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INTRODUCTION

ABOUT ULTIMATE LANGUAGE TUTOR
The Ultimate Language Tutor is a vocabulary learning and testing system
which helps students of Spanish, French, German or Italian improve their
vocabulary knowledge.  New vocabulary, verb conjugations, and phrases can
be learned using an automated flashcard system.  Once the student has
mastered the new vocabulary, there are various tests available to test
vocabulary proficiency.  Any missed words or phrases can be reviewed
automatically.  Test scores can be saved to show results and progress.
With the registered version, users can add their own vocabulary libraries.


LANGUAGE LIBRARIES AVAILABLE
There are pre-made libraries available for Spanish, French, German and
Italian.  The Library Builder which comes with the Registered version of
the Ultimate Language Tutor allows you to create vocabulary libraries for
any or all of the above languages.  With the registered version you also
receive an additional pre-made library in the language you register.  For
example, if you Register the Spanish Ultimate Language Tutor (also called
Ultimate Spanish), you will receive an expanded library of Spanish
vocabulary words and the library builder which allows you to create your
own vocabulary libraries.

The language libraries are set up to allow learning, testing and review of
a fixed number of vocabulary words.  Each language library may contain from
0 to 102 each of nouns, verbs, verb conjugations, misc. words, and phrases.
Most students choose to create a different library file for each week's or
chapter's vocabulary list.  Once the words in one library are mastered,
other libraries are created.


SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Hardware Requirements:
  -IBM Compatible Computer with an  80286 or higher microprocessor
  -EGA, VGA, Super VGA, XGA, 8514/A or compatible graphics card
  -Mouse

Software Requirements:
  -MS-DOS 3.1 or higher operating system
  -MS-Windows 3.0 or higher version of Windows
  -VBRUN300.DLL


CHANGING SETTINGS
Settings can be changed from the main menu.  Options proceeded by a check
mark are active.


TEST TYPE SETTING
There are two kinds of tests, multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank.  The
multiple choice test is the easier of the two.  You may wish to use the
multiple choice test as a pre-test and the fill-in-the-blank test as the
real thing.  When you set the test type to multiple choice, you are given a
word or phrase which you must match with one of the four choices which
appear on-screen.  When the test type is set to fill-in-the-blank, you are
given a word or phrase, and you must type in the corresponding answer.


LANGUAGE SETTING
There are two possible language settings, English to Language and Language
to English (Language=either Spanish, French, German or Italian).  If the
language setting is English to Language, then during the test you will be
given an English word or phrase, and you will be required to type-in (or
choose for the multiple choice test) the matching answer in the language
you are studying.  If you have the language setting set to Language to
English, then the test will work in just the opposite way.


SOUND SETTING
You can toggle sound to on or off.  When sound is set on, the sound option
will be marked with a check mark.


TAKING TESTS

MULTIPLE CHOICE
The multiple choice test is the easier of the two test types.  You may wish
to use the multiple choice test as a pretest which helps to build your
familiarity with a vocabulary list.

LOADING A LANGUAGE LIBRARY
Before you take a test, you must load a language library.  Select "File"
from the main menu.  Then choose "Load a Library."  This brings up a file
directory box.  Choose the library you wish to load by clicking on its name
and then clicking on the "OK" button.  If you have loaded a valid Ultimate
language library file, it will load into memory.  To begin the test, choose
"Test" from the main menu and then select either Nouns, Verbs, Verb
Conjugation, Misc. Vocabulary or Phrases depending on the type of
vocabulary you wish to test.

HOW IT WORKS
You are given a word or phrase from the library you chose.  Depending on
the language settings, the given word or phrase will be in either English
or the language you are studying.  You are presented with four choices, one
of which is a correct translation of the word or phrase given above.

ENTERING YOUR ANSWER
You can use either the mouse or the keyboard to enter your answer.  If you
are using a mouse, simply click on the correct answer from the four choices
provided.  If you are using the keyboard, use the TAB key to cycle through
the choices until the correct answer is highlighted and press the ENTER key
to select it.

SCORING
Each time you choose the correct answer, the on-screen counter increases
the "Correct" counter by one.  To avoid distracting you unnecessarily,
there is no sound made when you score a correct answer. If you choose an
incorrect answer, there is an audible beep (if sound is set on) to alert
you that you that a "Learning opportunity" has occurred.  If you make a
mistake, a box will pop-up on the screen that allows you to review the
correct answer.


FILL IN THE BLANK
Loading a language library
Before you take a test, you must load a language library.  Select "File"
from the main menu.  Then choose "Load a Library."  This brings up a file
directory box.  Choose the library you wish to load by clicking on its name
and then clicking on the "OK" button.  If you have loaded a valid Ultimate
language library file, it will load into memory.  To begin the test, choose
"Test" from the main menu and then select either Nouns, Verbs, Verb
Conjugation, Misc. Vocabulary or Phrases depending on the type of
vocabulary you wish to test.

HOW IT WORKS
You are given a word or phrase from the library you chose.  Depending on
the language settings, the given word or phrase will be in either English
or the language you are studying.  You must type in the correct translation
of the word given above.

ENTERING YOUR ANSWER
You use a combination of the mouse and keyboard to enter your answer.  You
must use your mouse to select from the "special characters" if the word or
phrase you are entering requires one.  For example if the word you are
entering has an accented "e" in it, you must click on that special
character's button. Typing a regular "e" would result in an incorrect
answer.  If you maximize the test window's size, you will notice that a
representation of a computer keyboard appears on the screen.  You can click
the buttons on this keyboard to enter your answers without having to use
the keyboard at all, but it will probably require more time to enter your
answer using this method.

SCORING
Each time you choose the correct answer, the on-screen counter increases
the "Correct" counter by one.  To avoid distracting you unnecessarily,
there is no sound made when you score a correct answer. If you choose an
incorrect answer, there is an audible beep (if sound is set on) to alert
you that you that a "Learning opportunity" has occurred.  If you make a
mistake, a box will pop-up on the screen that allows you to review the
correct answer.

SAVING TEST SCORES
After taking a test, you will be asked if you wish to save the test
results.  If you choose to save the test results choose "Yes."  If you
choose to save the test results, a window will pop-up on your screen.  If
your name already appears in this window, then simply highlight your name
by clicking on it once.  Then all you need to do to save your test score is
to click on the "Save" button.  If you change your mind, simply click on
the "Cancel" button and your test score will not be saved.

ADDING YOUR NAME
If this is your first time to save a test score, your name will not appear
in the list box of user names.  Adding your name to the list is very easy.
Simply click on the "Add" button.  This will bring up a small text box on
the bottom of the window.  Type in your full name and press Enter.  This
will instantly add your to the list box.  Then highlight your name by
clicking on it once and click on the "Save" button to save your test score.


VIEWING TEST SCORES
You can view your test scores by selecting "View Test Scores" from the
"File" menu.

REVIEWING YOUR SCORES
When you choose "View Test Scores" from the "File" menu, a window will
pop-up on the screen that shows the results from your saved test scores.
If you have saved several test scores, you may have to use the scroll bars
to view your more recent test scores.  For each test score saved, the date
of the test, the name of the library file used, the vocabulary type (Nouns,
Verbs, etc.), the number of correct answers, the number of incorrect
answers, and the percentage correct are displayed.  At the bottom of the
window, your overall number of correct, incorrect, percentage correct, and
rating are displayed.


RATINGS
Your rating is based on one point for each correct answer from all tests
saved minus two points for each incorrect answer from all tests.
Top 10 Students
To view the ratings of the top ten students, choose "Top 10 Students" from
the "File" menu.  If only one person uses this copy of the Ultimate
Language Tutor, then only one name will appear on the top ten list.

The top ten ranking is based on a simple rating system.  For each student
all correct and incorrect answers are calculated by adding the scores from
all the saved tests taken by each student.  A student's rating is based on
awarding one point for each correct answer and subtracting two points for
each incorrect answer.  This formula awards a student for both a high
percentage of correct answers and for high level of usage.  To achieve a
high rating and ranking, a student must show both a high level of quality
of work (a high percentage of correct answers) and a large quantity of work
(a large number of tests taken).


LIBRARY BUILDER

ADDING A NEW LANGUAGE LIBRARY
With the registered version of the Ultimate Language Tutor you get a
built-in library builder utility.  With the library builder you can create
a new library file or edit an existing library.  A library file can contain
up to 102 sets of each of the vocabulary types (Nouns, Verbs, Verb
Conjugation, Misc. Vocabulary or Phrases).  Many students prefer to create
a number of relatively small library files.  If you are studying a language
and using a text book, you may wish to create a separate library file for
each chapter of the book.  You can simply enter all the new vocabulary words
in the chapter under Misc. Vocabulary, add conjugations for all the verbs in
the chapter's vocabulary list to Verb Conjugation, and add a number of
phrases introduced in the chapter under the Phrases category.

To add a new language library, select "Add a New Library" from the "Build"
menu.  You will be asked whether you actually want to add a new library
verses editing an existing library.  Answer yes by clicking on the "Yes"
button.  You will then be asked to enter a name for the library file you
will create.  The name can be up to eight characters long.  You should
choose a name which is descriptive like "Spanish", "French1", "Vocab2" or
"Week7."


If you enter a valid library name which doesn't already exist, a window
will pop-up on your screen.  In this window you will prompted for the
language of your new library file.  Select either Spanish, French, German
or Italian.  You will then be prompted for the type of vocabulary you wish
to enter first. Your choices are Nouns, Verbs, Verb Conjugation, Misc.
Vocabulary or Phrases.  For example: if you decide to add Verbs first when
creating a new library file, you can later edit the library file and add
additional verbs or other types of vocabulary (Nouns, Verb Conjugation,
Misc. Vocabulary or Phrases).

For each word you add to the library file, you type the English form of the
word or phrase, press ENTER, type the translation of the word or phrase in
the language you are studying, and hit the ENTER key again.  If you need to
use the special characters, simply click on the button which corresponds to
the needed special character.

When adding verb conjugations, you will notice that things work a little
differently than explained above.  For verb conjugations you add the
infinitive form of the verb and then the first, second and third person
singular forms of the verb and then the first, second and third person
plural forms of the verb.

At any time during the process of adding new vocabulary to your newly
created library file, you can edit the words already entered.  Click on the
"Edit" button.  This will bring up a list box containing the words already
added.  If you have added a lot of words, you may need to use the scroll
bar to get to the most recently added words.  Highlight a word by clicking
on it.  You can then edit the entry by clicking the "Edit" button or delete
the entry by clicking on the "Delete" button.  When you are done editing,
click on the "Done" button.  You can then resume adding additional words or
phrases.

After you have finished adding vocabulary to your newly created library,
select "Save," and you will be returned to the main menu.  If you wish to
cancel, click on the "Cancel" button.  Please note: if you select "Cancel,"
none of the words you have entered to the library will be saved.  The
library file will still exist, but it will be completely empty.
Editing a Language Library
With the registered version of the Ultimate Language Tutor you get a
built-in library builder utility.  With the library builder you can create
a new library file or edit an existing library.

To edit an existing library file, select "Edit a Library" from the "Build"
menu. You will asked for the name of the file which you can select from the
file directory list box which will pop-up on your screen.  Select the
library file you wish to edit by clicking on it and then clicking on the
"OK" button.  You will then be asked to choose from Nouns, Verbs, Verb
Conjugations, Misc. Vocabulary or Phrases.  Choose the vocabulary type you
wish to edit by clicking on that choice.

For each word you add to the library file, you type the English form of the
word or phrase, press ENTER, type the translation of the word or phrase in
the language you are studying, and hit the ENTER key again.  If you need to
use the special characters, simply click on the button which corresponds to
the needed special character.


When adding verb conjugations, you will notice that things work a little
differently than explained above.  For verb conjugations you add the
infinitive form of the verb and then the first, second and third person
singular forms of the verb and then the first, second and third person
plural forms of the verb.

At any time during the process of adding new vocabulary to the library file
you are editing, you can edit the words already entered.  Click on the
"Edit" button.  This will bring up a list box containing the words already
added.  If you have added a lot of words, you may need to use the scroll
bar to get to the most recently added words.  Highlight a word by clicking
on it.  You can then edit the entry by clicking the "Edit" button or delete
the entry by clicking on the "Delete" button.  When you are done editing,
click on the "Done" button.  You can then resume adding additional words or
phrases.

After you have finished adding vocabulary to the library you are editing,
select "Save," and you will be returned to the main menu.  If you wish to
cancel, click on the "Cancel" button.  Please note: if you select "Cancel,"
none of the words you have just added to the library will be saved.  The
library file will return to the original state it was in before you began
to edit it.


LEARNING VOCABULARY

REVIEWING MISSED WORDS
The Ultimate Language Tutor contains a very useful module designed to help
you review and learn vocabulary both before and after test taking.  After
you take a test, you are given the opportunity to review any words you
missed.  The words you missed on the test are fed into the Learn module
automatically.

The Learn module is a type of "flashcard" program.  You start at the first
word missed and study the word until the next word appears on the screen.
You can set the time interval between words by clicking on the "Time Delay"
button.  This button is originally set at a ten second delay.  The time
delay can be set for from 1 to 60 seconds per word.  If you need additional
time, click on the "Pause" button (looks like this "lll").  To return to
the time delay mode, click again on the "Pause" button.  You can also move
to the first word by clicking on the "<<<" button, to the previous word by
clicking the "<" button, or to the next word by clicking the ">" button.
You can quit the Learn module at any time by clicking on the "Quit" button.

LEARNING NEW VOCABULARY
The Ultimate Language Tutor contains a very useful module designed to help
you review and learn vocabulary both before and after test taking.  To
study a vocabulary list, you must first load a library file.  Select "Load
a Library" from the "File" menu.  Choose the library file you wish to use
from the file directory list.  Then choose the vocabulary type you wish to
review from the "Learn" menu.  For example: if you wish to study Nouns,
click on "Learn" from the main menu and the select "Nouns" from the "Learn"
menu.


The Learn module is a type of "flashcard" program.  You start at the first
word of the vocabulary type selected and study the word until the next word
appears on the screen.  You can set the time interval between words by
clicking on the "Time Delay" button.  This button is originally set at a
ten second delay.  The time delay can be set for from 1 to 60 seconds per
word.  If you need additional time, click on the "Pause" button (looks like
this "lll").  To return to the time delay mode, click again on the "Pause"
button.  You can also move to the first word by clicking on the "<<<"
button, to the previous word by clicking the "<" button, or to the next
word by clicking the ">" button.  You can quit the Learn module at any time
by clicking on the "Quit" button.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

WHAT IS SHAREWARE?
This copy of the Ultimate Language Tutor is Shareware.  You can evaluate
this product for up to 30 days without obligation, however, if you plan to
continue using it after 30 days, you must register.

The shareware version of the Ultimate Language Tutor is fully-functional.
You can learn and test yourself with any of the words contained in the
included language libraries.  However, you must register this product to
receive the library builder and dictionary builder.

With the library builder available to registered users of the Ultimate
Language Tutor, you can add or edit an unlimited number of language files.
Registered users also receive an extra pre-made library of vocabulary in
the language registered.  Currently available languages are Spanish,
French, German and Italian.  Registered users get quite a lot for a mere
$20!

Millions of computer users have found shareware to be a very safe, fun and
risk-free way to buy software.  Independent shareware authors, like
Ultimate Software, allow computer users to try out a program before buying
it.  Computer users can obtain a shareware copy of the Ultimate Language
Tutor (or other shareware programs) for no-charge from a BBS or a friend,
or for a small charge from a shareware disk vendor, retail store or flea
market.  If you find a shareware program to be useful and plan to continue
using it after an evaluation period, then you are required to register it
with the program's author.

REGISTRATION
There is an Ultimate Language Tutor version for Spanish, French, German and
Italian any of which can be ordered for a mere $20 (US funds).  Please be
sure to specify language and disk size when ordering.  With registration
you will receive a library builder which allows you to create an unlimited
number of custom libraries with words and phrases of your own choosing.
Registered users will also receive extra pre-made libraries for the
language ordered.

Send $20 to:  Ultimate Software
              P.O. Box 5015
              Central Point, OR 97502

Or Phone:     [phone] (US and Canada)
              1-317-741-5331 (Other Countries)
              1-317-286-3182 (FAX)

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Payment can be made by check (US and Canada only), money order, VISA or
MasterCard.  We accept purchase orders from schools and government agencies
only.  All other parties must prepay.

SITE LICENSES
If you are interest in obtaining a site license for five or more computers,
please contact Ultimate Software for site license pricing.  In the U.S. and
Canada call us at 1-800-925-3147.  From outside the U.S. and Canada call
317-741-5331.  You can also contact by Fax at 317-286-3182.

TECH SUPPORT
We have attempted to make the Ultimate Language Tutor to be as
user-friendly as possible, however, if you do require assistance, there are
several ways to contact us for product support.  If you are calling to
register your copy of the Ultimate Language Tutor, you can call our 800
order number.  The staff that answers the order number can answer basic
questions concerning the added benefits of the registered version verses
the shareware.  If you are calling for technical support, please do not
call the 800 order line but call the technical support number below.

            By Phone:             317-741-5331
            By Fax:               317-286-7158
            By Mail:              Ultimate Software
                                  P.O. Box 5015
                                  Central Point, OR 97502

            Via CompuServe:       71203,1301
            America On-Line:      MarkC51