| I
can’t find the letters on the keyboard. They don’t
match the words. |
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Turn
on the Aa button on the task bar. This will put all captions in
capital letters. When you type, the letters will show up in small
letters, so you can learn lower case.
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| I
wanted a new lesson, so I clicked the button that showed a man
going out, but then I lost the program. |
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Don’t
exit the lesson to change lessons. Click on the book stack on the
task bar (top left) to open the menu again. |
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| I
finished the page, now what? |
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If
you hit the space bar after the last punctuation mark, the program
will go to the next page for you.
Are you on the last page? You can check if you click the
OPEN BOOK icon on the task bar. Look for the check
mark next to the lesson.
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| I
don’t know how to use the computer. |
Use the
typing mode. |
Click on the triangle. If you don't use the triangle, you won't get
any dictation. Use the space bar to move. |
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| I
know how to read, but I can’t speak. |
Use the
listening mode. |
Don't bother to type. Just use the mouse to click on the sentence
button and listen to the sentence, and repeat over and over. |
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| I
know how to speak, but I can’t spell. |
Use the
dictation mode. |
Turn
off the shop lamp on the task bar. Now try to type without any text.
You can see the word if you mouse over the icon. |
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- Click
on the rectangle or triangle.
- Nothing
happen? Check the SOUND ICON on the taskbar.
Does it have a red “cancel” slash
over it? Yes? Click open and remove the check on “mute”.
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Now, check the volume. Push it all the way to
the top. Then try the sentence sound again.
- Now
check your earphones.
- Still
doesn’t work? Go to the Start menu and
click SHUT DOWN, then restart the computer.
- Still
doesn't work? You have a technical problem.
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| Nothing
happens when I click. |
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- Maybe
the program is frozen. Hold down the
ALT and CTRL together, and at the same
time click the DELETE key. When the CLOSE
PROGRAM box opens, click END TASK. The
program will close.
- Now,
look at the task bar at the bottom of your screen. Are Instant
English icons there? Maybe the program has been opened more than
once. Instant English will freeze if it is opened twice, because
there is not enough memory. Close everything, and start fresh.
- Any
other programs open? Close all of them. Then open the program
again.
- Sometimes
the program runs out of memory when the user is listening over
and over. Just close and start fresh.
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| The
lips get in the way when I try to type. |
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Click
the X to close the window. Or, put your mouse on the top border of
the window and just push it away. |
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| I
hear one thing, but the words say something else. |
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Wow.
It's a mistake. Type what you read, not what you hear. Sorry. |
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