Studying with Sona Vocabulary Assistant
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This lesson shows how to open a word list for study in Sona Vocabulary Assistant.
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This lesson describes how to review vocabulary and supporting materials in a word list.
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This lesson gives suggestions on how to get the most out of the Flashcard screen.
Creating and Editing Word Lists
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This lesson shows how to create a new word list in Sona Vocabulary Assistant.
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This lesson describes how to add to or make changes to an existing list.
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This lesson describes several ways to move around between word sets while editing a list.
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This lesson shows how to include notes and examples of usage in a word list.
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This lesson shows how to add sounds to your word lists. You can use one of three methods to link to an entire sound file.
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This lesson shows how to link a word to an image.
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This lesson shows how to add links to movies that you distribute with your list. Use these methods when you want the user to have access to entire movie file.
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This lesson shows how to link a word to a segment of a sound or movie file.
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This lesson shows how to add web links to a word list.
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This lessons shows where you can keep your word lists and supporting media.
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This lesson contains tips based on the experiences of the designer of Sona Vocabulary Assistant, Dr. Curtis Ford, who has created dozens of lists for his students and for his own study.
Importing Word Lists
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This lesson shows how to import word lists from tab-delimited text files created in a word processor. In steps 1 through 4, we'll see how to make sure that a list is saved in the proper format using Bean, a free word processor for Mac OS X (http://www.bean-osx.com).
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This lesson shows how to import word lists from tab-delimited text files created by a spreadsheet program. In steps 1 and 2, we'll see how to make sure that a list is saved in the proper format.
Troubleshooting
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In version 1.0.1 and earlier, choosing "File > Edit list.." worked only from the menu screen.
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Double-clicking on a word list opens the list in a word processor, rather than in Sona Vocabulary Assistant.