kid Genius again

If you still get an error, download and install Windows Media Player suitable for your computer

from Microsoft.

If sound or video does not work, you can use your Window Media Players Automatic Update to update

your codec or install a suitable Codecs package that is available on the internet.

ABC Kid Genius requires your computer to have a drive C:/ All files are installed on drive c:

DOWNLOADING AND STARTING

All ABC Kid Genius downloads are self extracting files.

Begin by downloading the main program from downloads page to a temporary directory

To install Click on downloaded exe and follow instructions on screen..

To start ABC Kid Genius in Windows.Close all other window applications and return to Windows

Desktop. Click on ABC Kid Genius Desktop Icon

Click on Start & Programs & ABC Kid Genius & ABC Kid Genius

Windows explorer - click on Start & Programs & Windows explorer & Kgdemo & Kidgen.exe

To Uninstall ABC Kid Genius use the 'add/remove Programs' in the windows control panel

or Delete the c:\kgdemo directory

OPERATING:

ABC Kid Genius uses the MOUSE or KEYBOARD in most areas. To Move from menu to menu press

or click the highlighted LETTERS or FEATURE LETTERS in yellow boxes. Press or click Q to quit on

any menu or Esc key when required .

To quit ABC Kid Genius press or click Q from the main screen.

Levels

Levels, allows you to spell by ability. 3 is the easiest, up to 10 the hardest.

To try the levels feature in spelling, you require more words. Download the 30 free words and install.

You can choose a level to spell. From Level ALL to Level 10.

Level ALL displays all available words.

Level 3 displays words which are 2 to 3 letters long.

Level 4 displays words which are 4 letters long. the same applies for 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Level 10 displays words which are 10 to 12 letters long.

Video - Choose to view video after spelling a word or not.

Upper Case - Choose Upper case or Lower Case. (Lower Case is available to registered members.)

ON - This On-Off button (next to upper case button in the spelling section) will switch the

little friend encouragement comment off or on, the little friend comment is played when the

spelling of a word is correct and a video clip starts.

Auto - Automatically spells each word by itself.

Hint- When spelling gives a hint of the next letter in the word..

Sorting - in the spelling section, the 'CHOOSE word ' button will show you all the words that currently

exist on your computer you can double click on a word to start spelling from that word. You will also

see options to sort the words in the order of your choice, alphabetically, by length or mixed.

When you use the Sorting, the list is changed to the order you choose.

The order that you choose, is the order in which the words will be displayed in both Spelling and

Flash Words sections of the ABC Kid Genius Software.

CREATE WORDS FEATURE
Create your own Spelling words to use with ABC Kid Genius Spelling and Flash Words.
Create words using your own pictures, your voice and your video clips.

Non ABC Kid Genius Members can create only 6 words for free.

Requirements to create your own words.

PICTURES
Digital Pictures - your pictures saved to be 320x240 or 480x360 pixels in size and in a JPG, GIF or
BMP image formats. (eg. happy.jpg or flower.gif or girl.bmp)

Sound Recording of Word.
A microphone (mic) input on your computer.
A microphone so you can Record yourself saying the word.
Recording must be saved in WAV sound file format. (eg. happy.wav or flower.wav)
Windows has a Sound Recorder. It is normally located in start menu / programs / accessories.

VIDEO for WORD
The video should be saved in a 320x240 ir 480x360 size in AVI or MPG video format which is suitable
for your Windows Media Player. (eg. happy.avi or flower.mpg)
To save space on your computer we recommend you use no more than 15 seconds of video clip for
each word. When a word is created your original files are NOT moved or deleted from their original
source.
New files are created in the ABC Kid Genius directory for each word you create.
Always Make sure you have enough free hard disk space before creating words.
Words can be deleted in the spelling area of the ABC Kid Genius software.

There are 5 stages to create a word.
1) Choose Database 2) Add picture 3) Add sound of word (4) Add video for word. (5) type in word.

Follow instruction on the screen for each of the 5 stages and add files as required for the word.
ABC Kid Genius supplies only 1 template to practice creating your own words.

In stage 5 you will be required to enter the spelling of the word.
Each word you enter can be 2 to 12 letters long with no spaces in the middle.
Type in the word required in the box and click on Create button or Retype button if you
have made a mistake.

2 boxes will pop up to confirm creation YES and NO click on yes to create. The word is created
and the screen changes to a menu. Go to Spelling to test the word.

You can create 6 words for free.
To Create more words please purchase Membership.

When Creating words always use your own pictures, your own voice and your own videos.
Words created should be for your own personal use and should not be distributed.
It is an offence to use any media without the authority of the copyright holders.

MEMBERSHIP:

Join our membership to access ALL words available for ABC Kid Genius spelling and Flash Words.

membership also unlocks the Lower Case feature and the Create Words Feature.