%f014Playing Mental Math%n
%f015Mental Math keeps track of up to 10 different players along with the math problem objectives they have mastered.  Each individual player can play the games by:%n
%f0111.%f015 Selecting their name as the current player%n
%f0112.%f015 Selecting which type of math problems they want to work on by selecting a sequence and an objective%n
%f0113.%f015 Selecting a game%n
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%f014Selecting a Player%n
%f015The current player's name is located in the top right corner of the Game Menu.  From the list of available players, you can select a new current player or make changes to the
 list.%n
%f014Using the mouse%f015, click on the %f010down arrow%f015 to open the list of players.  Then click on the player you wish to select.  You can scroll through the list by clicking
 on the up or down arrows on the right edge of the list.%n
%f014Using the keyboard%f015, press %f010P%f015 to open the list of players.  Then scroll to the player you want with the %f010Up%f015 and %f010Down Arrows%f015 and select the player
 by pressing %f010Enter%f015.%n
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You can change the existing list of players by selecting %f010Edit Players%f015 as the new current player.  This will bring up the Edit Player Menu.%n
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%f014Using the mouse%f015, click on the %f010Prev%f015 button to move to a previous player on the list or click on the %f010Next%f015 button to move to the next player in the list.%n
%f014Using the keyboard%f015, press %f010F7%f015 to move to a previous player on the list and press %f010F8%f015 to move to the next player on the list.%n
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%f014Add a New Player%n
%f015While adding a player, you can press %f010ESC%f015 or click on the %f010Cancel%f015 button with the mouse to cancel the addition.%n
%f0111.%f015 Click on the %f010Add%f015 button with the mouse or press %f010F9%f015.%n
%f0112.%f015 Type in the name of the new player.%n
%f0113.%f015 Click on the %f010Add%f015 button or press %f010F9%f015 to save the new player on the list and to add another player; or press %f010Enter%f015 or click on the %f010Ok%f015 button
 to save the new player and return to the Game Menu.%n
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%f014Note:%f015 If you try to add more than 10 players to the list, you will be informed that you have reached the limit of ten players.  You must then delete a player before you can
 add another player.%n
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%f014Delete a Player%n
%f015While deleting a player, you can press %f010ESC%f015 or click on the %f010Cancel%f015 button with the mouse to cancel the deletion of the player.%n
%f0111.%f015  Move to the player you wish to delete using the %f010Prev%f015 and %f010Next%f015 buttons or by pressing %f010F7%f015 or %f010F8%f015, respectively.%n
%f0112.%f015  Click on the %f010Del%f015 button with the mouse or press %f010F10%f015.%n
%f0113.%f015  You will be asked if you really want to delete this player from the list.  Click on the %f010Yes%f015 or %f010No%f015 buttons with the mouse or press %f010Y%f015 or %f010N%f015,
 respectively.%n
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%f014Change a Player's Name%n
%f015While changing a player's name, you can press %f010ESC%f015 or click on the %f010Cancel%f015 button with the mouse to cancel the change to the player's name.%n
%f0111.%f015  Move to the player you wish to edit using the %f010Prev%f015 and %f010Next%f015 buttons or by pressing %f010F7%f015 or %f010F8%f015, respectively.%n
%f0112.%f015  Change the name as you wish and press %f010Enter%f015 or click on the %f010Ok%f015 button with the mouse to save the change.%n
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%f014Selecting a Sequence%n
%f015The current player's sequence is shown in the bottom left corner of the screen under the word Sequence.%n
%f014Using the mouse%f015, click on the %f010down arrow%f015 to open the list of sequences.  Then click on the sequence you wish to select.  You can scroll through the list by
 clicking on the up or down arrows on the right edge of the list.%n
%f014Using the keyboard%f015, press %f010S%f015 to open the list of sequences.  Then scroll to the sequence you want with the %f010Up Arrow%f015 and %f010Down Arrow%f015 keys and
 select the sequence by pressing %f010Enter%f015.%n
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%f014Selecting an Objective%n
%f015You select an objective from a list of all the objectives in the current sequence.  This list and the current objective are located in the middle of the Game Menu.  Mental Math
 keeps track and displays which objectives in a sequence have been mastered by a player.  Players can master an objective by playing the same game eight times with the same
  objective.  Players can also master an objective from the Mental Math or Test Review sequences in Raccoon Race.%n
%f014Using the mouse%f015, click on the %f010up arrow%f015 to open the list of objectives.  Then click on the objective you wish to select.  You can scroll through the list by
 clicking on the %f010up%f015 or %f010down arrows%f015 on the right edge of the list.%n
%f014Using the keyboard%f015, press %f010O%f015 to open the list of objectives.  Then scroll to the objective you want with the %f010Up%f015 and %f010Down Arrow%f015 keys and select
 the objective by pressing %f010Enter%f015.%n
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%f014Note:%f015 You can move quickly through a list by using the mouse to click on the box in between the two up and down arrows and moving this box up or down. (You must hold the
 mouse button down to move the box.)%n  Using the keyboard, you can press %f010PageUp %f015or %f010PageDn%f015 to move up or down the list quicker.  To move to the beginning or end
 of the list, press and hold %f010Ctrl%f015 down and press %f010Home%f015 or %f010End%f015 to move to the beginning or end of the list, respectively.%n
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%f014Note:%f015  A check mark appears next to an objective's number in the Objective list if that objective has indeed been mastered by the current student.%n
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After you have selected a sequence and an objective, a sample problem from the current sequence and objective is shown.%n
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Press the %f010Space Bar%f015 to see other sample problems.%n
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%f014Selecting a Game%n
%f015The Game Menu allows you to select any of seven exciting games to play.%n
%f014Using the mouse%f015, simply click on the game you wish to play.  Click on the green %f010left%f015 or %f010right arrows%f015 to see the other games.%n
%f014Using the keyboard%f015, scroll to the game you want to play with the %f010Left%f015 and %f010Right Arrow%f015 keys and select the game by pressing %f010Enter%f015.%n
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%f014Note:%f015 If a games's icon is grey, not colorful, that game is disabled.  To enable that game, change the current sequence to the sequence which matches the game.  If you
 click on a grey icon, the sequence and objective will change automatically to the matching sequence and the next unmastered objective in that sequence.%n
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%f014Viewing a Games's High Scores%f015%n
Use the %f010Left%f015 and %f010Right Arrow%f015 keys to highlight a game. (The black border changes to green.)  Then press %f010F5%f015 to bring up the list of high scores for that
 game.  Press %f010Enter%f015 to return to the Game Menu.%n
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%f014Note:%f015 If you press %f010F5%f015 while Raccoon Race is highlighted, you will see how far the current player has brought Rusty Raccoon home.%n
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%f014Sound Settings%n
%f015You can change the sound settings from the Game Menu or from any game.%n
%f014Using the mouse%f015, simply click on the %f010Sound%f015 button on the Game Menu or the %f010Headphones%f015 button in Fraction Fish.%n
%f014Using the keyboard%f015, press %f010F3%f015 while on the Game Menu or in any game.%n
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From the sound dialog box you can turn the sound effects and background music off or on and adjust the volume level of the background music.  The volume of the sound effects can not
 be changed, however.  (The volume control has no effect when the background music is played through the internal speaker.)%n
%f014Using the mouse%f015, click on the buttons to toggle them between the on and off positions.  Click on the %f010left arrow%f015 to reduce background music volume.  Click on the
 %f010right arrow%f015 to increase background music volume.%n
%f014Using the keyboard%f015, highlight the buttons using the %f010Up%f015 and %f010Down%f015 keys then press the %f010space bar%f015 to toggle them between off and on.  Press the
 %f010Left Arrow%f015 to decrease the background music volume.  Press the %f010Right Arrow%f015 to increase the background music volume.%n
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%f014Help%n
%f015There is on-line help for each of the individual games.%n
%f014Using the mouse%f015, press the %f010???%f015 button in Fraction Fish.%n
%f014Using the keyboard%f015, press %f010F1%f015 in any of the games.%n