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1. piderl spider loud superman swimsuit ni es ol windyday2. Introduction Fash Card M aker isa create your own flash card program that enables teachers and students to create easy to read assorted flash cards for words or math equations in an orderly tidy and effective manner Create or convert files in Worksheet M aker or create your own files directly in Flash Card M aker Thereare numerous uses for Flash Card M aker A few ideas arelisted below You can display large easy to read letters or numbers on flash cards of assorted colors and sizes print flash cards displaying integer equations fraction equations square roots or custom equations print vocabulary from your favorite word processor print words created from your own vocabulary lists print flash cards displaying basal vocabulary words from other programs print vocabulary from stories created with Writing Assessment using Worksheet M aker Getting Started Double click the Orchard icon At the Orchard sign on screen enter as a teacher The type teacher for the login name The default password is teacher Select Worksheet Maker in the Teacher Tools menu Opening a New Card Set Using Flash Card Maker Open a new card set by clicking the New Card Set button Open a saved card set by clicking the O pen Card Set button Select the desired card set and dick OK When you open anew card set Flash Card M aker automatically opens a card size selection window Select the flash card size y
3. cards you wish to verify and the typeof paper on which you will be printing Cut sheet is the term for plain paper or separated individual cards and continuous feed is the term for cards that come in a long serrated sheet that is separated after printing 3 Click OK and use the arrows to page through the cards You can adjust the viewing size by selecting the size percentage 30 50 75 or 100 to bedisplayed If you are happy with the way the cards look click the Printer icon to send the data to the printer If additional changes need to be made click the Close button to return to the card set Printing To print the card set select Print under theF ile menu and the Print Options window appears Select the range of cards you wish to print and the paper type To print the back of the card upsidedown so that you can flip the cards over during use select Flip Back Click the Printer icon to select a printer to useand to set your paper options Click OK and your information will be sent immediately to your printer To savea card set dick the Save Card Set button If the card set has not previously been saved enter a f le name into theSaveFileA s dialog box paving a Card Set menu Program If you wish to quit choose Exit Windows Quit Macintosh under theF ile Exiting the Changing the Siz Using Templates If you have created a card set in one size and now wish to useit in a different siz
4. djust the ize of the imported cards to match the size of your current card set You cannot have cards of different sizes in the same card set The alignments may requiresome adjustment Click the New Math button and select the desired math function from the menu All math objects are placed in the upper left corner of the active card Move math objects by either dragging and dropping or by using thea lignment function under the Objects menu Wote For Macintosh ses se math pretences by stating Preven on teed Ih CT mena cg Ma Cg dod o yr A fto el nd gp Operation Select Operation to access a menu appears with nine operations addition subtraction multiplication division equal less than less than or equal greater than and greater than or equal An Edit Flash Card M aker window appears with your selected function highlighted If the highlighted function is acceptable dick OK Ifa angeis desired dick on the down arrow and make new selection Fraction Select Fraction to open an Edit Flash Card M aker window Change the numerator and the denominator to form the desired fraction Mixed Number Select Mixed Number to open an Edit Flash Card M aker window Change the whole number the numerator and thedenomina tor to form thedesired mixed number Creating a New Card Duplicating Card Formats Windows Deleting a Card Marking a Card Macintosh Square Root Select Square R
5. e follow these steps 1 Openanew card set and select a new card size 2 Select Import Data gt From Another Card When you are prompted to save your current card set dick Yes Type in a name for your new card set 3 AnOpen window will now appear Select your old card set and dick OK The data from the old card set will be pasted into the new card set To Make A Template Templates have been provided for many math and vocabulary functions How ever you can create a template of any kind and saveit in the Templates folder to be used on different cards Simply create a card and when you are satisfied with the format click Select All under the Edit menu Select Save As Template under theFile menu To Access A Saved Template 1 Select Open under the File menu An Open window will appear The templates are listed by card size Select a template to use and dick OK Flash Card M aker will open a new card set with the template as card 1of1 2 If you already created a card set and wish to add a saved template you can do this easily Simply select Import D ata From Another Card When the 0 pen window appears double click on the Flash folder Then double click the Template folder Select the desired template and dick OK Thetemplate will be added as a new card in your current card set Note For M acintosh users to access a saved template select New under the File menu Select a card sizeand click OK Under the File me
6. ick the Edit the Item button An Edit window appears Click Font and a Font window appears Select the desired text attributes such as font size color and style and dick OK This will change the font for this particular object only To change the font for the entire card set use the Preferences function under the File menu Note For M acintosh users change text attributes by highlighting the desired text and selecting a font from the Font menu a size from the Size menu a style from the Style menu or a color from the Color menu Click the Toggle Front Back Windows Over Macintosh button The card will flip to the back and the watermark at thetop of the card will read Back of 0 The back of the card can be manipulated in exactly the same way as the front When you are satisfied with your card click the New Card button to moveto the next card in this set Click the New Picture button Selecta picture from the list and dick OK Move RT TT the image beneath the text by simply dragging it there The text may also be repositioned by dragging it to a new location To align two or more objects to each other hold down the Shift key and dick the objects then select Align from the Objects menu Notes For Macintosh users click the Import icon Locate the Pictures folder in the Flash Card Maker folder and click Open Choose a picture and click Open You can change the size of the picture by dragging
7. nu click Select Template Choose atemplatefront and back and click OK Picture Files acoms acrobats addition airjetl apple astronau balloonr balloony banana baseball basketba bear po bikebell hikehelm bikeride birdcity L d birdeggs birdfeed bone book bookshelf boyball boybakb boybbglo boykick boymusic ge boyrke boyread boyswim boytruck bug bug bags PN s bugspray butterfly cakefire campfire candyl candy2 spei E fishtank fishtkpl ewok flowers fowenii football fog e iem E z ER frogit fop od Ws eil emo gn Eu e e E1 Rs ee E A os Er Az ar uris E aii guis Per Pie ar grandmal grandma grandpal grandpa grandpa oi BER heart hi hotdog hotdnnk housel grocery house2 g P 4 Z BAE Ei PC PARI 1 8 ee rd 5
8. oot to open an Edit Flash Card M aker window Change the number to form the desired square root Division Select Division to open an Edit Flash Card M aker window Change the divisor and thedividend to form the desired problem Percent Select Decimal Number to open an Edit Flash Card M aker window appears Change the whole number and the decimal to form the desired decimal number Integer Select Integer to open an Edit Flash Card M aker window The number 1 is highlighted Type the number or letter desired Whole fractional or decimal numbers as well as letters may be used in this field Integer Equation Select Integer Equation to open a text field where any equa tion may be typed To create a new card click theN ew Card icon Select Duplicate Card from the Edit menu and a new card will be created exactly likethefirst To delete a card go to the card you wish to delete You may do this by clicking Previous Card or Next Card Windows or by using the Go to card command Macintosh Select Delete Card under the Edit menu Select Mark Card under theEdit menu Double dick the Arrow icon The Go to card dialog box appears Type the desired card number and dick OK Click onceon the Mark Card button located on the tool bar The circle will befilled in Print Preview Windows 1 Select Print Preview under theFile menu when you have completed your card set and wish to review the cards 2 Choosetherangeof
9. ou wish to use by clicking on it Flash Card M aker will open a blank card using your selected template size lone Itisa good idea to set your general preferences before beginning a card set Select Preferences under theFile menu Three index cards will be visible You can toggle among theGeneral Front and Back options simply by clicking on the desired index card General Preferences Prompt before exiting By checking this item Flash Card M aker asks you to confirm your request to quit the program before it shuts down This will prevent an accidental shut down of the program and loss of work completed Prompt to save When checked Flash Card M aker will ask you if you wish to save your work beforeit doses a file It is highly recommended that you check this box to avoid the accidental loss of work completed Note For M acintosh users to set text preferences select Preferences under the Edit menu Press the appropriate menu font size style or color to change the attribute Front and Back Options The Default Font can be set at anytime and applied to either the front or the back side of the entire card set It is recommended that you set your default font before creating your cards This is a timesaving hint that allows you to set the alignments and position of objects when you createthe cards It also saves you from having to adjust them later Every time you change the font for a card set
10. ption turns the image on its vertical axis Rotate This option turns the image on its horizontal axis From Worksheet M aker Worksheet M aker is a separate program available through Orchard and its data files are compatible with Flash Card M aker Imported data will be copied into the card set in whatever font you set as your default font 1 Select Import Data gt Worksheet Maker under theFile menu An Open window will appear 2 Doubledick on thefolder c to open the hard drivefolder Navigate through your folders until you find the one containing theW orksheet Maker data files Notes For Macintosh users import text files by selecting Import Data from the File menu Locate the text fle to import and click Open When sex files are imported the longest word in the sentence will become the key word Ifyou want to select your owm key word mark the key word with slash marks the dog Ibarked at From Another Card 1 Youcan copy data from one card set to another card set by selecting the Import Data From Another Card command under theFile menu An Open window appears 2 Doubledick the folder mycards which isthe folder all card sets are saved to by default 3 Select the saved card set you wish to copy into your current card set and dick OK Flash Card M aker will add theimported card set to theend of your current card set Ifthe imported card is of a different size than your current card set Flash Card Maker will a
11. the field locator boxes either outward to make the field larger or inward to reduceits size You must drag both the horizontal and the vertical walls to maintain a square image If you drag oneor the other the image will become elongated Each objectis placed on a card in a stack The stacking order can be changed by selecting one of the objects and then using the M ove Front or Move Back commands found under the O bjects gt A lign menu Note For M acintosh users usethe Hand tool to position the picture You can rotate or fip pictures by selecting the appropriate choice under the Pictures menu Using Your Own Im Using the Pic Function Importing Data Over 250images are provided for your use with Flash Card M aker These pictures are located in thel mages folder Windows or the Pictures folder Macin tosh and a key is provided in this User s Manual in the Picture Files section You can easily import your own images by saving them to the Images Windows or Pictures Macintosh folder Flash Card M aker can only access pictures that are contained in these folders Three editing options are supplied for images stretch draw flip and rotate Access these functions by double clicking on your picture to open the Edit Flash Card M aker Object window Stretch D raw This option enables the stretch draw capability This allows you to enlarge reduce or elongate the image by moving the f eld locator boxes Flip This o
12. you should review each and every card to determine whether or not the positioning of the text has been affected Click Font to open the ont Editing window Choose afont style size script and color in this window Click OK when you have finished setting your preferences and Flash Card M aker will apply them to al future cards in the current card set If you have already begun a card set and wish to makea change to the font atiributes for previously completed cards check the box marked Apply to front or back items in the current card set This will apply a change to all the cardsin your set Creating a Te Card Changing Fon and Font Attributes Click the New Text icon An Edit Flash Card M aker Object window appears with Flashtext highlighted Typein your text and click OK To align thetext select Align under bjects menu Choose the desired alignment Sometimes text does not moveafter realigning This occurs because the align command affects the entire textfield not just the text within the text field To correctly align the text to the card you must reduce the size of the text field so that it fits snugly around the text Adjust thesize of thetextf dd by placing the cursor over one of the four field locator boxes until the directional arrows show Click and drag the arrows inward until thetext fied fits the text Here s some text Select the item to be changed and cl
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