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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 ..........................................................................
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Exciting New Feature! With Jeopardy! Link, you can also upload and download Classroom Jeopardy! games on the Internet. It’s an exciting way for teachers to share game ideas and receive ready-made Jeopardy! games! Visit www.classroomjeopardy.com for details. 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
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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. Whe
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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 di
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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. The Jeopardy! logo will appear briefly and then disappear, displaying a blank Classroom Jeopardy! Editor game temp
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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. Locate the Classroom Jeopardy! Editor icon in
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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. The Game Name cell and the Final Jeopardy! cell, on the other hand, are always displayed at the bottom of both the Single Jeopardy! a
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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. The File Menu + • Select Fi
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LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 9 The Edit Menu + • Select Edit → Undo or type J z to undo the most recently completed action. + • 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 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. + • Select Edit → Copy or type J c to copy the data from any single- or multiple-cell templat
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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. • Select Window → Cascade to reduce the size
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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. Select the Paste Tool to paste the cu
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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. The top three cells of each column contain information about the category: the category name, the abbrevi- ated
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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. The editor windows for all cel
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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: Move down within a column. V Move up within a column. U Move right from one cell to the next. X Move left from one cell to the next. W Move from the Single Jeopardy! round to the Double Jeopardy! round (or select Q Round → DJ from the menu bar, or click on the tool in the toolbar). Move from the Double Jeopa
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LinkGuide_F.qxd 1/25/05 9:29 AM Page 15 Do this by single-clicking in the cell and then pressing E, or by double-clicking in the cell. Then do the following: 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. For example, if each clue in a category is made up o
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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 J s, or click the tool on the toolbar. 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. It will also be included in the game list that appears in the File menu, how
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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. moves the cursor to the beginning of a line within any blue pane of an I editor window. moves the cursor to the first character of a
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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 E while it is selected. Its editor window will be opened. 2. Copy – While the cell is selected, click the tool on the toolbar, + choose the Edit → Copy option from the menu bar, or press J c. 3. Cut – While the cell is selected, click the tool on the toolbar, + choose the Edit → Cut option from the menu bar, or press J x. 4. Paste – While the cell is sel
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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. This is because the t
