Minimum System

Requirements

• Windows XP/Vista/7
Operating System
• Pentium®4 2,2GHz CPU
• 512 MB R
• 128 MB RAM graphics card
• QuickTime Player 6 or later
• DVD-ROM drive
• 16-bit sound card

with ie-Portfolio
• Mac OS X v10.5
• Power PC G4 @ 867 MHz CPU
• 512 MB RAM
• 128 MB RAM Graphics Card
• DVD-ROM drive
• 16-bit sound card
 Table of Contents
1. What is an ieBook? ................................................................................... p. 3
2. What equipment do I need to use the ieBook software? ....................... p. 3
3. Internet Disclaimer..................................................................................... p. 3
4. Running the application ........................................................................... p. 4
On an IBM compatible PC .......................................................................... p. 4
On a Mac OS .............................................................................................. p. 5
5. Navigation ................................................................................................. p. 6
Word List ................................................................................................... p. 9
Select functions .......................................................................................... p. 10
6. Task types and how to complete them .................................................... p. 24
Clicking ...................................................................................................... p. 24
Clicking and dragging ................................................................................ p. 27
Typing ........................................................................................................ p. 29
7. The toolbar ............................................................................................... p. 30
8. The toolbar at a glance ............................................................................ p. 30
9. Using the tools .......................................................................................... p. 31
PC Mode .................................................................................................... p. 31
Pencil ......................................................................................................... p. 31
Highlighter ................................................................................................. p. 31
Create Text Box .......................................................................................... p. 31
Select Pencil / Highlighter Thickness ........................................................... p. 32
Select Pencil / Highlighter colour ................................................................ p. 32
Zoom ......................................................................................................... p. 34
Eraser and Eraser Thickness ........................................................................ p. 35
Hide Part of the Screen .............................................................................. p. 35
Isolate Part of the Screen ........................................................................... p. 36
Page Controls ............................................................................................. p. 36
Print ........................................................................................................... p. 36
Clear Notes ................................................................................................ p. 36
Undo / Redo ............................................................................................... p. 36
Save and Load Notes .................................................................................. p. 36
Saving Notes .......................................................................................... p. 37
Loading Notes ....................................................................................... p. 37
Browser ...................................................................................................... p. 38
10. ie-Portfolio ................................................................................................. p. 39
Saving your writing tasks............................................................................. p. 39
Exam Practice .............................................................................................. p. 40
Word List – Words to learn ......................................................................... p. 40
11. Using Note Exporter on an IBM compatible PC ......................................... p. 41
Exporting notes .......................................................................................... p. 42
Importing notes........................................................................................... p. 43
12. Using Note Exporter on a Mac OS ............................................................ p. 45
Exporting notes .......................................................................................... p. 46
Importing notes........................................................................................... p. 47
12. Troubleshooting & Contact support ......................................................... p. 49
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 Welcome to On Screen 3 ieBook software. This application is designed to
follow the On Screen 3 course and enhance your learning experience.

What is an Interactive Whiteboard?

The ieBook is your personal electronic English study partner. It will help you develop all four
language skills as you work through the variety of vocabulary, grammar, reading, listening,
speaking and writing exercises. Through the use of the ieBook with its many interactive games,
revision and self-evaluation are made both easy and fun.

What equipment do I need to use the ieBook software?

• A computer (IBM compatible or Mac OS)

Internet Disclaimer
This application contains an internal web browser. This allows users to access the Internet without
needing to close or minimise the application first. This can be especially useful when users wish to
collect information for a writing task, for instance. However, Express Publishing takes no
responsibility for the content accessed by users using this internal browser. It is entirely the
responsibility of the user to make their own decisions concerning the accuracy, currency, reliability
and correctness of information accessed within the browser.

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 Running the application

On an IBM compatible PC
The application should run automatically when you insert the disk into your drive. If it does not,
please follow these steps:
1. Go to START>MY COMPUTER.
2. Locate the icon of your CD/DVD drive. With the On Screen 3 ieBook disk inside your drive,
right click the icon of your drive and choose EXPLORE. (see Fig 1)
3. In the new window that appears, double-click on OS3.exe. (see Fig 2)

Fig 1

Fig 2

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 On a Mac OS

When you insert the disk into the slot, an icon will appear on your desktop with the name OS3
(see Fig 3).

Fig 3

If you click it, the contents of the disk will appear in a browser window with the following icons
and file names (see Fig 4).

Fig 4

Click the file shown in Fig. 5 to run the application.

Fig 5

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 Navigation

By clicking this button you

can EXIT the application,
at any time.

Once the application has run in your

system, the first screen you see is the
MAIN MENU (see Fig 6). By clicking any
of the titles or their numbers, you can
enter the corresponding section of the
course.
All sections that appear in the MAIN
MENU lead to SUBMENUS. For example,
if you wish to enter Unit 1, click 1 or
Profiles (see Fig 6).

Fig 6

Once in the UNIT MENU (see Fig 7) you can

enter the desired lesson of Unit 1 by
clicking the cover page, 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e,
1f, 1g or CLIL.

If you click this button,

you can go back to the
MAIN MENU at any time.

Fig 7

In the LESSON MENU the active tasks

you can enter are indicated by orange
circles (see Fig 8). Click a task to enter.
This allows you the flexibility to skip
certain tasks or pick up from where you
left off in the previous lesson.

This button will take you to

the previous menu; in this
case, the UNIT 1 MENU.

Fig 8

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 Fig 9 Fig 10

These two buttons will take you to These two buttons will take you to the
the PREVIOUS and NEXT tasks, respectively. PREVIOUS and NEXT PART of the task, respectively.

While navigating, you will notice a few more buttons that are designed to help you do the tasks.
For instance:

Fig 11 Fig 12

Clicking this button will give you the Clicking this button will
answer to the task (see Fig 12). When allow you to restart the task
the answer is a suggested one, this is or stop any audios playing as
indicated by a different button . many times as you wish.

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 Fig 13 Fig 14
Clicking this button will show
a screen with the GRAMMAR Once you have gone through the
Clicking this button will
REFERENCE related to the particular Grammar Reference, click this button
activate the ILLUSTRATED
unit and exercise (see Fig 14). to return to the EXERCISE SCREEN.
PRESENTATION of grammar
for the particular exercise
(see Fig 15). Click this arrow to
GO TO THE NEXT
or PREVIOUS
Click the HEADPHONES SCREEN.
to listen to grammar
examples.

Once you have

Click this button to gone through the
remove or add the ILLUSTRATED
subtitles. This way PRESENTATION of
you can show or elicit grammar, click this
the phenomenon. button to return to
the EXERCISE
SCREEN.
Fig 15

There are ample visual presentations of new words/phrases. These vocabulary exercises have an
button which allows you to practise learning the phrases/words in the exercise by making the
words on the screen disappear and appear (see Fig 16 & 17).

Fig 16 Fig 17

Click this button to HIDE the words/phrases Clicking on the headphones will also
(see Fig 17). Click again to show them (see Fig 16). make the words/phrases appear.

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 Word List

Fig 18 Fig 19

Clicking this button will present the Click this button to return
WORD LIST for the unit (see Fig 19). to the EXERCISE SCREEN.

Scroll up or down using Clicking the HEADPHONES will

the SCROLL BUTTON. allow you to hear the word.

Fig 20 Fig 21

Clicking the
Clicking the Clicking the DEFINITIONS Clicking this button
NUMBER
WORDS button button makes the part of speech makes the part of speech
button will
shows/hides all and the definitions of the words and the definition of the
hide or show
the English appear or disappear. A picture word appear or disappear
the English
words. description of the word is also individually.
word
provided where necessary. individually.

Note: The words in the WORD LIST do not appear in alphabetical order but in the order they are
found in the text.

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 Select functions

By clicking the button, you have the opportunity to exploit the WORD LIST in multiple
ways to suit your needs.

Fig 22 Fig 23

By clicking the button, followed by the button, all the words in the WORD LIST will
be unselected and will appear on the left of each word. Clicking on specific words, you can easily
create a new list of only the words you wish to study, according to your needs (see Fig 22). Click the
button and only the chosen words will appear on the screen (see Fig 23). In the same way
the button will provide you with a list of all the words of the exercise and will appear on
the left of each word. Clicking the next to each word will remove the word accordingly (see Fig 24).
When you have finished with your selection, click to present the word list you have selected
(see Fig 25). Remember that all these buttons are only visible when in mode.

Fig 24 Fig 25
Note: Even after you exit the application the vocabulary words you had selected will still be in
place for your next lesson.
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Fig 26 Fig 27

Click here to go to an extra

activity where you can see a
suggested answer to work
on (see Fig 27).

In some exercises, where you are given a specific

time to complete them, a TIMER is given. Click
START and the countdown will begin (see Fig 28).
Clicking the STOP button
will stop the countdown.

Clicking the RESET button

will reset your timer.

Clicking the START button

Fig 28 will start the countdown.

In most reading exercises there is a TEXT-TO-

SPEECH PLAYER (see Fig 29 & 30).
As each line is read, it is highlighted in blue to
make it easier for you to follow the text.

Click and drag the seek bar indicator to

LOCATE A SPECIFIC POINT in the audio.

Fig 30
Fig 29 PLAY PAUSE STOP

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Games are also included within the units. They can be seen on the SUBMENU of each individual
unit, indicated by the logo (see Fig 31). The same logo appears next to the exercise that
contains the game (see Fig 32).

Fig 31 Fig 32

A further extension game can

A further extension game be found in this exercise.
can be found in this unit.

The Game should be played after completion of the exercise and its content is related to the
specific lexical or grammar exercise and often those preceding it (see Fig 33 & 34).

Fig 33 Fig 34

Click this button to PLAY a further Click this

Click this button button to return
extension GAME (see Fig 34). to reset the game. to the EXERCISE
PAGE (see Fig 33).

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GAMES with crosswords have a KEYBOARD where you can type your answer as you would with
your PC’s keyboard (see Fig 35). To activate the keyboard, click on a flashing number and type in
your answer (see Fig 36). There are two ways of using the KEYBOARD function. One way is to click on
each letter by using your mouse. The second way is by using your PC’s keyboard to type in the answer.
If the answer is correct you can then solve the next word. If the answer is wrong a red cross is shown
where the error begins and the correct letter is given as a clue, then you can have another try.

Fig 35 Fig 36

Click DELETE When you finish

or BACKSPACE on typing your answer
your PC’s keyboard click CHECK or ENTER
to delete an entry. on your PC’s keyboard.

HANGMAN GAMES also have a keyboard which

you can use by clicking on the letters. The PC’s
keyboard can also be used to type in the answer.

A red cross will appear when you

have exhausted your attempts and
the correct answer is given.

Fig 37

Some exercises require to either prepare a POWERPOINT presentation or a lecture (see Fig 38).
Click on the button, then click and the presentation is visible on the screen (see Fig 39).

Click this
button to go
on to the next
presentations.

Click the
HEADPHONES
to listen to the
Fig 38 Fig 39 presentation.

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The exercises in the PROGRESS CHECK, SKILLS, NOTIONS & FUNCTIONS, EXAM WRITING BANK,
VOCABULARY BANK and FURTHER LISTENING PRACTICE/DICTATION sections are organised in
a similar way. For instance, if you click to enter the PROGRESS CHECK section from the MAIN
MENU , first you will see the PROGRESS CHECK SECTION MENU (see Fig 40). Clicking any of
the depicted pages will take you to that section.

Fig 40

The purpose of SKILLS and is to provide you with extensive practice in all the exam
techniques, enabling you to prepare for the exam (see Fig 41). Here you will find the CHECK
YOUR PROGRESS. This allows you to evaluate your own progress and identify your strengths and
weaknesses (see Fig 42). Your selection will automatically be saved each time you change it and
will not be affected by you closing the application.

Fig 41 Fig 42

The purpose of the NOTIONS AND FUNCTIONS

section is to revise and practise various
expressions used in spoken English. There is also
a bank with tables before the tasks for easy
reference (see Fig 43).

Fig 43

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The purpose of the EXAM WRITING BANK
section is to give you a practical guide to the
type of writing tasks tested in the exam
(see Fig 44).

Fig 44

The FURTHER PREPOSITION PRACTICE section

(see Fig 45), functions in a similar manner.

Fig 45

The purpose of the VOCABULARY BANK is to consolidate and enrich your knowledge of
vocabulary. To use the VOCABULARY BANK, click the section you wish to enter. Each section
indicates which unit it corresponds to in the student’s book units (see Fig 46). In many of the
exercises, the words/phrases are accompanied by headphones. These headphones can be clicked
on to hear the relevant word/phrase prior to or after solving the exercise (see Fig 47).

Fig 46 Fig 47

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In the FURTHER LISTENING PRACTICE/DICTATION section (see Fig 48) you will find the listening
exercises that are presented in the WORKBOOK. The last task is always a dictation task.

Fig 48

If you enter the READER VIDEO section from the MAIN MENU, first you will see the READER
MENU (see Fig 49). Clicking any of the episode numbers or their titles will take you to that
particular episode (see Fig 50). In this screen, you will also find the VIDEO PLAYER.

Fig 49 Fig 50

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The VOCABULARY has been included in the READER sections (see Fig 49 & 51). When you click
on the button, it takes you to the tasks for each respective EPISODE (see Fig 52). The tasks
in the READER section, present similar tasks to those in each unit.

Fig 51 Fig 52 Click this button to

take you back to the video.

There are also READER E-BOOKS for some of our readers. If you enter the READER E-BOOK
section from the MAIN MENU, first you will see the cover of the reader (see Fig 53).

Fig 53 Fig 54
Click right or Click the top
left arrows or bottom
to flip the corner to flip
page. the page.

At any time you can

pause the audio by
Click on the clicking the page.
text to listen Click again to
and read the continue the audio.
story.

Click on this button

to return to the
MAIN MENU.

Fig 55

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If you enter the VIDEOS section in the MAIN MENU , first you will see the VIDEOS MENU
(see Fig 56). Clicking any of the unit numbers will take you to the relevant video (see Fig 57). In
this screen, you will also find the VIDEO PLAYER (see Fig 50).

Fig 56 Fig 57

Click this button to see the list

of exercises which are relevant
to the video (see Fig 58).

Fig 58 Fig 59

Open up the
exercises by Click this button In order to go back to the list of
clicking on these to go back to the exercises, click this button.
buttons (see Fig 59). video.

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When you enter the DOCUMENTARIES section in the MAIN MENU , you will be taken to the
DOCUMENTARIES MENU (see Fig 60). Click on a unit number to go to the submenu where you
will have access to all the videos and exercises that are also present in the main units and
accessible through them (see Fig 61). The documentaries logos can also be seen in the UNITS
section and appear next to the exercise that contains them.

Fig 60 Fig 61
Click on
this button to enter
a video which is
also present in the Click on these
individual units. Click on buttons to go to the THINK
these buttons to enter exercises which help develop
the exercises related to cognitive skills and are based
the videos (see Fig 62). on the video (see Fig 63).

Fig 62 Fig 63

This button will take you back

to the submenu.

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The QUIZZES section is organised in a similar way. If you enter the QUIZZES section in the MAIN
MENU , first you will see the QUIZZES MENU (see Fig 64). Clicking any of the unit numbers
will take you to the corresponding game (see Fig 65). Click on the screen to start the game and
follow the instructions (see Fig 66).

Fig 64 Fig 65

Fig 66 Fig 67

Click on a player to select him/her.

Questions are multiple choice, where you
choose an answer by clicking on it.

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The VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR GAMES consist of 2 games per unit (see Fig 68). The questions
that appear in the games are based on the vocabulary and grammar points that have been
presented in each unit (see Fig 69 & 70).

Fig 68 Fig 69
Follow the instructions on how to play the game.

Fig 70 Fig 71

TIMER: If you do not

Select your chosen answer by clicking
finish in time, you are given
on it or clicking and dragging.
another try.

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Apart from the WORD LIST that you will find in
the units, there is a GLOBAL WORD LIST that
you will find in the MAIN MENU (see Fig 6). The
WORD LIST has two tabs, WORD LIST and
IRREGULAR VERBS. There are FOUR ways to
view the words: by ALL, BY MODULE,
BY LETTER and by SEARCH (see Fig 72).

The by ALL button provides you with the

alphabetical listing of all the words.

Fig 72

By clicking on a word, the audio is heard.

The definition, part of speech, an example
and a picture description are also provided
where necessary.
Words to learn

In the WORD LIST tab (in either by All, BY Module, BY Letter or by Search), you can select any
word you wish to pay more attention to. By clicking the icon that appears on the left of each
word (see Fig 73), these words will be saved in the Words to learn tab giving you the ability to
create your own list of words and being able to recall the list at any time (see Fig 74). You may
unselect any words you no longer wish to keep in the Words to learn tab at any time.

Fig 73 Fig 74

The BY MODULE button

provides you with the Words in Skills

alphabetical listing of all

the words in each unit or
section (see Fig 75).

Words in Units 1-8 Words in Skills

Fig 75

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The by SEARCH button allows you to search for a particular word/phrase. Simply type in the letters
your word/phrase begins with and a list of words/phrases with those letters will appear on your
screen (see Fig 76). The more letters you type in for your word/phrase, the shorter the list will become
(see Fig 77).

Fig 76 Fig 77

Included in the global WORD LIST is a list of IRREGULAR VERBS which you can click on to access
and then use to revise irregular verbs (see Fig 78).

Click on these Click to go back

headphones to to the main menu.
hear the words
individually.
Click on these
headphones to
hear the words
Click on this icon to said in sequence.
make the word disappear
or appear individually.

Fig 78

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 Task types and how to complete them

The On Screen 3 ieBook is designed to be used in conjunction with the coursebook and for this
reason the content is identical. However, in order to do the exercises, you will have to carry out
three basic computer actions – clicking, clicking and dragging and typing.
Here is an overview of the types of tasks in this software and how to do them:

Clicking
In some exercises, a question is addressed directly to you. Click the SHOW KEY buttons to reveal
the suggested answers (see Fig 79 & 80).

Fig 79 Fig 80

When a SHOW KEY button is in the form of a question mark (see Fig 81), this is to
indicate that the corresponding answer is a suggested one only and that there can be
Fig 81 many possible variations.
All answers that the SHOW KEY buttons reveal can be made to disappear again by clicking once more.

Clicking is also used in tasks with headphones. Click

on the HEADPHONES next to each item to activate
the audio (see Fig 82).

Fig 82

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In tasks with , the words will be revealed if you click on the button
(see Fig 83 & 84).

Fig 83 Fig 84

In Check these words, the audio, definition,

example and picture of the word will be
revealed if you click on the word in the box.
The respective word will also be highlighted in
the text (see Fig 85). To go back to the words
click on the button again.

Fig 85

In Check the bold words tasks, the audio,

definition, example and picture of the words
will be revealed if you click on the highlighted
words in the text (see Fig 86).

Fig 86

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In many reading tasks, the texts will be revealed if you click the SHOW TEXT button (see Fig 88).
By clicking the button, you can hide the text and return to the task (see Fig 87).

In all reading tasks, there is a button. Clicking this button will show all the underlinings in the
text justifying all the answers.

Fig 87 Fig 88

In tasks where you are asked to guess what the correct answer is, simply click on your choice (see Fig 89).
At this stage, the answers are not provided. When you move to the next screen, the selection from the
previous screen carries over. Once you have listened to the text, click to show which statements
were guessed correctly and which were not (see Fig 90).

Fig 89 Fig 90

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 Clicking and dragging
To match any item (word, phrase, picture etc) to another, you simply click the item and drag it to
your chosen place (see Fig 91 & 92). With the exception of listening exercises, these actions are
accompanied by sound effects.
Note: Tap function. In all clicking and dragging exercises, you can click on the word/phrase/letter
or picture and then simply click on the gap of your chosen place and it automatically appears on
your chosen place.

Fig 91

Fig 92

In ‘sliding’ exercises, click on the correct item and slide it

to its correct position (see Fig 93).

Fig 93

In some reading/writing exercises and in all listening exercises, there is a simple AUDIO PLAYER
(see Fig 94). All its buttons are activated by clicking or clicking and dragging (see Fig 95).
Note: In listening skills exercises, the SEEK BAR INDICATOR of the audio player only plays at this
point and isn’t active in any other way. This ensures that you listen to the recording at least once
in order to do the exercise. You are able to do the exercise while the recording is playing.
However, the button will only become activated once the recording finishes. After the
recording has been heard for the fist time, the SEEK BAR INDICATOR is once again activated.

You will also notice a AUDIOSCRIPTS button in

listening tasks. This will reveal the audioscript of
an audio recording. Click again to hide the
audioscript. Use this function to help you check
your answers after completing the exercise.

Click and Click and drag

drag the this indicator
SEEK BAR to the left or
INDICATOR right to adjust
to locate a the VOLUME
specific Fig 95 of the
point in the PLAY PAUSE
recording.
Fig 94 recording.

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Many clicking and clicking and dragging exercises have buttons. These can be one of two
types. The first type of button provides you with a score. Once you have completed the task,
the button becomes activated and you can click on it to learn how many you got correct. Then you
can try replacing the answers which were wrong, then click on the button again after each
attempt to check your score (see Fig 96). In this type of exercise, on your first attempt at choosing
the correct answers, you may move the answers from box to box or change your answer freely.
In some exercises, by clicking on words in the text the score button will show you the number of
correct answers (see Fig 97).

Fig 96 Fig 97
Clicking on the correct letters/words
in the text gives you your score.
Your score will appear here on clicking.

The second type of button does not give you your score (see Fig 98). Instead it indicates
which answers you have answered correctly, indicated with a green tick and which ones you
have not, indicated with a red cross (see Fig 99). Again, on your first attempt at choosing the
answers you may move the answers around freely.

Fig 98 Fig 99
In clicking and dragging
exercises, the answers that need
changing will be activated
again after clicking .

Note: In the PROGRESS CHECK section, the button is a combination of both types in order
to aid self-assessment.

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 Typing

You will come across vocabulary and grammar tasks where you are able to type in your answer
manually. To type in your answer, click in your chosen field using your mouse and type in your
answer using your PC’s keyboard, adding punctuation where necessary. The button will
remain grey until you have reached the last unsolved field (see Fig 100). The button will activate
when you start to type in your last answer (see Fig 101).

Fig 100 Fig 101

When you have finished typing in your answers, click the button. This will reveal which
answers you have answered correctly, indicated with a green tick and which ones you have
not, indicated with a red cross . You can edit your answers at any time (see Fig 102).

Fig 102 Fig 103

Use lower case –

In WORD FORMATION
capitals should only be After clicking the exercises, clicking this button
used where necessary. check button you will be gives you the chance to see
able to see which all of the words derived for
answers you got wrong. each head word (see Fig 102).

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 The toolbar
At the bottom of every screen, you will find the Toolbar (see Fig 106).

Fig 104 Fig 105

If for any reason you wish to hide the toolbar during your lesson, you can do so by
clicking this arrow on the left-hand side (see Fig 104). To make it reappear, you can click the
remaining arrow at the bottom on the right (see Fig 105).

The toolbar at a glance These green triangles indicate that there are
further options available for this tool.

Select pencil / Isolate part

highlighter Save notes
of the
colour screen
Zoom Browser
Pencil Create Print
text box Undo

Fig 106

Eraser and Redo

Highlighter eraser
Notes page
thickness
PC mode Select pencil / controls
highlighter Load notes
Hide part of
thickness the screen Clear notes

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Using the tools

PC MODE: After you have used one of

the tools, click this to regain your
normal mouse function. This way you
can once again click and click and drag.

PENCIL: Click to turn your mouse into a

pencil. Now you can make your own
notes on every screen provided in this
software (see Fig 107). Make sure you
select a colour and thickness for your
pencil before writing anything (see
Fig 107
SELECT PENCIL/HIGHLIGHTER THICKNESS
and COLOUR).

HIGHLIGHTER: Click and drag on every

word, phrase or sentence you wish to
highlight in a text (see Fig 108). Again,
you have the option of selecting the
colour and thickness of your
highlighter first.

Fig 108

CREATE TEXT BOX: This is a useful alternative for making notes. Click and drag to create a
text box and type in your notes using the PC’s keyboard (see Fig 109).

Drag the grey

This is a sample
bar to MOVE
text box:
the text box.

Click and drag

the arrows to
RESIZE the
This is the TEXT BOX text box.
FORMATTING PANEL.

Fig 109

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 Once you have created a textbox, a formatting panel appears so you can customise your
text (see Fig 110).

This indicator shows This indicator shows that Increase font

that these colours are these colours are applicable size by 1 pt Click to underline
applicable to the text. to the background. with each click. your text.

Click a colour for Click to make

Click a colour for your text.
your background. your text bold.

Fig 110
Click to make your background Decrease font Click to Click to
transparent so you can see your notes size by 1 pt italicise bullet
superimposed on the screen. with each click. your text. your
text.

SELECT PENCIL/HIGHLIGHTER THICKNESS: Once

you have clicked this tool, another options panel
appears (see Fig 111). Click on any of the brush
strokes to select the thickness of your pencil or Fig 111
highlighter.

SELECT PENCIL/HIGHLIGHTER COLOUR: Click to reveal the colour options panel and select
a colour for your pencil / highlighter (see Fig 112). This is a very useful tool if you like to use
colour-coding while teaching.

Fig 112

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In many tasks you may wish to write in your own answers. Here are some ways to do this using
the aforementioned tools.

In this task you need to

select the correct option.

Fig 113

Choose the highlighter, select the

colour and the thickness and drag
the mouse or electronic pen over
your choice.

Fig 114

Alternatively, you can choose

the pencil, select the colour
and the thickness and drag
the mouse or electronic pen
to circle your choice.

Fig 115

In this task you need to

complete the sentences.

Fig 116

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 Choose the pencil, select the
colour and the thickness and,
using the mouse or electronic
pen, ‘write’ your answer.

Fig 117

Alternatively, with the mouse,

choose the “T”, to create an
individual text box next to
each word, select the colour
and type in your answer.

Fig 118

You can also choose the

“T”, to give all of the
answers. Select the colour
and type in your answer.

Fig 119

ZOOM: Once you have clicked this tool, another options panel appears (see Fig 120).

Click and drag this Click this to exit

diagonally over the the zoom mode.
part of the screen you
want to zoom into.
Fig 120

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Once you have isolated the area that you want to zoom in on, let go of the mouse (see Fig 121 & 122).

Fig 121 Fig 122

Click on the first icon to
drag over the chosen When you want to In the bottom right corner, there are four arrows
section you want to go back to normal pointing to the top, bottom, left and right. By
zoom in on (see Fig 122). screen function click clicking them you can navigate the screen.
the second icon.

ERASER and ERASER THICKNESS: When you click

this tool, another options panel appears so you can
select the thickness of your eraser (see Fig 123). Click
the circle of your choice to select the thickness of
your eraser and your mouse turns into an eraser.
Fig 123
Drag it over the area you wish to erase. If you want
to erase a text box, simply click it once and the entire
textbox will be deleted.

HIDE PART OF THE SCREEN: When you click and drag over a selected area with this tool,
you can hide areas such as individual illustrations, paragraphs, words, phrases etc
(see Fig 124). This will give you the opportunity to explore tasks and texts further.

Fig 124

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 ISOLATE PART OF THE SCREEN: When you
click and drag over an area of the screen
with this tool, the section you have
selected will be visible and therefore
focus your attention directly on it. The
rest of the screen fills up with the colour
of your choice (see Fig 125).

Fig 125

PAGE CONTROLS: Clicking this tool will Click to

go to Click to
reveal another options panel so you can Current make a Click to
the next add a
organise your notes in different layers page page page
opaque page
(see Fig 126). Each layer works as a
blank page you can write your notes
on. This page can be either transparent
and visible over the task screen, or
opaque and function like a
conventional page.
Click to Total Click to
go to the Click to
number make a
previous delete a
of pages page
page page
transparent

Fig 126

PRINT: Click this to print the screen you are working on, as it is – with notes. Please note
that the preferred printing mode for this feature is landscape.

CLEAR NOTES: Click this to erase all your notes on a particular screen.

UNDO / REDO: Click to undo or redo your last action.

SAVE and LOAD NOTES: These two tools are especially useful if you want to use the
same notes on a different day. Please note that the On Screen 3 ieBook notes and
annotations can be accessed only through this software; therefore, they will be
saved in a file created and identified by the software alone.

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 Saving notes

First you need to make notes,

either using the pencil or the
text box tool, as in the
example in Fig 127.

Fig 127

Then click SAVE . A blue window appears

with the options SAVE and CANCEL. Type a name for
your notes in the field that appears above these two
options and click SAVE. It is best to name your notes
according to the unit, exercise, page number and
possibly the date you created them (see Fig 128). For
example, you could name a file M3d_Ex1b_9July. In
this way, you can locate them easily once you have
accumulated a long list of notes.
Fig 128
It is possible that your system will notify you that ‘Local’, i.e. this software, is trying to store a file
in your computer. Click ALLOW.
Now you have successfully saved your notes.
Loading notes

Fig 129 Fig 130

Clicking on the mouse will Click to make

return the function of the the notes
Click LOAD NOTES to load a page mouse. disappear again.
of notes you have saved. Another blue
window appears with the options LOAD Your saved notes will appear in the same
and CANCEL (see Fig 129). Click the file format as they were saved (see Fig 130).
name of your notes and then click LOAD.

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 BROWSER: Clicking this tool will open up a panel where you will be able to type in the web
address of your choice (see Fig 131 & 132). This will then take you to the corresponding
website, providing you have Internet access. You are able to bookmark websites which you
can then access at any time (see Fig 133 & 134).

Fig 131 Fig 132

Click here to exit
BROWSER.
When you click inside the Use your keyboard to type in the
Website or Description address or click on the letters
box the keyboard manually. Then, click Go or Enter.
appears (see Fig 132).

Fig 133 Fig 134

You can bookmark the web Bookmark list,

click here to Click to exit
address by clicking .
access at any time. BROWSER.

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 ie-Portfolio

The ie-Portfolio is a section of the iebook which includes electronic material collected and managed
by you. Such electronic material may include your completed writing tasks, your Progress Check lists
and your chosen ‘Words to learn’ from the Word List. The purpose of the ie-Portfolio is to allow you
to look back on your personal language-learning history. It contains evidence of your work and
progress in the English language as well as your familiarity with the English-speaking world. The
ie- Portfolio can also be a useful tool in helping you evaluate your language-learning aims for the
future.

Saving your writing tasks

The purpose of the ie-Portfolio is to save and be able to look back on the best examples of your
work. In general, writing tasks should be saved in your ie-Portfolio. In order to save your work you
need to use the toolbar (see p. 31 for ‘creating text box’). It is best to name your writing tasks
according to the unit, exercise, page number and the date you created them. In this way, you can
locate them easily once you have accumulated a long list of writing material (see pp. 36-37 for
more detailed instructions on how to ‘save and load your notes’).

Fig 135 Fig 136

Newly created writing task.

List of previously created writing tasks.

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 Exam Practice

Click the section from the main menu and then select the module you wish to assess yourself on
(see Fig 137). Go through each statement and using the ticking system of 1-3 ticks (refer to the
key at the top which provides the skills level of each tick), click on the number of ticks you believe
applies to you (see Fig 138). You may change your tick selection at any time according to how you
believe you are progressing in the respective skills. Your selection will automatically be saved each
time you change them and will not be affected by you closing the application.

Fig 137 Fig 138

Word List - Words to learn

When you are in the global word list, you are able to select any words you wish to pay more
attention to. By clicking the icon that appears on the left of each word, these words are saved
in the ‘Words to learn’ tab (see p. 22, Fig 73 & 74). When you have learnt these words you may
unselect them and they will no longer appear in the ‘Words to learn’ tab.

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 Using Note Exporter on an IBM compatible PC
As you save notes while using the On Screen 3 ieBook Software, you may wish to share them
with other students using this software. In order to do this, you have to export your saved notes.
For this purpose, we have included the Note Exporter utility in this software. Please note that this
function is only available for systems that are using the same software and that for Note Exporter
to function correctly, you need to have saved at least one set of notes.

To run Note Exporter go to My Computer.

Then, right-click on the OS3 icon on your
disk drive. A drop-down menu will appear
(see Fig 139). Click OPEN or EXPLORE.

Fig 139

In the new window that appears, double-click

the Note Exporter icon (see Fig 140).

Fig 140

Note Exporter will now start. The new window that

appears will offer you two options (see Fig 141).
Click EXPORT NOTES if you want to transfer
notes from this computer to another computer.
Click IMPORT NOTES if you want to transfer
notes to this computer from another computer.

Fig 141

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 Exporting notes

N.B.: Before exporting any notes, you will need to have created a folder in your computer into which
your notes will be exported. In this example, we have named this folder OS3.

When you click EXPORT NOTES the computer

will start searching your hard disk for any
notes that may exist on it. You will see the
message in Fig 142.

Fig 142

After a few minutes, you will be prompted to

enter the application file identifier (see Fig 143).
This is the file in which the software saves all
your notes. Please type
OS3
in the space provided. Please note that this file
name is case-sensitive, so it is important that
you type it in correctly. Now click OK. Fig 143

A window will appear that asks you to specify

the folder in your system where you wish to
export your notes. Select the drive and the
folder from the drop-down menu and click
OK (see Fig 144).

Fig 144

Please note that, after saving your exported notes

on your computer, you may transfer them onto a
CD or DVD, a floppy disk or a USB memory stick.
Once you have specified where you want your
notes to be saved, click OK. You will see the
message shown in Fig 145 after a few seconds.
Fig 145

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The saved notes files have now been moved to
the folder that the user specified (see Fig 146).

Fig 146

You can rename the file if you wish. However, please DO NOT CHANGE THE FIRST FOUR
CHARACTERS (OS3_) OR THE EXTENSION, as this will make your notes untraceable by the application.
You can now store the file(s) you exported on any storage media, or send them by email. When
you want to use these files on another computer, use the IMPORT NOTES function.

Importing notes
To import your exported notes onto another computer that has the same software, run Note
Exporter as described in the previous section (see Exporting notes).

When you see the window shown in Fig 147,

click IMPORT NOTES.

Fig 147

The message in Fig 148 will appear:

Fig 148

After a few minutes, you will be prompted to

enter the application file identifier (see Fig 149).
Please type
OS3
in the space provided. Again, please remember
that this is a set file name and that it is case-
sensitive. Now click OK.
Fig 149

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 The message in Fig 150 will appear. Click OK.

Fig 150

The next window will ask you to specify the

folder in which you have saved the exported
notes (see Fig 151). Scroll down the menu and
select the folder. Then, click OK. In this
particular example, the user has saved their
exported notes on their computer in a folder
called OS3. However, you can import notes
from a CD, DVD, USB stick or any other
portable medium.

Fig 151

When you have successfully imported the

notes, the window in Fig 152 will appear.

Fig 152

In order to view the imported notes, you may now load them using the LOAD NOTES function.

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 Using Note Exporter on a MacOS

Note Exporter operates in a slightly different manner on a Mac Os.

To run Note Exporter, insert the disk into your drive. The icon shown in Fig 153 will appear on
your desktop.

Fig 153

When you click it, the contents of the disk

appear in a browser window with the icons
and file names shown in Fig 154.

Fig 154

Click the file to run the application.

Note Exporter will now start. The new

window that appears will offer you two
options (see Fig 155).
Click EXPORT NOTES if you want to transfer
notes from this computer to another computer.
Click IMPORT NOTES if you want to transfer
notes to this computer from another computer.
Fig 155

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 Exporting notes

When you click EXPORT NOTES the computer

will start searching your hard disk for any
notes that may exist on it. You will see the
message in Fig 156.

Fig 156

After a few minutes, you will be prompted to

enter the application file identifier (see Fig 157).
This is the file in which the software saves all
your notes. Please type
OS3
in the space provided. Please note that this file
name is case-sensitive, so it is important that
you type it correctly. Now click OK.
Fig 157

A window will appear that asks you to specify

the folder in your system from which you
wish to export your notes (see Fig 158). Select
the drive and the folder from the drop-down
menu and click CHOOSE.

Fig 158

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Please note that, after saving your exported
notes on your computer, you may transfer
them onto a CD or DVD, a floppy disk or a USB
memory stick.
Once you have specified where you want your
notes to be saved, click OK. You will see the
message shown in Fig 159 after a few seconds.
Fig 159

The saved notes files have now been moved to the folder the user specified. You can rename the
file if you wish. However, please DO NOT CHANGE THE FIRST FOUR CHARACTERS (OS3_) OR
THE EXTENSION, as this will make your notes untraceable by the application.
You can now store the file(s) you exported on any storage media, or send them by email. When
you want to use these files on another computer, use the IMPORT NOTES function.

Importing notes

To import your exported notes onto another computer that has the same software, run Note
Exporter as described in the previous section (see Exporting notes).

When you see the window shown in Fig 160,

click IMPORT NOTES.

Fig 160

The message in Fig 161 will appear:

Fig 161

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 After a few minutes, you will be prompted
to enter the application file identifier
(see Fig 162). Please type
OS3
in the space provided. Again, please
remember that this is a set file name and
that it is case-sensitive. Then click OK.
Fig 162

The message in Fig 163 will appear. Click OK.

Fig 163

The next window will ask you to specify the

folder in which you have saved the exported
notes (see Fig 164). Scroll down the menu and
select the folder. Please note that you can
import notes from a CD, DVD, USB stick or
any other portable medium. Click CHOOSE.

Fig 164

When you have successfully imported the

notes, the window in Fig 165 will appear.

Fig 165

Again, in order to view the imported notes, you may now load them using the LOAD NOTES
function.

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Troubleshooting

Problem Solution

I insert the CD/DVD in my CD/DVD Your computer’s autorun feature is

drive but nothing happens. possibly disabled. Go to My Computer
and locate the icon of your CD/DVD
drive. With the On Screen 3 ieBook
disk inside your drive, right-click the
icon of your CD/DVD drive and choose
EXPLORE. In the new window that
opens, double-click on OS3.exe.

Interruption during the installation Disable your personal firewall.

stage.

Note Exporter cannot find my files. • Make sure you have typed the
application file identifier correctly.
For On Screen 3 ieBook, the file
identifier is OS3.
• If the problem persists, avoid using
other applications while running
Note Exporter.

My pages do not print properly. Make sure your printer is set to print in
landscape mode for optimum results.

Contact support

In case you have any queries on the use of On Screen 3 ieBook, please contact us at
[email protected].
FOR TROUBLESHOOTING ISSUES VISIT: www.expresspublishing.co.uk

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