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	Examples & Lesson Plans Videos Success Stories Awards Standards Matches 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 February 2008) The current version is 3. Kidspiration^® 2 users, click here for Help Center. Kidspiration 1 users, click here. System Requirements Windows^® Pentium II 266 MHz or faster Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP (including Tablet PC Edition) or Vista 128 MB minimum RAM 800x600 (minimum); 1024 X 768 (recommended) 16-bit color 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 colors 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 * For downloaded products, the computer on which the downloaded product is installed must be connected to the Internet for the product to be activated. 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 license upgrade Click here to purchase a single upgrade license for Kidspiration 3. Serial number is required. Volume license upgrades For multiple license upgrades, please call 800-877-4292, ext. 2, email upgrades@inspiration.com or contact an Inspiration Certified Dealer. Quick Tour See first hand how Kidspiration helps K-5 students 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 students 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 color display Windows Windows 98, 2000, ME, XP or Vista 300 MHz or faster 64 MB installed RAM 800x600 color 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 Picture View SuperGroupers Using the Teacher menu Writing View Math View Base Ten Blocks Color Tiles Fraction Boxes Fraction Tiles Pattern Blocks Using the Free Workspace Working with steps 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/Startup 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. Sound Q:What happened to the Voice menu option? A: To keep things simple, Kidspiration now uses standard voices--no need for setup. 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.