Vtech Talking Whiz Kid Power Mouse User Manual - Page 13

FILM

DIRECTOR

When

you

enter

this

activity,

there

are

two

groups

of

pictures

to

choose

from.

You

can

choose

the

ANIMAL

group

or

the

OBJECT

group.

The

ANIMAL

group

displays

pictures

of

many

different

kinds

of

animals,

and

the

OBJECT

group

displays

pictures

of

vehicles,

regular

household

objects

and

more.

When

a

picture

appears,

use

the

on

-screen

arrow

keys

to

scroll

through

the

library

of

pictures.

When

you

find

one

that

you

would

like

to

animate,

access

the

on

-screen

check

mark

to

confirm.

Once

you've

chosen

a

picture,

each

frame

of

animation

will

be

broken

down

and

numbered.

Type

in

the

frame

numbers

in

the

order

that

you

would

like

to

see

them

animate.

Press

the

ENTER

key

to

see

your

own

design

animate!

If

you

want

to

select

another

library

group,

press

the

ERASE

key,

and

the

ANIMAL

/

OBJECT

screen

will

appear

for

you

to

choose

again.

GEOMETRY

A

geometric

figure

will

appear

on

the

screen

followed

by

an

accompanying

question.

Type

in

the

correct

answer

and

press

ENTER.

Definition

of

the

geometric

forms:

Vertices

:

Intersection

of

2

points

Side

:

Line

segment

forming

a

boundary

Face

:

Flat

surface

For

example

The

answer

is

:

0

vertex

2

sides

2

faces

PICTURE

PUZZLE

A

series

of

scrambled

squares

which

contain

8

pieces

of

a

picture

will

appear

on

the

screen

and

disappear.

Then

the

picture

will

reappear

with

4

pieces

missing.

Complete

the

picture

by

putting

the

pieces

into

their

correct

places

by

using

the

on-

screen

panel.

The

arrows

are

used

to

scroll

the

picture

pieces

for

viewing.

When

you

come

to

a

desired

piece,

and

you

want

to

insert

the

piece

into

the

position

indicated,

move

the

cursor

to

select

the

piece

and

click

the

mouse.

This

can

also

be

done

by

simply

pressing

ENTER

on

the

keyboard.

The

piece

will

be

automatically

be

inserted

into

that

position.

If

you

think

that

you

inserted

the

piece

in

the

wrong

position,

press

the

ERASE

key

and

the

selected

piece

will

return

to

the

selection

panel.

You

may

then

select

another

piece.

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