Visual CertExam Suite 1.9 - readme.txt                February 2, 2006

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                          TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.  WHAT IS VISUAL CERTEXAM SUITE?

2.  SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

3.  SETUP AND CONFIGURATION
    3.1  Installation Instructions
    3.2  Installed Files
    3.3  Uninstall Instructions

4.  GETTING HELP
    4.1  Using Help
    4.2  Technical Support
    4.3  Feedback

5.  WHAT'S NEW

6.  PURCHASING VISUAL CERTEXAM SUITE

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1.  WHAT IS VISUAL CERTEXAM SUITE?
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  Visual  CertExam  Suite  is a test engine designed  specifically for
  certification exam preparation.  It allows  you  to create, edit and
  take practice exams in an environment very similar to the real exam.

  Visual CertExam Suite includes two applications:

  Visual CertExam  Designer  allows  you to create  and  edit your own
  professional  practice  exams. It  is  designed,  first of  all, for
  authors involved  in  practice  exam  development.  The  application
  supports  most  of  the  question  types used in certification exams
  and  allows  you  to  work  on  an  exam  using  the intuitive  user
  interface. Besides, the question preview feature lets the author see
  exactly how the question will appear during the examination.

  Visual CertExam Manager  is  designed  for taking exams created with
  Visual CertExam Designer. The  application  interface  provides  the
  most realistic simulation of  the  real certification exam. Flexible
  examination  mode  settings (which  can  be  password-protected from
  unauthorized change) make it possible to use Visual CertExam Manager
  not only for self-preparation,  but also  for  giving practice exams
  to students in classrooms.

  Visual CertExam Suite features:

  - The most realistic certification exam simulation.
  - You can work with most of the question types used in certification
    exams (Multiple Choice, Fill in the Blank, Select and Place, Point
    and Shot, Hot Area,  Create a Tree,  Build List and Reorder,  Drop
    and Connect).
  - Ability to create case study based exams.
  - The question preview feature allows the  author  see exactly how a
    question will appear during an examination.
  - Supports question text  formatting, including  bullets,  numbering
    and alignment.
  - All exam data (including images)  is  stored in a single file that
    simplifies copying and distribution of created exams.
  - Printing and print preview of exam files.
  - Supports the most popular image formats: GIF and JPEG.
  - The  Import Wizard  lets  automatically  create  exam  files  from
    existing text files or RTF-documents with questions.
  - Ability to work in a local network using file sharing.
  - You can group questions into sections based on exam topics.
  - Each exam file can contain  multiple instances of an exam (Exam A,
    Exam B, Exam C and so on).
  - You can set a password for opening an exam file in Visual CertExam
    Designer to prevent unauthorized copying,  editing and printing of
    the exam data.
  - You  can  restrict  the  ability  to  start  an exam by  setting a 
    password.
  - Score history tracking.
  - Doesn't require the installation of additional software.
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2.  SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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  In order to  run Visual CertExam Suite,  your system must meet these
  specifications:

  - An  IBM  PC  or  compatible   that  meets  the   minimum  hardware
    requirements for your version of Microsoft Windows.

  - Microsoft Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP or later version.

  - A mouse or other pointing device.

  - For printed output, a Windows-supported printer that can print
    bitmaps. (This includes most of the laser, dot matrix and ink jet
    printers that Windows supports.)
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3.  SETUP AND CONFIGURATION
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3.1 Installation Instructions

  1. Double-click the file "visual_certexam_suite_setup.exe".

  2. Follow the  instructions  given by the setup wizard  for  correct
     installation of the product.

3.2 Installed Files

  The Visual CertExam Suite setup program  copies the following  files
  to your computer during installation:

  designer.exe    Visual CertExam Designer executable
  manager.exe     Visual CertExam Manager executable
  VCESHelp.chm    HTML Help file for Visual CertExam Suite
  VCESHelp.hlp    WinHelp file for Visual CertExam Suite
  pos.dll         Library file for working with Windows Calculator

  readme.txt      This file
  license.txt     End-user license agreement
  history.dat     File for saving score history
  Samples\*.*     Sample exams and source files for import

3.3 Uninstall Instructions

  If after installing Visual CertExam Suite,  you find it necessary to
  remove the software from your computer, perform the following steps:

  1. Run the Windows Control Panel.

  2. Open the Add/Remove Programs applet from Control Panel.

  3. Select  Visual CertExam Suite 1.9  from the list of  applications
     that can uninstalled by Windows.

  4. Click  on  the  Add/Remove  button to uninstall  Visual  CertExam 
     Suite.
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4.  GETTING HELP
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4.1 Using Help

  Visual CertExam Suite  Help  system is compatible  with  the Windows
  Help subsystems.  The  help  file  contains  all of  the information
  you'll need to use Visual CertExam Suite.

  To access Visual CertExam Suite Help, select Help from the menu bar,
  then Contents from the drop-down menu.

  To get a quick overview of Visual CertExam Suite, select Quick Start
  from the Help menu.

4.2 Technical Support

  If you have a problem with Visual CertExam Suite,  please contact us
  at  support@visualcertexam.com.  The  technical  support is free and
  available for both registered and unregistered users. Please provide
  us the  following information  so  that  we can process your request
  efficiently:

  - Visual CertExam Suite version (see in the About dialog box).
  - Windows version (including service pack). 
  - Description  of your problem  (as much information as possible  to
    describe the problem). 
  - If you are a  registered  user,  please include your  registration
    name.
  
4.3 Feedback
  
  If you have any suggestions,  ideas,  comments or concerns about our
  software please  direct them  to  feedback@visualcertexam.com.  Your
  feedback is important to  us in order to get an idea of  how to make
  our software a better product for you.
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5.  WHAT'S NEW
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  v1.9.734 Minor release
       Manager:
       - A question section is displayed along with the correct answer
         explanation.
       - Case-study based exams: score by sections.
       - Several internal improvements and fixes.

       Designer:
       - Exam Explorer: Possibility to selected  and process  multiple
         items at once.
       - Exam  Explorer:  Possibility  to  cut,  copy  and  paste  the
         selected items using the Clipboard.
       - Import  Wizard:  Now  you  can  import  questions,   testlets,
         question sets and complete exams from other .vce files.
       - Sections:  Possibility  to move the  selected section up  and
         down.
       - Many internal improvements and fixes.

  v1.7.542 Minor release
       Manager:
       - Ability to print a question  along  with candidate's response
         during the viewing of answers. 
       - Ability to view score  reports  and  candidate's answers from
         the Score History window. 
       - Ability to export the entire score history to a text file.

       Designer:
       - Some internal improvements and fixes.

  v1.5.410 Minor release
       Manager:
       - There is a new option in the Options dialog box.  The "Enable
         Calculator buttons"  option allows you to  enable or  disable
         the Calculator button during an exam. 
       - Many internal improvements and fixes.

       Designer:
       - The  Import  Wizard  now   supports  importing   images  from
         RTF-documents. 
       - Ability to import questions to the opened exam file. 
       - Some internal improvements and fixes.

  v1.1.284 Minor release
       Manager:
       - There is a new option in the Options dialog box.  The "Enable 
         Previous  and Review buttons"  option  allows you to  disable
         the ability to return to previous items.
       - Many internal improvements and fixes.

       Designer:
       - Added the Import Wizard  that allows to  automatically create
         exam files  from existing text  files or  RTF-documents  with
         questions.
       - Context menu right-click bug fixed.
       - Fixed a problem  where Designer may conflict  with  antivirus
         monitoring software during saving exam files.
       - Many internal improvements and fixes.

  v1.0 Initial release
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6. PURCHASING VISUAL CERTEXAM SUITE
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  If you are  evaluating Visual CertExam Suite,  please see  the  help
  file for detailed  information on  how to purchase  the product. You
  can always find the  latest information on the  product by  visiting
  our web site at http://www.visualcertexam.com

  Please contact  us  at  sales@visualcertexam.com  if  you  have  any
  questions about purchasing  Visual CertExam Suite including  special
  offers and multiple unit purchases.
  
  Thank you for using Visual CertExam Suite!

  Visual CertExam Software
  Web:     www.visualcertexam.com
  E-mail:  contact@visualcertexam.com

  2003-2006 (C) Visual CertExam Software. All Rights Reserved.
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