Software and Computer Requirements

To View Our Samples:

To view our sample files, your computer should have the following software programs installed.

Keep in mind that you will receive your membership resources pre-loaded on a series of CD-ROMs.

All of our printed files are distributed in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. You can view any of our PDF files with the free Adobe Reader software.

To view our multimedia teaching presentations you will need a full-version of Microsoft PowerPoint® installed on your computer. PowerPoint® is available as a stand-alone program or as part of the Microsoft Office software bundle. Unfortunately, Microsoft's free PowerPoint® Viewer is not fully-compatible with a number of our advanced PowerPoint® slides.

Many of the advanced features within our Microsoft PowerPoint® presentations utilize Adobe's Macromedia Flash™ technology. Chances are Adobe's Macromedia Flash Player is already installed on your computer but you should make sure you have the latest free version installed.

To listen to our music samples, you will need a media player installed on your computer that plays MP3 files. Windows computers probably have Windows Media Player pre-installed. Apple's iTunes is also a great easy-to-use free media player for both Windows- and Macintosh-based computers.

We bundle each of our PowerPoint presentations into a single ZIP folder. This allows you to download your presentation as a single file. When you open (unzip) that folder, all of the needed files are in one place on your computer's hard drive. You no longer need to download a separate PowerPoint file, music file, theme music file, etc.

If you are using Windows XP or Macintosh OS X, you should be able to open up the ZIP folder without any additional software. (Windows XP users can right-click on the folder and select "Extract All.") If you are using an older version of Windows, you may have to download and install a second-party ZIP file manager.

COMPUTER SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

PowerPoint® presentations:
• Windows® XP or XP Pro
• Processor Minimum: Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron class 1.6 GHz, Pentium M / Celeron M 1.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 1600 Recommended: - Pentium 4 / Celeron: 2.4 GHz - Pentium M / Celeron M 1.7 GHz or - AMD Athlon 2400
• 512 MB RAM
• Graphics Processor Minimum: Any NVidia GeForce, ATI Radeon or Intel Extreme or better graphics processor with 32 MB of graphics memory Recommended: - ATI Radeon 9800 class or better - NVidia GeForce 6600 class or better - 64 MB of graphics memory
• CD-ROM drive
• 450 MB available hard drive space (Suggested Minimum)
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 (or newer)

Mac support is currently limited, as our Flash animations are not Macintosh compatible. However, we will have Mac-friendly versions of our PowerPoint files available.

Adobe Acrobat:
• Intel® Pentium® processor
• Microsoft® Windows XP, or Windows XP Pro
• 256MB RAM
• 800x600 screen resolution
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 or Adobe Acrobat 6 (or newer)

• Mac OS X or higher
• 256 MB RAM
• 800x600 screen resolution
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 or Adobe Acrobat 6 (or newer)