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Q146196: MSB Human: Human Body for Macintosh ReadMe File

Article: Q146196
Product(s): Microsoft Home Kids Products
Version(s): MACINTOSH:1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 17-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Scholastic's Magic School Bus series: Explores the Human Body for the Macintosh, version 1.0 
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SUMMARY
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This article contains a copy of the Microsoft Scholastic's Magic School Bus
Explores the Human Body compact disc version ReadMe file.

MORE INFORMATION
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CONTENTS
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- Locating and starting the program
- Minimum System Requirements
- Apple Menu Bar
- Optimizing Performance
- Printing
- Product Identification Number

LOCATING AND STARTING THE PROGRAM
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The title is located in the Magic School Bus - Human Folder. This
folder is in the MSKids folder and the MSKids folder is on your hard
drive.

Steps to locate and start the program:
1) Double-click the hard drive icon.
2) Search for the MSKids folder and double-click on the MSKids folder.
3) Search for the Magic School Bus - Human Folder and double-click.
4) Double-click the Magic School Bus - Human Body icon to start the
  program.

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- Macintosh LC 550 or higher
- System 7.1 or later
- A Double-speed CD-ROM drive
- 13" Color Monitor or bigger
- 8 MB of memory (RAM) and 8 MB of available hard-disk space
- Optional: Printer or network compatible with System 7.1 or later

APPLE MENU BAR
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On monitors larger than 13 inches, the Apple Menu Bar is located at
the top of the screen, but it is deactivated by default. You can
activate the Apple Menu Bar on all monitors by doing Command+M.
Command+M is a toggle command. It will toggle between activating and
deactivating the Apple Menu Bar.  On 13" monitors, Command+M will
cause the Apple Menu Bar to appear.

Use the Apple Menu Bar to access the printer settings and system
information.

OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE
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- Virtual Memory and 32-Bit Addressing

The progam may run slowly if Virtual Memory is on. The program
requires 32-Bit Addressing to be turned on to run correctly.

To turn off Virtual Memory and turn on 32-Bit Addressing:
1) Select the Apple Menu.
2) Select Control Panels.
3) Select the Memory control panel.
4) In the section for Virtual Memory, select Off.
5) In the section for 32-Bit Addressing, select On.
6) Close the window by closing the box in the upper left hand corner.
7) Reboot your Macintosh to activate these new settings.

- Screen Savers

If you are running a Screen Saver, you may have problems running the
Magic School Bus Explores the Human Body. It's recommended that you
disable the Screen Saver. Refer to the documentation for your Screen
Saver on instructions to turn off the Screen Saver.

PRINTING
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If you have trouble printing, you may want to check to be sure you
have the current page setup settings and the latest printer driver
installed. It may be neccessary to call your printer manufacturer to
request a printer driver update. You may also want to try turning the
Background Printing feature off.

To modify the Page Setup settings or turn off the Background Printing
feature, it is necessary to access the Chooser on the Apple Menu. If
necessary, you can activate the Apple Menu Bar by doing Command+M from
inside the program. See the Apple Menu Bar section for more details.

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
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While running the program, you can get the Product Identification
Number by doing Control-Shift-I. (Hold all three keys down at the same
time).

Additional query words: kids mskids msb msbhb msbss frizz kbmm multimedia multi-media multi media read me readme.txt instructions mac macmsbhuman msbhuman

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbKidsSearch kbScholasticHumanMac kbMSBSearch
Version           : MACINTOSH:1.0

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