Educational Insights EI-7924G Revising Games, Load a Game from a Cartridge onto Your Computer

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Load a Game from a Cartridge onto Your Computer

If you should somehow lose a game file from your computer, the quickest way to replace it is by copying the game from the cartridge on which it was stored. To do this, follow these steps:

1.Start up Classroom Jeopardy! Editor to display a blank game template.

2.Select the File Cartridge option from the menu bar or click the tool icon on the toolbar.

3.When the Jeopardy! Game Cartridge Interface is displayed, click on the name of the game you want to load to select it.

4.Click on the Load Selected Game into Classroom Jeopardy! Editor... button. A new untitled template will be created and the game loaded into it.

5.Select File Save from the menu bar or click the tool on the toolbar to save the recovered game on your computer.

6.Select the Exit button or click on the window’s Exit/Close box to exit the screen.

NOTE: The game content will be intact except for the explanations and responses. These do NOT appear on the screen since they were not stored in the Game Cartridge. (See “Save a Game on Your Computer to a Cartridge” on page 24.) You will need

to key in the explanations and responses in order to complete your file.

Revising Games

With Classroom Jeopardy! Editor and Classroom Jeopardy! Link you can edit or change an existing game and then copy the revised game onto a cartridge, save it to your computer’s hard drive, or both.

Working With One Game File

You can revise a game by opening the file from a cartridge and typing in your changes. For this kind of revision, you only need to open up one game file—the file that is going to be changed.

1.Launch Classroom Jeopardy! Editor.

2.Select File Open from the menu bar, press J+ o, or click the tool on the toolbar. Navigate to the folder where the game is stored. When the list of games appears, click on the name of the game you want to revise to select it. Click on the Open button and Classroom Jeopardy! Editor will open the game.

3.Make your revisions by clicking on the cell(s) and accessing the corresponding editor windows. Type in your changes. (See pages 12–13 for information on editor windows.)

4.When the changes are complete, select File Save from the menu bar or click on the

tool on the toolbar to replace the existing game on your computer. You can also select the File Save As... option and type a new name in the File name: field of the Save As JGM dialog box to keep the original game intact. The revised game will be saved as an additional game.

5.Connect Classroom Jeopardy! Link to your computer and insert a cartridge. Select

File Cartridge from the menu bar or click on the tool on the toolbar. When the

Jeopardy! Game Cartridge Interface appears, click on the Store Screen Game in Cartridge

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Contents EI-7924G Table of Contents System Requirements Macintosh Classroom JEOPARDY! Editor and LinkInstallation and Setup Installing onto a PC with WindowsGuide Conventions LinkGuideF.qxd 1/25/05 929 AM Macintosh OS Installation Installing and Launching onto a Macintosh with OSLaunching the Program Windows Installing and Launching onto a Macintosh with OS Game Template Features File Menu Menu BARRound Menu Edit MenuView Menu Zoom MenuWindow Menu Help MenuO L B a R Game Name Cell Template CellsGeneral Game Creation Information Single-Play Clues Moving Within the Template Entering Game ContentEntering Content for the Final Jeopardy! Round Printing a Game Saving a GameDeleting Characters Within an Editor Window Navigation Commands for Game EntryCut/Copy/Paste Commands Positioning the Cursor in an Editor WindowSelect Multiple Cells to Cut, Copy, or Paste Category Information row Selection Memory Shortcut CommandsSpell Checker Feature Spell CheckerEntire Game Spell Checking Keyboard Characters/Symbols Connecting Classroom Jeopardy! Link Special CharactersClassroom JEOPARDY! Link Operations Cartridge Operations Save a Game on Your Computer to a CartridgeErase a Game from a Cartridge Erase All Games in a Cartridge Repair Cartridge ContentsRevising Games Load a Game from a Cartridge onto Your ComputerWorking With One Game File Working With Two Game Files Converting Older GamesSetting Preferences Sharing Games on the InternetPreferences Explained Update a Base Units Software Upgrading Your Classroom Jeopardy! Base UnitDetermine an Existing Base Unit’s Software Version If you wish to continue, click on LinkGuideF.qxd 1/25/05 929 AM Service Center Out of Warranty Service PolicyProject1 1/25/05 934 AM

EI-7924G specifications

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