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	Free Trials Examples Videos Success Stories In the News Resources Inspired Learning Community™ Help Center Kidspiration^®3 Help Center System Requirements Upgrade Information Quick Tour Quick Start Tutorials Contact Technical Support Frequently Asked Questions Version 3 (released April 2008) The current version is 3. Kidspiration® 2 users, click here for Help Center. System Requirements Windows^® Pentium II 266 MHz or faster Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP (including Tablet PC Edition), Vista or Windows 7 128 MB minimum RAM 800x600 (minimum); 1024 X 768 (recommended) 16-bit colour or higher 75 MB minimum install 250 MB full install CD-ROM drive (for installation only) Optional: Windows compatible printer Internet browser Soundcard and speakers Microphone Interactive electronic whiteboard Macintosh^® Macintosh G3 300 MHz or faster OS X, version 10.2.8 or newer, Leopard compatible 192 MB minimum RAM 800x600 (minimum) 1024 X 768 (recommended) Thousands of colours or higher 75 MB minimum install 250 MB full install CD-ROM drive (for installation only) Optional: Macintosh compatible printer Internet browser Microphone Interactive electronic whiteboard Upgrade Information Learn what's new in Kidspiration! If you are a Kidspiration user, you will still be able to read your files and use your previously created templates and symbol libraries with Kidspiration 3. One of the many great features of Kidspiration 3 is that you can save your Kidspiration 3 files as Kidspiration 2 files, for exchanging with others who haven't yet upgraded. Single licence upgrade Click here to locate a dealer to purchase a single upgrade licence for Kidspiration 3. Serial number is required. Volume licence upgrades For multiple license upgrades, please email international@inspiration.com or contact your local dealer. Quick Tour See first hand how Kidspiration helps primary pupils explore and understand words, numbers and concepts! View the Kidspiration Quick Tour, a comprehensive tutorial illustrating the key features of Kidspiration. You'll see how easy it is for pupils to express their creativity and thinking with pictures, words and numbers. In addition to the system requirements listed below, you will need a QuickTime^® player to view the Quick Tour. To get QuickTime, click here. Quick Tour System Requirements Macintosh Power Macintosh G3 or greater Mac OS 10.2.x or higher 300 MHz or faster 64 MB installed RAM 800x600 colour display Windows Windows 98, 2000, ME, XP or Vista 300 MHz or faster 64 MB installed RAM 800x600 colour display Quick Start Tutorials Download these Kidspiration quick start tutorials To view these files you may need to install Adobe® Reader®. Picture and Writing View The Picture and Writing View tutorials will help you begin using the basic diagramming and writing tools in Kidspiration, including creating your own symbol with the Symbol Maker drawing tool, categorising ideas with the SuperGrouper^® tool and creating an activity using the Teacher menu. It takes about 30 minutes to complete these four tutorials, which are designed to be completed in order, but you do not have to do them all at one time. Each tutorial introduces you to several of the unique features in Kidspiration. When you finish these four tutorials, you will be ready to create diagrams, writing projects and activities on your own. Creating a diagram in Picture View Working with ideas in Writing View Categorising ideas using the SuperGrouper tool Creating activities using the Teacher menu Maths View The Maths View tutorials are composed of three tutorials designed to get you started working in Kidspiration's Maths View. The first tutorial covers Kidspiration's five Maths Tools, showing each tool and its functionality via a multiple page project. The second tutorial demonstrates how to complete a project in the Step Workspace, and the third and final tutorial is a brief introduction to using the Free Workspace. It should take around 30 minutes to complete the three Maths View tutorials. When you finish the tutorials, you will be ready to create new projects in Maths View on your own. Using Maths View's Math Tools Working with steps Creating an open-ended problem in the Free Workspace These tutorials are a great starting point for learning how to use Kidspiration. You'll learn how to use Kidspiration's Picture, Writing and Math Views. These small, manageable mini-lessons make it easy to learn the basics quickly. Before you know it, you'll be using Kidspiration to develop your students thinking, literacy and numeracy skills! Use these tutorials when you download your trial version and when you begin using your own copy of Kidspiration. Contact Technical Support If you don't find what you need here, please feel free to contact technical support. Frequently Asked Questions Installation Q:I just finished installing and registering on my Windows XP computer and all I see is a blue screen. A: Click on the Taskbar button, or press Alt-Tab, to bring the Starter dialog to the front. Views Q:I can't switch to another view from math view A: That's as designed, because math view has a toolset and purpose quite different from the other views. Q:I can't save a document with a math view to Kidspiration 2 format. A: Because math view is brand new, the earlier versions of Kidspiration can't interpret it, so saving to an earlier version's format is not allowed. Fonts Q:Is there a way to add fonts in Kidspiration 3? A: No, but the font set is now better defined, so there should be a choice that will work for most educational purposes. Documents Q:Can I open an Inspiration 8 document in Kidspiration 3? A: No, but documents created with Kidspiration 2 will open successfully. Mac Q:Is Kidspiration 3 supported on the Apple operating system called "Leopard"? A: Yes, but there are a few minor issues to be aware of. Kidspiration file previews are not displayed when using Apple's new Quick Look feature, and you'll need to use the search feature within Kidspiration help rather than searching by keyword directly from the help menu.