The Tester Help Contents
The Tester v2.0 Help Contents

Overview

Taking Tests

Creating Tests

Commands

How to Register

Registration Form


Overview

The Tester allows you to study any kind of information, such as vocabulary, in a quick and efficient manner.   Think of it as an electronic flashcard program.   All you have to do is click your mouse buttons to take a test!   Creating tests is just as easy.   The Tester also provides several useful options, such as the ability to randomize the flashcard order and switch the questions and answers.


Taking Tests

Studying any kind of information with The Tester is a breeze.   Here is the process:

1) The Tester displays the question.

2) After you say the answer to yourself, press the Show Answer button to display the answer.

3) Press either the Right or Wrong button to tell The Tester whether you answered right or wrong.

Alternatively, you can click the mouse buttons anywhere within the window.   Click either the left or right mouse button to show the answer.   Then click the left mouse button if you got the question right or the right mouse button if you got the question wrong.

When you have gone through all the flashcards, The Tester will ask you if you want to be tested again on the questions you got wrong.   You can keep on doing this until you eventually get all the questions right.   If you feel like stopping the test at any time, just press the Stop button.


Creating Tests

Creating a test is a very simple process.   Using either a text editor or word processor, you just type in your questions and answers using the following guidelines:

*   A capital or lowercase Q must be on the line preceding each question, and a capital or lowercase A must be on the line preceding each answer.

*   There can be up to 70 characters in each line.

*   If you want to play a sound when a question or answer is displayed, you must enter a capital or lowercase W on the line preceding the corresponding question or answer.   Then, on the next line, you must enter the path and filename of the Wave sound file (*.WAV) you want to be played.   For an example, take a look at SMPLTEST.TXT.

Alternatively, you can use the old test format used in the original version of The Tester.   The format is as follows: question 1 on the first line, answer to question 1 on the second line, question 2 on the third line, answer to question 2 on the fourth line, and so on.   However, when using this format you can only have 1 line of up to 70 characters for each question and answer and no sounds as well.   For an example, take a look at VOCAB.TXT.

If you are using a word processor, remember to save your tests in the text file (*.TXT) format.


Commands

File

 Open Test

 Start Test

 Stop Test

 Edit Test

Exit

Test

 Show Answer

 Make Right

 Make Wrong

Options

 Font

 Text Editor

Randomize Flashcard Order

Switch Questions/Answers

 Other Options

Help

 Contents

About


Open Test

Use the Open Test dialog box to open an existing test.   Remember, tests must be in the text file (*.TXT) format.


Start Test

Starts the current test.  When selected while taking a test, the test will be restarted.


Stop Test

Ends the current test being taken and shows test results.


Edit Test

Loads the selected text editor and the current test for editing.   To create a new test, create a new file from within your text editor.   See Creating Tests to learn how to write tests. If you use a word processor, remember to save your tests as a text file (*.TXT).


Exit

Exits the program.   The Tester will save the current configuration.


Show Answer

Shows the answer to the current question.


Make Right

Makes the current question right and displays the next question.


Make Wrong

Makes the current question wrong and displays the next question.


Font

Use the Font dialog box to select the font used to display the flashcard text.


Text Editor

Use the Text Editor dialog box to select a text editor or word processor to be loaded when the Edit Test command is selected.


Randomize Flashcard Order

When selected, randomizes the order of the flashcards when a test is started.


Switch Questions/Answers

When selected, switches the questions and answers so that the answer on each flashcard is displayed first.


Other Options

Use the Other Options dialog box to specify the following options:

Flashcard Display

Choose Answer Below Question if you want the answer to be displayed directly below the question.   If you want the answer to be displayed by itself, choose Answer on Separate Flashcard.

Sound

Check the Play Sounds check box if you have a sound card and want to play sounds when you mark a question right or wrong.   You can assign Wave sound files (*.WAV) by typing in the path and filename of the desired sound.   If you wish to browse your system for sounds, press the corresponding Browse button and use the Select a sound dialog box to choose a sound.


Help Contents
Contents

Displays this Windows Help file.


About

Displays program information.


How to Register

When you register The Tester, you will receive the registered version, which includes the ability to have an unlimited number of questions in a test.   You will also be rid of the annoying shareware notices.   In addition, you will receive a list of English roots, prefixes, and suffixes that you can test yourself on to increase your vocabulary immensely.   I will also include any tests that I have created for my own use.

To order the registered version of The Tester:

1)  Fill out the registration form.

2)  Send it along with $15 to the following address:

Jason Broers

5012 Dory Way

Fair Oaks, CA 95628

If you have any questions regarding The Tester, feel free to send me email at jbroers@ns.net


The Tester v2.0 Registration Form

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Name:

Mailing Address:

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Where did you acquire The Tester?

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