What are they?
Starters are collections of Scran images, movies and sounds specially packaged and presented in a user-friendly way for use by children of primary school age and younger.
They have simplified text accompanying the images and are presented in an attractactive interface. | ![screenshot](/help/images/starter1.jpg) |
They offer a great interactive experience whereby children can learn from Scran records while honing basic IT skills.
Where do I find them?
If you can't see a link to Starters anywhere on the page, look for the navigation menu on the left of the page and select Resources then Starters. | ![screenshot](/help/images/startermenu.jpg) |
How do I use them?
Starters are designed to be easy to use and have an integrated help section. You can find it by clicking on the ? icon in the top right corner of the panel. | ![screenshot](/help/images/starterhelp.jpg) |
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The basic controls are found in the bottom left corner of the panel. |
![screenshot](/help/images/blstarter.jpg) |
Their functions are as follows:
![screenshot](/help/images/backarrow.jpg) | Go back one slide |
![screenshot](/help/images/nextarrow.jpg) | Go forward one slide |
![screenshot](/help/images/close.jpg) | Close this Starter and return to the Starters menu |
![screenshot](/help/images/printable.jpg) | Download a version of the slide show for printing |
![screenshot](/help/images/audio.jpg) | Play the audio clip which goes with this slide |
![screenshot](/help/images/video.jpg) | Play the video clip which goes with this slide |
![screenshot](/help/images/inactive.jpg) | A white button like this means that this function is not available on this slide. |
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In the top right corner of the panel you will also find these controls:
![screenshot](/help/images/starterhelp.jpg) | Starters Help | ![screenshot](/help/images/starterhome.jpg) | Return to the Starters menu | ![screenshot](/help/images/scranhome.jpg) | Return to the main Scran site |
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![screenshot](/help/images/trstarter.jpg) |