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Technical FAQ

Glencoe Student Presentation Builder

 

System Requirements

Installation Tips

Issues & Solutions

 

The best way to learn how to do something is to do it. This is the basis of the Student Presentation Builder. Instead of listening to a lecture, you can learn by planning, organizing, creating and presenting a multimedia slide show covering an assigned lesson from the textbook.

 

 

General Issues:

 

Will this program run on Windows XP, 2000, NT 4.0, ME, and Macintosh OS X?

 

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Windows

 

There are no known issues at this time.

 

 

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Mac

 

There are no known issues at this time.

 

 

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

 

Windows:

  • Pentium 166 MHz (or higher)
  • 4x CD-ROM drive
  • Windows 95 (or higher)
  • 16 MB RAM (32 MB recommended)
  • Color monitor with high color 640 x 480 resolution
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 (or higher)
  • Printer (optional but recommended)

 

MAC:

  • PowerPC processor-based
  • MAC O/S compatible system (120 MHz)
  • CD-ROM drive
  • MAC O/S System 8.1 or later (System 8.5 or later recommended)
  • 64 MB of RAM with Virtual Memory turned on
  • Monitor or display supporting thousands of colors
  • 800 x 600 or higher screen resolution
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2001 (or higher)
  • Printer optional, but recommended

 

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INSTALLATION TIPS:

 

Windows:

This program requires PowerPoint or PowerPoint Viewer to create and view slides. Acrobat Reader is required to view the PowerPoint Presentation Builder Users Guide. If you do not have PowerPoint or Acrobat Reader on your computer, you can install them both from the CD-ROM. To do this:

  1. Insert the CD-ROM into the drive.
  2. Double-click on the My Computer Icon
  3. Double-click on your CD-ROM drive’s icon.
  4. Double-click on the Media Installers folder. Depending on which program you want to install (PowerPoint Viewer 97 or Acrobat Reader), you will need to double-click on the appropriate program’s icon.

 

Macintosh:

This program requires PowerPoint 2001 already installed on your computer in order to create, edit and view slides. It also requires Acrobat Reader which can be found on the CD-ROM.

 

To install Acrobat Reader off of the CD-ROM, do this:

  1. Insert the CD-ROM into the drive.
  2. Double-click on the program alias on your desktop.
  3. Double-click the Acrobat Reader Installer.

 

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GENERAL ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS:

 

Issue:   Will this program run on Windows XP, 2000, NT 4.0, ME, and Macintosh OS X? 

 

Solution:   Cursory testing performed on Windows XP, 2000, NT 4.0, and ME machines have not revealed any issues.  On Macintosh, the program runs fine in OS X because it requires Microsoft PowerPoint 2001.

 

"Our customers use a wide variety of operating systems and applications, and our software must be developed to be used on some lower end systems to meet customer needs.  Because of this, we cannot guarantee our software will always work as expected as new operating systems and other applications are developed.  We encourage you to give our products a 'test drive' on any new system you plan to implement.  If you are not satisfied with the performance of our product, we will do our best to deliver a compatible product to you in a timely manner or refund your money."

 

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