Qwizdom Actionpoint User manual

Copyright 2007
Actionpoint
User Guide

Table of Contents
Part I Introduction 2
Part II Getting Started 2
................................................................................................................................... 21 Notice
................................................................................................................................... 32 Installing Qwizdom Actionpoint
................................................................................................................................... 43 Hardware Setup
Part III Chapter 1 5
................................................................................................................................... 51 Actionpoint Overview
................................................................................................................................... 62 Slides
Part IV Chapter 2 7
................................................................................................................................... 71 Participants
Part V Chapter 3 10
................................................................................................................................... 101 RF Remote Setup
................................................................................................................................... 132 Q2 RF Remote Diagram
................................................................................................................................... 153 Q4 RF Remote Diagram
................................................................................................................................... 164 Q5 RF Remote Diagram
Part VI Chapter 4 18
................................................................................................................................... 181 Presentation
.......................................................................................................................................................... 19Presentation Setup
.......................................................................................................................................................... 21Presentation Features
.......................................................................................................................................................... 22Using Remotes in Presentation
................................................................................................................................... 252 Response Graph
................................................................................................................................... 263 Remote Login
................................................................................................................................... 264 Saving Results
Part VII Chapter 5 27
................................................................................................................................... 271 Reports
Part VIII Troubleshoot 28
................................................................................................................................... 361 Uninstalling Software and Hardware
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Introduction 2
Qwizdom Actionpoint 2007
1Introduction
This is a user guide for the
Qwizdom Actionpoint
. This guide provides information and
tips on using
Qwizdom Actionpoint
.
If you need assistance, please contact
Technical Support
.
Website
www.qwizdom.com
Tech Support
[phone]
Email
[email protected]
Support Hours
6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PST
Address
Qwizdom, Inc.
12617 Meridian East
Puyallup, WA 98373
2Getting Started
Contents of Remote Set
Q4 RF or Q5 RF Student/Participant Remotes
1 RF Host
1 Q5 Instructor Remote
1 USB Cable
1 Charger for Q5 Instructor Remote
1 Multi-charger for Q5 Student Remotes (if applicable)
1 Screwdriver
AA Batteries
1 Remote Carrying Case
1 Quick Reference Guide
*
1 Software; Qwizdom Actionpoint
*Full user guide is located on the disc and at www.qwizdom.com.
2.1 Notice
Notices of Compliance for Qwizdom's RF Response Devices
Note:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This

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equipment generates, users and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
·
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
·
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
·
Connect the equipment into an outlet on circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
·
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Caution:
Changes or modifications to Qwizdom's RF hardware that are not expressly
approved by Qwizdom could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
2.2 Installing Qwizdom Actionpoint
System Requirements
Windows 2000
or later
Microsoft PowerPoint 2003
or later (registered version)
Microsoft Excel 2003
or later (registered version)
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
(included in installer)
Intel Pentium
233-MHZ or faster processor (
Pentium
III recommended)
256MB of RAM
200MB of free space
CD-ROM drive
Open USB Port
Installing Qwizdom Actionpoint
Microsoft PowerPoint 2003
(or later) must be installed before installing
Qwizdom
Actionpoint
.
1.
Insert the
Qwizdom Actionpoint disc
into the CD-ROM drive. The
Qwizdom
Actionpoint
wizard will appear.
2.
Click on
Next
. The
Select Installation Folder
section appears.
3.
You have the option to select the location of where you would like the
Qwizdom
Actionpoint
or use the default location.
4.
Click on
Next
to begin the installation. This will take a few moments.
5.
Once the installation is complete, click on
Close
and restart your computer.

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2.3 Hardware Setup
1.
Plug the USB cable into the RF Host and then plug the other end of the USB cable
into an open USB port.
2.
Place two AA batteries (provided in the remote set) and insert the screw (optional)
into the back of the Q4 RF remote to secure the battery compartment. Plug the Q5
RF participant and Q5 RF instructor remotes into the multi-charger and/or single
charger for 24 hours before first use.
Installing USB Drivers on Vista
You will need to do this procedure twice (
because there are two drivers
).
1.
Insert the
Qwizdom Actionpoint
disc into the computer and make sure the host is
plugged in properly.
2.
From the
Start
menu, go to the
Control Panel
.
3.
Click on
Hardware and Sound
.
4.
Click on
Device Manager
.
5.
Select the option
View Devices by Type
under the
View
menu.
6
.
Qwizdom RF Host
should be located under
Universal Serial Bus Controllers
,
Ports
and
Unknown
or
Other Devices
.
7.
When you find it, double-click on it and click on the
Driver
tab.
8.
Click on the button that says
Update Driver
. The installation wizard will appear.
9.
Select "
Browse Computer for Software Driver
" and click
Next
.
10.
Click on the
Browse
button. A window appears.
11.
Click on
My Computer
, click on the drive that
Qwizdom Actionpoint
is in, and then
find the folder that says
USB_Drivers
.
12.
Click
OK
and then
Next.
13.
When it's done installing, click on
Close.
Repeat the above steps once more and
then restart your computer.
Installing USB Drivers on Windows 2000/XP
You will need to do this procedure twice (
because there are two drivers
).
1.
Insert the
Qwizdom Actionpoint
disc into the computer and make sure the host is
plugged in properly.
2.
From the
Start
menu, go to the
Control Panel
or go to
Settings
and then
Control
Panel
.
3.
Double-click on the
System
icon and click on the
Hardware
tab.
4.
Click on the
Device Manager
button.
5.
Select the option
View Devices by Type
under the
View
menu.
6.
Qwizdom RF Host or Qwizdom USB Base
should be located under
Universal Serial Bus
Controllers
,
Ports
and
Unknown
or
Other Devices
.
7.
When you find it, double-click on it and click on the
Driver
tab.
8.
Click on the button that says
Update Driver
. The installation wizard will appear.
9.
Select "
Install from a list or specific location
" and click
Next
.
10.
Select "
Search for the best driver in these locations
" and check the "
Search removable

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media
" and "
Include this location in search
" boxes.
11.
Click on the
Browse
button, click on
My Computer
, click on the drive that
Qwizdom
Actionpoint
is in, and then find the folder that says
USB_Drivers
. (Do not open the
folder).
12.
Click
OK
and then
Next.
A prompt will appear that says the drivers have not passed
the
Microsoft Windows Update
testing, click on
Continue Anyway
and then
Finish
.
13.
Repeat the above steps once more and then restart your computer.
Installing USB Drivers on Windows 98
You will need to do this procedure twice (
because there are two drivers
).
1.
Insert the
Qwizdom Actionpoint
disc into the computer and make sure the host is
plugged in properly.
2.
From the
Start
menu, go to
Settings
.
3.
Go to the
Control Panel
and double-click on the
System
icon.
4.
Click on the
Device Manager
tab.
5.
Select the option
View Devices by Type
.
6.
Qwizdom RF Host or Qwizdom USB Base
should be located under
Universal Serial Bus
Controllers
,
Ports
and
Unknown
or
Other Devices
.
7.
When you find it, select the file and then click on the
Properties
button on the
bottom.
8.
Click on the
Driver
tab and click on the button that says
Update Driver
. The
installation wizard will appear.
9.
Click
Next
and select "
search for a better driver than the one your device is using now
."
10.
Click
Next
.
11.
Check the
CD-ROM drive
and
Specify Location
.
12.
Click on the
Browse
button. Go to the drive the
Qwizdom Actionpoint
disc is in and
then select the
USB_Drivers
.
13.
Click
OK
and then
Next.
A prompt will appear that says the drivers have not passed
the
Microsoft Windows Update
testing.
14.
Click on
Continue Anyway
and then
Finish
.
15.
Repeat the above steps once more and then restart your computer.
3 Chapter 1
3.1 Actionpoint Overview
From right to left:
Present
(
Actionpoint icon
) button -presentation setup
Insert
Slide
-create a new slide
Question
-displays slide type
Type
-number of choices (applicable depending on question type)

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Answer
-correct answer or
None
for survey
Points
-number of points awarded for correct response
Timer
-allows slide to be viewed in presentation for time that is set
Configuration Settings
button-remote setup
Participants
button-create, modify, import participant lists
Reports
button-upload saved presentation results to generate reports using
Microsoft
Excel
About
button-displays software version number
3.2 Slides
1.
Double-click on the
Qwizdom Actionpoint
icon to launch the program.
2.
Click on the
Insert
Slide
drop-down menu.
3.
Select the type of slide you want to create. The template will appear on the slide.
4.
The
Question
field will indicate the slide format.
5.
If you selected
Multiple Choice, Sequence, Multiple Mark
, or
Rating Scale
as the slide
format, the
Type
drop-down menu will show the number of choices you selected. If
not, the
Type
field will be grayed out because it doesn't apply to the question type
you selected.
6.
Type in the question and choices (if applicable).
7.
After the question has been created, click on the
Answer
drop-down menu and
select or type the correct answer.
If you type the answer into the
Answer
field, press the
Enter
key on the keyboard
to save it.
8.
Click on the
Points
drop-down menu and select the point value or type in the
desired point value and press the
Enter
key on the keyboard to apply the point
value to the slide.
9.
Click on the
Timer
drop-down menu and select the time or type in the desired time
limit and press the
Enter
key on the keyboard to apply the time to the slide.

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4 Chapter 2
4.1 Participants
Creating a Participant List
1.
Click on the
Participant
button. The
Participant
wizard will appear.
2.
Select "
Create New Participant List."
3.
Enter a name for the class and click on
Next
.
4.
In the
Template Selection
, select the template you would like to use (optional).
Remote ID is a default column within the templates. You do not need to create a
field for the remote IDs, otherwise you will have two Remote ID columns.
Templates are commonly used fields to allow you to customize a participant list
you create or an existing one. You can also use the predefined ones that are
available.
5.
Select a template (optional) and click on
Next.
6.
Select the different fields you would like to use and click on
Next
. If you do not see
a field you would like in the participant list, you can create a customized field and
add it to your template.
Remote ID is a default column within the templates. You do not need to create a
field for the remote IDs, otherwise you will have two Remote ID columns.
7.
If you want to create groups, enter the name of the group in the "
Create a new
group"
field and click on
Add
. The name of the group will appear in the "
Use the
following Groups
" column. Skip to the next step if you do not want to create
groups.
8.
Click on
Next
. The participant template will appear.
9.
Fill in the fields and click on
Finish
. The
Save As
window will open.
10.
Click on
Save
and the participant list will save as a .
QPL
file.

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Importing a .CSV (Comma Separated Values) File
You can import .
CSV
class and convert it into
Qwizdom
participant lists (.
QPL
).
If you have a class list in Microsoft Excel you would like to import, save them as
.CSV files.
1.
Click on the
Participant
button. The
Participant
wizard will appear.
2.
Select
Import from a .CSV file.
3.
Click on the
Browse
button. The
Open
window will appear.
4.
Search for the .
CSV
file you want to import.
5.
Select the .
CSV
file and click on
Open
. The name of the class file will appear in the
Name
field.
6.
Click on
Next
. You will be taken to
Template Selection
.
7.
Select a template (optional) and click on
Next
. If you are importing a class list from
Qwizdom Actionpoint
, you will need to select a template and click on
Next
. You will
be taken to the
Import from CSV
window.
When importing the participant's gender, the code for the gender should be
either
M
or
True
for male and
F
or
False
for females
8.
Match the fields on the left to the fields on the right. If you don't know what the
field is, select
None
. Templates are commonly used fields to allow you to
customize a participant list you create or an existing one. You can also use the
predefined ones that are available.
9.
If the information on the left are headers, check the "
First Record is Header"
box,
otherwise leave it unchecked. For example, if the imported information on the left
shows column headers such as
Last Name, First Name, Remote ID
, etc., those are
headers so you would check the "
First Record is Header
" box. If the information on
the left show the actual name, remote number, etc., uncheck '
First Record is Header
'
because those are not headers.
10.
Click on
Next
when all the fields have been matched. You will be taken to
Group
Selection
.
11.
If you want to create groups, enter the name of the group in the '
Create a new
group
' field and click on
Add
. The name of the group will appear in the "
Use the
following Groups"
column. Skip to the next step if you do not want to create
groups.
12.
Click on
Next
. The class list will appear.
13.
Click on
Finish
and the
Save As
window will appear.
14.
Type in the class name and click on
Save
. The .
CSV
class will save as a .
QPL
file
(
Qwizdom Participant List
). The
Qwizdom Participant List
file format is what you will
be using for the
Qwizdom Actionpoint
program.
15.
Click on
Save
. The participant list will be available for you to select when you go
into presentation mode.

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Creating an Anonymous List
Before using an anonymous list, be sure you have the correct 'estimated number of
remotes' set under the
Configurations Settings
tab. For example, if you create an
anonymous list with a hundred participants but only have eighty as the "estimated
number of remotes," then not all remotes will register.
1.
Click on the
Presentation
button. The
Presentation Setup
window will appear.
2.
Click on the
Participant List
drop-down list and select
Anonymous
.
3.
Enter in the number of participants. The anonymous list has been created.
In
Configuration Settings
, check to make sure the estimated maximum number
of remotes reflects the number of the participants (or higher).
e.g If you have 32
participants but 24 as the estimated maximum number of remotes, then only 24
remotes will be allowed.
4.
Click
OK
to begin presentation.
Editing an Existing Participant List
1.
Click on the
Participant
button. The
Participant
wizard will appear.
2.
Select "
Browse and Modify Existing List
."
3.
Click on the
Browse
button. The
Open
window will appear.
4.
Search for the participant list you want to edit.
5.
Select it and click on
Open
. The name of the participant list will appear in the
Name
field.
6.
Click on
Next
. You will be taken to
Participant Field Selection
. You may add new
fields or remove existing fields. If you do not want to change anything, skip to the
next step.
7.
Click on
Next
. You will be taken to
Group Selection
. You may add new groups or
remove existing groups. If you do not want to change anything, skip to the next
step.
8.
Click on
Next
. The participant list will appear.
You can renumber the remotes in order of any column you click on to order by
going to
Options
(in the
Participant Wizard
window) and selecting
Autonumber
Remotes
.
9.
Make the necessary changes and click on
Finish
when done. The
Save As
window
will appear.
10.
Enter the name of the class and click on
Save
.