Instant ReportCard <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is an evaluation version of Instant ReportCard. It is identical in all functionality to the full version with two exceptions: - This evaluation version is limited to 3 students in a class roster - The comment library included with this evaluation version is drastically reduced from the one that is included with the full version. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What is Instant ReportCard? - Instant ReportCard is a program for writing textual report cards which consist of comments about the student's progress rather than grades. - Instant ReportCard lets you "write" report cards by selecting appropriate comments from the accompanying library containing over 400 comments. - Instant ReportCard personalizes the selected comments according to the student's name and gender. It furthermore has the capabilities of a wordprocessor, which means that you can at any time modify what Instant ReportCard has "written", or type spontaneous comments, without leaving the program. - Last, but not least, with Instant ReportCard you can augment the supplied library of comments by creating your own personal comment libraries. - Printing of the report cards can be adjusted to forms used by your schoolboard. Hardware and Software Requirements Instant ReportCard requires Windows 3.1 or later, Windows 95, or OS/2. Installation Copy or move the rptcard.exe file into a temporary directory (e.g. c:\install), then expand this self-extracting archive by executing it. Of course, if you are reading this, you may already have done that. Finally, run the program INSTALL.EXE by either - double-clicking on INSTALL.EXE in file manager - selecting RUN... from the File menu in either program manager or file manager, and typing c:\install\install and pressing Enter. The install will create a directory RPTCARD on the hard drive, containing the following files: - RPTCARD.EXE the Instant Report program - RPTCARD.HLP the documentation and on-line help - COMMENTS.IRL a library of comments for use with Instant ReportCard. The comments in this library are copyright Mrs. Lynda Smith. All rights reserved. Licensed users of Instant ReportCard are granted permission to use these comments to create report cards with Instant ReportCard. - CTL3D.DLL a windows file that creates the 3-dimensional look of the dialogs used in Instant ReportCard. This file can be moved to the system subdirectory in your windows directory. If you already have this file in your windows\system directory, check the dates on the two files and keep the newer one. - SPELMATE.DLL a place holder for the spelling checker add-on. This DLL does nothing, but its presence prevents file I/O error messages during program start. Besides copying these files to the hard drive, the install process also creates a group with three icons in program manager. Double- Click on the first icon (labeled Instant ReportCard) to start the Instant ReportCard program. Accessories There are two extensions / accessories to Instant ReportCard available: - spelling checker - comment browser Spelling Checker is an add-on in the form of a DLL that lets you check the spelling of (a) individual comments in a comment library, (b) a single student's reportcard, whether created using comments from comment libraries or spontaneously typed comments (c) the reportcards of all students in a Instant ReportCard file. Comment Browser is a separate program that lets you view and print the contents of the comment libraries. Individual Licensing A $30 fee will license one copy of Instant ReportCard to you for use on any computer at any one time. You are the only one who is licensed to use the program, but you may copy and move Instant ReportCard to any number of computers or backup media. Since only the registered user is licensed, there can only be one of those copies in actual use at any one time. Site Licensing A volume discount and site license are available to simplify the use of Instant ReportCard within schools. The volume discount covers 5 or more licenses for a fee of $25 Cdn ($20 US) per license. As with the individual license, Instant ReportCard may be copied or moved to any number of computers or backup media, but only staff of the licensed school may use the program and there must not be more than the number of licensed copies in use at any one time. A site license for $300 Cdn ($250 US) allows copying and internal use on an unlimited number of computers by an unlimited number of staff of the licensing school. The volume discount and site license are not available to individual users, only to schools. Volume discounts or site licenses for Spelling Checker and Comment Browser have not been established. Inquire if you are interested. When you request a volume discount or a site license, specify your school's name and address - as they should appear on the site license contract - on the registration form. An authorized copy of the site license will be mailed to you together with your registration number. Program Updates First a word about the difference between version and release. - A version is a major change of the program with many or important new features added. Versions are identified by the first number in the Version string, e.g. 1.x denotes version 1. - Releases are smaller enhancements and are identified by the number after the period e.g. 1.4 is release 4 of version 1. - Sometimes there is a third number, e.g. 1.3.1. The third number is used if the change was merely bug fixes or cosmetic changes without adding new features. Licensed users of Instant ReportCard are entitled to use future releases of Instant ReportCard without paying additional licensing fees. A shipping and handling charge does apply, however. In general, users will not be notified directly of new releases, but you can inquire by phone or mail about the availability of upgrades. New versions will be available to licensed users for an upgrade fee which will be determined based on the added new features. Since the base price of Instant ReportCard is $30, expect upgrade fees to be in the range of $5-$10. Licensed users will be notified of new versions by mail. Warranty Instant ReportCard is supplied as is. Macspertise hereby disclaims all warranties relating to this software, whether express or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Macspertise will not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential, indirect or similar damages due to loss of data or any other reason, even if Macspertise, or an agent of Macspertise has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall Macspertise's liability for any damages ever exceed the price paid for the license to use the software, regardless of the form of the claim. The person using the software bears all risk as to the quality and performance of the software. INSTANT REPORTCARD ORDER FORM Name:_______________________________________________ Mailing Address: __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Country_____________________ Qty Description Cdn US ___ $ 30 $ 25 Single-user license for Instant ReportCard ___ $ 125 $ 100 5 (five) concurrent use licenses ___ $ 300 $ 250 Site license for unlimited number of concurrent users ___ $ 10 $ 10 Spelling Checker ___ $ 5 $ 5 Comment Browser add $ 3 $ 3 Shipping and handling ____ ____ total Payment: Check or money order. Make payable to Macspertise Signature________________________________ Mail this Form to: Macspertise 135 Hawkfield Crescent NW Calgary, Alberta, T3G1Z4 Canada