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Introduction

All programs in the Match series open with a title screen.

Users of Animal Match and Motor Match Plus can choose which set of graphics they will work with.

•	In Animal Match: Click the button in the bottom left of the screen to choose Farm Animals, Wild Animals or Pets.
•	In Motor Match: Click the button in the bottom left of the screen to choose Land Vehicles, Aircraft or Water-based vehicles.

To start, click on the arrow button at the lower right of the screen. Wait until the program has finished mixing up the character parts. You will see that each character is divided into three. A click on one part of the character will cause it to be exchanged for the equivalent part of a different character.

When all three parts match to form one picture, the program will display a background and an animation as a reward. Click on the picture again to repeat the animation or click the arrow at the lower right corner of the screen to move to the next picture.

Teacher shortcuts

CONTROL + F1:	This opens the About box. Use this shortcut to update your serial number or to check your licence details.
CONTROL + F2:	Configurations editor, used to change the settings of the program.
CONTROL + F5:	Toggle the cursor on and off. This can be useful when using the software with a whiteboard or touch-sensitive monitor.

To leave the program, press ESCAPE or click the arrow at the lower left corner of the screen. ESCAPE will also take you from the activity back to the title screen.

Configuration

The Match programs can be set up in a number of different ways. On the title page, press CONTROL + F2 to open the Configuration editor.

There are three tabbed panes: General, Characters and Switches.

General

Animation
Reward animations may be turned on and off. The speed of the animations can also be set here.

Miscellaneous
Full screen, Border and Sound

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Turning the click sounds off will also cut the sound in the animated rewards.

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The default size for the display is 800 x 600 pixels. The Full screen option will automatically switch your monitor to this resolution so that the pictures fill the screen. The original resolution will be restored at the end of the program.

If you have a larger monitor displaying more than 800 x 600 pixels, but wish to keep the pictures small, you may optionally mask the desktop by turning the border on.

Initial shuffle

A complete animal is shown first, then the parts are mixed before the puzzle starts. Optionally, this can be set to None, Flicker or Scroll.

Scroll direction
In Animal Match and Motor Match:
Up: Both mouse buttons scroll up.
Down: Both mouse buttons scroll down.
Up and Down: Left button scrolls up and right mouse button scrolls down.

In People Match and People Match Plus:
Left: Both mouse buttons scroll left.
Right: Both mouse buttons scroll right.
Left & right: Left button scrolls left and right mouse button scrolls right.

Colour
The Bar and Background controls can be used to set the colours of the bar behind the character parts and the background area behind the entire picture.

Characters

Enabled characters

Animal Match and Motor Match Plus allow sets of characters to be selected from the title screen.

In all versions, click on the a title to deselect it. Deselected titles are greyed out.

In Animal Match and Motor Match Plus, entire categories may be selected or deselected in the same manner. When Use categories is off, the software will select characters from all three lists.

Number of characters to use

This allows you to choose the number of characters to be mixed for each game.

Number of visible characters

This option is only available in People Match and People Match Plus. It allows you to choose the number of characters that appear on the screen. You may choose One or Three.

Switches

None sets the mouse as the controlling device. If you wish to use a switch instead of the mouse or a touch-sensitive monitor, select one of the switch options here.

By default, a single switch is mapped to the SPACE BAR and two switches to the SPACE BAR and ENTER. You can change these settings to match your standard switch mapping by clicking in the appropriate boxes and pressing a key.

You can also vary the speed of scanning for switch use with the slider bar.

If your switch driver has built-in tremour de-bounce, we suggest that you set out control to Off.

Uninstall

To remove an installation, use the standard Windows Add/Remove Programs.