Thank you for downloading 10_Q LITE! (10_Q_LITE_03 at the time of writing)

Please read the notes below. They provide information on how to install and start using the software. 

I. Installing the software
1. Before you begin, please take into consideration the fact that the program creates files and folders in the program directory (the folder in which the program is installed). It also reads from and writes data to files in this location. Therefore, 10_Q LITE won’t function properly unless you have the proper ‘permissions’ for accessing this folder and its subfolders. ‘Full control’ permissions are required also for the program related folder in Users > UserName > AppData > Roaming. The above implies that at home you may need to start the program using the ‘run as administrator’ option. 

2. If you have not done so yet, please download and install a version of Adobe AIR runtime (Adobe AIR 30.0 or higher) for desktops, compatible with your computer. At the time of writing, Adobe AIR runtime is downloadable for free from https://airsdk.harman.com/runtime (and previously from get.adobe.com/air/). Restart the computer.

VERY IMPORTANT: 
Practice has shown that with AIR runtime version 51 installed (51.3.3.1 at the time of writing), some characters, for example curly quotation marks (single and double, left and right), 3 dots (Horizontal ellipsis), and maybe others, too, will be replaced with the wrong symbols after 10_Q_LITE decrypts a test file. Test files are provided to 10_Q_LITE users in encrypted form; the content is decrypted, i.e. it becomes readable on the screen when you start a test.
With Adobe Air version 33.1.1.744, downloadable from the same page on the Harman website, all characters are properly displayed. Therefore, the older version seems to be a better option! Please discuss this important issue with your teacher(s) before installing the runtime and the software!

Luckily, it is very easy to switch from one runtime version to another after the  program has been installed. Simply uninstall the runtime which is currently on your hard disk and replace it with another one. Remember that without an Adobe AIR runtime you won’t be able to use 10_Q_LITE. 

3. Unzip the program installation package (right mouse click on the ‘.zip’ file > Extract All) by specifying a folder you have created, for example, ‘10_Q_LITE_Unzipped’. Click (or double click) the ‘.air’ file in the unzipped installation package to install ‘10_Q_LITE’. A program directory will be created for you; you only have to select a hard disk drive. Copy and paste the content of the unzipped package into the newly created folder. 

II. Using the program 
1. Click the ‘exe’ (application) file in the program folder to start the program and you are ready to go!

2. Inside the package you will find ‘Demo folder 1’, which contains a demo test, ‘Test 1’, and a demo slide show, ‘Presentation 1’. Please try working with these products to get some initial practice and experience. We hope you will receive the necessary support while making your first steps with 10_Q_LITE. The notes below refer to the above-mentioned products but they also illustrate the sequence of operations in general.

    a) To watch ‘Presentation 1’, do the following:
    - Click ‘Next’ on the Welcome page to go to the Mode of work page.
    - Enter ‘Demo folder 1’ in the Project folder name text field, and type ‘Presentation 1’ in the Presentation name text field.
    - Click the ‘Slide show’ button, and you will see the Title page of the presentation.
    - Click the Right arrow button of the ‘Frames’ group of buttons and indicators (or press the Down arrow key) to go to Frame 1. Then, just read the explanations, do the tasks, and follow the instructions.  
    - Please do the exercises from the ‘related’ test as a comprehension check when asked to. 
    - To return to the Mode of work page, click the ‘<<’ (Back) button.  

    b) To open ‘Test 1’, do the following: 
    - Click ‘Next’ on the Welcome page to go to the Mode of work page.
    - Enter ‘Demo folder 1’ in the Project folder name text field, and type ‘Test 1’ in the Test name text field.
    - Click the ‘Test’ button, and the Main test page will open.
    - If this is the first time you have come to this page, click the ‘Help’ button and read the notes and instructions to learn how to change the interface language, access additional content, view exercise and test results, rename the Score file, etc. Some common terms and test-taking techniques are discussed, too.
   - Enter your name, click ‘Start’, read the Teacher’s notes, and do the test to the best of your ability! To achieve good results, watch the slide show carefully, and switch to Illustrated exercise view if the corresponding small orange button is highlighted to indicate that pictures or videos are associated with the task.
    - Click a large orange button to open an exercise – Matching, Multiple choice, etc.; the Free form test button and those for the Speaking and Writing tasks are on the right. On completing an exercise, click ‘Submit’, click ‘Score’ at the end of the test. To return to the Test Map from any exercise page without submitting results, click ‘Back’.
    - You can open and watch ‘Demo presentation’ from the test because the 2 projects are ‘related’.
     
3. Finally, a few essential pieces of advice:
    - in the slide show section, please don’t switch too quickly between frames and Unfold steps which contain pictures; wait for a frame transition or an object animation to complete, and a pdf document to load before you click a button or press a key;
   - the ‘Enter’ key doesn’t work as in other programs; in 10_Q_LITE, you click a button or press a key to perform an operation;
    - click ‘Esc’ (Escape) to exit full-screen mode;
    - if the pictures in the slide show section, especially those containing text, do not appear clear enough, you could easily find and eliminate one of the reasons. Do the following: open your computer’s Display settings page, look for the ‘Scale and layout’ section and check the value in the ‘Size of text, apps, and other items’ text box. Set it to 100% for good image quality.
    - it is advisable to open page0.pdf with your dedicated pdf reader, minimize it, and keep it in the taskbar while working with 10_Q_LITE.
    - set your dedicated pdf program (e.g. Acrobat reader) as your primary, or default application for opening pdf files. If a browser (e.g. Microsoft Edge) is selected to perform this task, the Free form test will not function properly!

Good luck with your new e-Learning program!

