Welcome to the bingo maker software user guide
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1. Part 2 Basic commands The Bingo Maker software was designed to create and print high quality bingo cards with little effort and understanding The Bingo Maker user interface 1s simple user friendly and intuitive Most of The Bingo Maker software options are available on the main screen The basic commands are described below Create a new bingo card file bng a bng file is a bingo maker bingo file that contains all visual properties of a bingo card and the word list bingo items used in the bingo game Open a bingo file bng file and open either a saved bingo file or a pre made bingo template The Bingo Maker bng file is described above in the New file section m Se Save a custom made bingo card file as a bng file Saving a bingo game to a bng bingo file will save both visual properties and word lists for the bingo game Print bingo cards bingo items list or export a bingo game to PDF format in order to view bingo games exported to PDF you will need a PDF viewer such as Adobe or Foxit Use to clear the bingo items list Use to load pre made bingo card word list the pre made bingo word list contain words or numbers that will be used as bingo items for the bingo game Part 3 Bingo card properties Bingo Items A text area used to enter new bingo items by typing or a simple copy paste action Each bingo item should be typed 1n a separate line Please note that The Bingo Maker will ignore duplicat2. 4 Click ok to return to The Bingo Maker main screen and continue editing your bingo game 10 Printing the bingo game Print the bingo card game according to the number of players You can print up to 6 bingo cards per page and save both ink and paper Printing the bingo cards may also include printing all of the bingo items Printing step by step Press the print button Choose the number of cards per page Choose the number of cards you need according to the number of players Check the optimize for blackout option in order to play a blackout bingo game a blackout bingo 1s a bingo game that requires all items to be marked in order to Win Check the Print bingo item list option to print out the bingo items in a table Click the print button and preview your bingo in the Print Preview dialog 7 Click the print button again to start printing a ng AN ad B Bingo Printer Mumber of cards players C Optimize for blackout Print bingo item list Export POF The Bingo Maker Print Export PDF dialog 11 Celebration Birthday boy The Bingo Maker Print preview dialog To print the bingo items list the print bingo list check box should be marked the list will appear after the bingo cards Export a bingo game to PDF Export the bingo card to a PDF file for later use or printing in a professional printer or a shop PDF export step by step Press the print button 3 HAL Press the export to PDF button
3. Save the bingo PDF file using the save file dialog After the PDF export process completes you may choose to view the result using a PDF viewer a PDF viewer such as Adobe Acrobat Reader or Foxit 1s required for viewing PDF files and can be downloaded for free na ae POF File created would you like to open ik The Bingo Maker View bingo PDF dialog 12 BINGO maker To export the bingo items list check the print bingo list the list will appear after the bingo cards in the exported PDF 13 Na CEINT maker Part 5 Creating a bingo card Option 1 creating a bingo card using a pre made template l Press the open button gt select template gt choose a template gt press o k 2 Change add erase the bingo items by clicking the bingo items box To erase to whole list press the red X button Change the bingo card size using the General box press the arrow pointing down a menu with 3 bingo card sizes 3x3 5x5 7x7 will open click the size you need Change the bingo card header text clear the current text and write your new header Change the font style of the header body space by clicking the font button Change the text color for the header body space by clicking the Text color button Change the background color of the header body space by clicking the back color button Save your changes by clicking the save button save the file as a bng file To print the bingo
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6. card press the print button select the number of cards per page and select the number of players To print the bingo card list with the bingo cards click the checkbox for Print bingo items list Option 2 creating a new bingo card l Press the new button a classic bingo card will be opened by default 2 Change add erase the bingo items by clicking the bingo items box To erase 10 11 to whole list press the red X button Load a pre made bingo card list by pressing the Load bingo list button Change the bingo card size using the General box press the arrow pointing down a menu with 3 bingo card sizes 3x3 5x5 7x7 will open choose the size you need Change the bingo card header text clear the current text and write your new header Change the font style of the header body space by clicking the font button Change the text color the header body space by clicking the Text color button Change the back color of the header body space by clicking the back color button Add an image to the body or space click the image button and upload a picture On the left side of the screen use the mouse to crop the part of the image you want to be shown Save your changes by clicking the save button save the file as a bng file Print the bingo card press the print button select the number of cards per page and select the number of players To print the bingo card list with the bingo cards click the checkbox for Print
7. es and empty lines Bingo board sample A preview of the bingo card any change you make automatically affects the sample bingo board The sample bingo board imitates the printed bingo boards however different printers and the different number of bingo cards on a page may look different than the sample bingo card General There are three available bingo card sizes 3x3 5x5 and 7x7 Each size can be selected from the bingo card size list combo box Header Defines the bingo card title The text color font and background color can be changed by clicking on the link related to each property Body The body area of the bingo card where bingo items reside Here you may define the bingo card color text color image and select the bingo items font Please note that using an image overrides the background color Space Defines the free space square it is possible to change the back color font and text color or upload an image The space square can be canceled by clicking the Use middle as space check box B The Bingo Maker v2 33 2 General Header Ted BINGO Text Color Font py Back Color Dipper Cradle Blue lt Mahe Body Text Color Font FREE F vaal Back Color Image F Space Crib B Sister Teething Bouncy ag i Use Middle as Space Sister rings chair o Aa BT Teething rings Text FREE SPACE Bouncy chair at AR al Back Color Image Draw grid Baby lotion The Bingo Maker main wi
8. he Bingo Maker Opening a pre made template Use a pre made template for different bingo themes Step by step procedure NI hm Click the Open button Click the Select Template button Browse the bingo templates select a bingo template of your choice and click the OK button Please note that a loaded template or an opened file override all changes previously made on screen e Although it is a pre made template you can change the font style size and color All of the features available in The Bingo Maker can be applied to a loaded bingo game template e Use each bingo template for 3x3 5x5 and 7x7 bingo cards unless the bingo template is for a specific bingo board size Specific bingo board size templates have the recommended bingo board size specified in the bingo template name B Bingo Templates Step 1 Select template group Preview family i meneral merry pres EEE party rea singer Stocking green sezooge season spirie sk Bingo Templates screen Saving a bingo template to a bingo file bng Make your own bingo game template and save it for later use or as a basic bingo template to your bingo game Step by step procedure 1 Create a bingo card define the bingo items font color and size and add images you may also use one of the templates that come with the software 2 Click the save button to save the bingo template 3 Choose a file name for the bingo template and sa
9. ndow bingo card properties are on the right side panel Part 4 Common actions The following tasks are frequently performed when using The Bingo Maker software Changing bingo items Add change or clear the shown bingo items Step by step procedure To clear all bingo items use the red X button 1 To add a pre made word list press the load bingo lists button Load Bingo Lists The Bingo Lists screen will appear 1 Select the bingo item list group from the groups list Select the bingo item list from the group 3 Use the Clear Items check box to either replace the current bingo items or add the list to the current items default the previous items will be cleared if you want to add the new list to the previous one click uncheck the Clear Items check box Clear items click ok B Bingo Lists Step 1 Select item group Special events Vocabulary Step 2 Select a template 4th of July Christmas Easter Hanukkah lew Year Thanksgiving Clear items Bingo Lists Screen Bingo Items excitement Fall flashlight frankenstein frighten games ghosts graveyard Halloween haunted house howl Jack o lantern mask monster moonlight 2 To enter new bingo items write or paste your words in the text box each bingo item should be in a separate line Bingo words can be written or copied from an external list with a simple copy paste action Please note that duplicate items and empty text lines are ignored by T
10. neeeeeneeeeaes 14 For more information contact us at info thebingomaker com support thebingomaker com or visit our support page http www thebingomaker com support CEINT o maker Part 1 Introduction Using The Bingo Maker software you can create personal custom made bingo cards The bingo cards can be either black and white printer friendly bingo cards or with color and pictures With the bingo card maker software you may define bingo card items select the bingo item font colors and add images either as a bingo card background or as a bingo space item background Software requirements The Bingo Maker Software system requirements are Intel P3 or higher or equivalent processors 256 MB of RAM 50 MB free space on the hard drive Windows 2000 xp vista 7 Microsoft NET 2 0 framework The Microsoft NET 2 0 framework is usually a part of Microsoft windows or Microsoft windows update In order to run The Bingo Maker software you need to download and install Microsoft NET 2 0 framework which can be found at http www microsoft com downloads details aspx familyid 0856eacb 4362 4b0d 8edd aab15c5e04f5 amp displaylang en You can also open windows update and find the Microsoft NET 2 0 framework as a standard additional update not in the high priority section When installing The Bingo Maker from a purchased CD the NET 2 0 framework 1s included click the Install NET 2 0 link on the CD s main menu
11. to clip faces places or anything you want from any image Step by step procedure 1 To upload an image you should press the Image button 242 2 To add an image press Load image choose an image and press open 3 To remove images press the Remove image button B Image Dialog Remove image Load image Cancel The Bingo Maker Image dialog Repeat these steps to change body or space images GINE maker Cropping an image Personalize your bingo cards by cropping images In order to personalize the bingo cards by images we added the image cropping tool that allows you to clip faces places or anything you want from any image The image cropping process 1s described in this section 1 Load an image and wait for the image cropping tool to load 2 Once the image cropping tool loaded the following screen will appear ANAN Birthday Year Balloons B image Properties Celebration Candles Birthday boy Birthday song The Bingo Maker Image cropping tool Load a different image 3 Select the image area you wish to display on your bingo card either as background for the entire bingo card or as a background for the bingo free space click the top left of the area you wish to crop hold the left mouse button down and drag the square until you get the desired result B image Properties 1 ks ng 4 lt ks Tai E B Birthday boy Birthday song The Bingo Maker Cropping an image
12. ve it by clicking OK The file will be saved as a bingo template file bng file To reopen the bingo bng file in The Bingo Make for editing or printing double click the file Changing the items font or color Define your personal bingo card by changing the font color or size The Bingo Maker uses a standard easy to use color picker and font selection dialogs Step by step procedure 1 To change the font color press the Text color button 2 2 choose your color and press OK Basic colors i el Eee ies mE iF ioe fe ee GF EEEE f F f L Custom colors eee SIT AGE sajo Green 255 Define Custom Colors gt gt ColoriSolid Um Blue The Bingo Maker Color picker dialog 2 To change the font style press the Font button E2 t choose the style and size you want and press OK Font style A Regular O Arial Black Italic O Arial Narrow Bold Anal Rounded MT Bol Bold Italic O Blackadder ITC Bodoni MT Bodoni MT Black Effects Sample Strikeout C Underline AaB bYyZzZ Script Western ay The Bingo Maker Font selection dialog Repeat these steps to change header body or space colors and fonts Adding or removing an image Personalize your bingo cards by adding or removing an image Images can be added as full background image or as a space area image In order to personalize the bingo cards by images we added the image cropping tool that allows you
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