Clifford Thinking Adventures User Guide

Contents:
About Scholastic
Welcome
System Requirements
Installing Clifford Thinking Adventures
Troubleshooting Tips for XP Users
Launching Clifford Thinking Adventures
Screen Commands
Getting Started
Digging Activity
Park
Bleakmans’ Backyard
	Grooming Activity
Market
	Grocery Sort Activity
	Puzzle Activity
	Cake Decorating Activity
Town Square
	Traffic Jam Activity
Firehouse
	Fire Drill Activity
Beach
	Swimming Activity
Clifford’s Birthday Party
Soccer Game
Hints for Parents
Skills
Windows Troubleshooting
Macintosh Troubleshooting
Technical Support
Customer Service 
Credits

ABOUT SCHOLASTIC 
Since 1920, Scholastic Inc., the global children's publishing and media company, has been committed to producing books, magazines, videos, and software that inspire children to read, learn, and grow. By bringing to life beloved stories and characters—such as Harry Potter™, Scholastic's The Magic School Bus®, Scholastic's Clifford the Big Red Dog®, I SPY™, and Animorphs®—Scholastic helps children develop a love of learning as they build an understanding of the world around them.

As a leading publisher of children's educational materials, Scholastic brings a wealth of expertise to its software production. Each award-winning title offers challenging activities, memorable characters, as well as outstanding animation and sound, designed to spark your child's curiosity and imagination. Scholastic's software products balance important learning skills with engaging activities, resulting in stimulating products your child will enjoy again and again.

Scholastic–The Most Trusted Name in Learning.

WELCOME 
Welcome to Clifford Thinking Adventures featuring lovable Clifford the Big Red Dog! For nearly 40 years Clifford's big size and even bigger heart have inspired millions of children and families all over the world to adopt him as their own. His irresistible charm is captured in this innovative new CD-ROM where your child participates in amusing predicaments only Clifford could create!

This skill-building adventure begins as Clifford's owner, Emily Elizabeth, enlists your child's help to prepare for his birthday party. Your child is part of the action as he tracks down Clifford's special birthday package, decorates his HUGE cake, and more. While traveling through Clifford's fun-filled neighborhood, your child is challenged to use his problem-solving and reasoning skills as well as his imagination. He also practices important skills like memory building, sorting, matching, and counting while completing multi-leveled activities cleverly woven into the story. When the party preparations are complete your child is able to throw a party BIG enough for his favorite big red dog!

Learning with Clifford is BIG Fun! 

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Check the System Requirements below to make sure your computer is compatible with Clifford Thinking Adventures. If your system meets these requirements and you experience any difficulty installing or using our software, please refer to the Troubleshooting section of this User Guide.

Windows®
• Pentium® 90 MHz or faster processor 
• Microsoft® Windows 95, 98, 2000, or later
• 16 MB RAM 
• Minimum 35 MB hard disk space available
• 640 x 480 display with 256 colors
• 4X CD-ROM drive 
• Windows-compatible sound card
• Printer optional

Macintosh®
• PowerPC, 120 MHz or faster processor 
• System 7.5.3 or later 
• 16 MB RAM 
• Minimum 35 MB hard disk space available 
• 640 x 480 display with 256 colors 
• 4X CD-ROM drive 
• Printer optional 
Note: The printer can be used in the Grooming Activity and the Cake Decorating Activity.

INSTALLING CLIFFORD THINKING ADVENTURES
Windows
1. Insert the Clifford Thinking Adventures CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Click Install when the start-up screen appears.
Note: If the start-up screen does not appear, double-click the Setup.exe icon on your CD-ROM drive.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions for installation.

Macintosh
1. Insert the Clifford Thinking Adventures CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Click Install when the Clifford Thinking Adventures start-up screen appears.
Note: If the start-up screen does not appear, double-click the Clifford Thinking Adventures Installer icon within the Clifford Thinking Adventures CD-ROM window.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions for installation.

TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS FOR WINDOWS XP USERS 

NOTE: If the installation on your Windows 2000 or XP computer fails, it is likely that you are not logged onto the computer with administration rights. Log on as a user with administrative rights and re-install the program. 

NOTE: If you have Windows XP and are unable to run or get an error message when starting Clifford Thinking Adventures, run the Microsoft XP Program Compatibility Wizard.

To run the Microsoft XP Program Compatibility Wizard, follow the instructions below.
1. To open the Wizard:
    a. Click Start.
    b. Click Help and Support.
    c. Click Fixing a problem.
    d. Click Application and software problems. 
    e. Under Fix a problem, click Getting older programs to run on Windows XP. 
    f.  Click the Program Compatibility Wizard link in the instructions.
2. Follow the instructions to start the wizard. When prompted on how to locate the program you are trying to run, choose "I want to choose from a list of programs."
3. Select from the list the program that you are having trouble running.
4. Select the Next button.
5. Choose "Microsoft Windows 95" and use the Next button to proceed through the 
Compatibility Wizard.
6. Re-launch Clifford Thinking Adventures.

LAUNCHING CLIFFORD THINKING ADVENTURES
Windows
1. Insert the Clifford Thinking Adventures CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and wait for the start-up screen to appear.
2. Click Play.

Note: If the start-up screen does not appear, click the Start menu, choose Program, click Scholastic's Clifford and then click Clifford Thinking. 

Macintosh
1. Insert the Clifford Thinking Adventures CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and wait for the start-up screen to appear.
2. Click Play. 

Note: If the start-up screen does not appear, double-click the Clifford Thinking Adventures icon within the Scholastic's Clifford Thinking directory, which can be found on the drive of your computer where you installed Clifford Thinking Adventures.
  
SCREEN COMMANDS 
Cursor:
The cursor is a big yellow arrow. It sparkles when there is something to click.

Special Cursors: 
• In the Puzzle Activity at the Market, the cursor is a bottle of glue.
• In the Digging Activity in Emily Elizabeth's backyard, the cursor is a shovel.
• In the Traffic Jam Activity in Town Square, the cursor is Clifford holding a car in his mouth.
• In the Fire Drill Activity at the Firehouse, the cursor is Clifford riding on top of the fire engine. 
• In the Grooming Activity in the Bleakmans' Backyard, the cursor is a pair of scissors, a brush, a bar of soap, or a bottle of hair color.

Click and Stick:
Click something you want to pick up and it sticks to the cursor. Click again to drop it.

Exiting Shortcuts:
To quit the program on a Windows computer, press the Alt+F4 keys.
To quit the program on a Macintosh computer, press the Command+Q keys.

Saving a Game:
Your game is automatically saved when you quit the program. You can return to your saved game by clicking your name in the list on the sign-in screen, and then clicking the Saved Game button. Or, to begin a new game using the same name, click the New Game button.

GETTING STARTED 
Launching Clifford Thinking Adventures activates a short introduction which ends at the sign-in screen. After signing in and starting a new game, choose the level at which you want to play the program: Easy, Medium, or Hard. Next, choose four jewels for Clifford's new collar.

Navigation 
There are two ways to navigate through Clifford's neighborhood. You can click the different areas on the map to go to each location directly, or you can move from place to place by clicking on the paths highlighted by a yellow animated arrow. 

The map is always available on the main interface.

DIGGING ACTIVITY
Clifford has made a big mess burying all his belongings in the backyard. Dig up one item that Clifford has buried, i.e., a paint can, and then find the object that goes with it — a paintbrush. Once you've found all the pairs, the backyard will be clear of dirt mounds!

Replay: Click the shovel to dig up more pairs.

  

PARK
Why is that hot air balloon stuck in that tree? What is on that lily pad? Explore the Park at different times and see what you find.

Clue: One of the missing jewels for Clifford's birthday collar may be on the lily pad in the pond. Click it to take it with you.

Solution: If you found the rope ladder that was either by the Firehouse or at the Beach, click it in your knapsack to help Clifford rescue Elroy Kibble. 

BLEAKMANS' BACKYARD
This is the place to give Clifford his birthday bath and haircut. Once Elroy Kibble has given you his grooming kit and you have found the correct ice cream for the Bleakmans, you are able to use the pool for Clifford's bath! 

Clues:
• One of the missing jewels may be near Horace Bleakman's foot. Click it to take it with you.
• A package for Ramona Diamond may be hidden here among the Bleakmans' pool things. Click it to take it with you.

Replay: Click the pool, Clifford, or the grooming kit to groom Clifford again.

Solution: In order for the Bleakmans to let you use their pool, you need to find them a cold treat. Look near the Market to find Sandy the ice cream vendor.

BLEAKMANS' BACKYARD
Grooming Activity
Cut, brush, and color Clifford's fur or try out different doggie hairstyles. You can take a picture of Clifford, print it out, and even view it in the photo album at his birthday party.

Replay: Click the pool, Clifford, or the grooming kit to groom Clifford again.

MARKET
This is just the place to get Clifford's birthday cake! Unfortunately, Clifford has knocked over Mr. Hamburger's display. Before you can decorate a cake for Clifford, you will need to help Mr. Hamburger fix his display. 

Clues: 
• Maybe someone at the Top Dog Salon can give Clifford his birthday haircut and bath. Click the door and find out.

•Sandy's ice cream cart is in the alley between the Market and the Top Dog Salon. Click it and Sandy will give you the ice cream of your choice.

MARKET
Grocery Sort Activity
To help clean up, click the items that have fallen off of Mr. Hamburger's display. Put all the foods that are identical within the same compartment. Count out the like items and then find the shelf with the same number of spaces. 

Replay: Click the display in front of the Market to sort more groceries.

MARKET
Puzzle Activity
Drag the pieces to their correct places to put together a picture of Clifford with some of his favorite treats.
Replay: Click the display in front of the market to put together another puzzle picture.

  

MARKET
Cake Decorating Activity
Decorate your very own special cake for Clifford's Birthday. You can decorate as many cakes as you like. Click the camera to save a picture of your cake or to print it out. 

Replay: Click Mr. Hamburger to decorate another cake or to go to Cake Viewing Screen.

TOWN SQUARE
Traffic Jam Activity
Clifford meant well, but in his effort to retrieve a woman's lost scarf, he caused an enormous traffic jam! After you click on Clifford to start the activity, pick one car at a time to help clear the jam. Listen to where each person needs to go and guide Clifford to the correct destination. 

Clues: 
• One of the missing jewels may be up in the tree across the street. Click it to take it with you.

• Occasionally, instead of a traffic jam in Town Square, you will find mischievous gophers living there. One of the missing jewels is in a gopher hole. 

Replay: Click the moving car to play the traffic game again with a new map. Click the gopher holes to play the gopher game again.

   

FIREHOUSE
Fire Drill Activity
At the Firehouse, occasionally Pete the Fire Chief has fire drills and needs your help to put out the pretend fire. Listen to his directions and guide Clifford to the correct place on the map. 

Clues: 
• You may find a package you are looking for at the Post Office.

• The rope ladder (that you need to rescue Elroy Kibble) may be on this street. Click it to take it with you.

• One of the missing jewels may be sitting on the mailbox. Click it to take it with you. 

Replay: To put out more pretend fires, click the Firehouse. 

Solution: Go to the Beach or the Bleakmans' Backyard to find Ramona's missing package. Bring it here and she will give you Clifford's package in exchange.

BEACH
Swimming Activity
Swim with Clifford in the ocean to save Loretta's dog, Rocky! Navigate Clifford through the water by moving the mouse from left to right. Hold the mouse button down to speed him up. Try to avoid seaweed and waves that will slow him down and drain his energy. To give him energy, help him eat fish sticks. If Clifford runs out of energy, he will return to the Beach to take a nap. Click him to try saving Rocky again! 

Clues: 
• One of the missing jewels is on the dock next to Rocky. When you save Rocky, you will also get to take the jewel with you.

• A package for Ramona Diamond or a rope ladder might be hidden next to Loretta's Fish Stick Shack. Click either one to take it with you.

Replay: Once you have saved Rocky, a whale will appear in the horizon. Click Clifford if you want to help him swim out to the whale.

CLIFFORD'S BIRTHDAY PARTY
It's Clifford's Birthday Party! Click Clifford's special package and you will get to play soccer with Clifford's doggie friends. Click Emily Elizabeth or Clifford and she sings him a special birthday song. 

SOCCER GAME
Use your mouse to move Clifford from side to side to catch the ball and keep the other team from making a goal. Click to kick the ball. To lob the ball over your opponent's head, hold the mouse button down and release. 

Replay: Click the soccer ball at the party to play another game of soccer.

HINTS FOR PARENTS

Use the following list as a reference to guide your child through Clifford Thinking Adventures. 

Rope ladder to save Elroy may be located:
• near Firehouse, or
• at the beach near Loretta's Fish Stick Shack.

Ramona Diamond's package may be located:
• near the Bleakmans' pool, or
• at the beach near Loretta's Fish Stick Shack.
Jewels for Clifford's collar may be located:
• on a lily pad in the Park, or
• in a tree at Town Square, or
• in a gopher hole at Town Square, or
• near Mr. Bleakman's foot, or
• on top of mailbox by the Post Office, or
• on the dock at the beach.

Ice cream for the Bleakmans is located in the alley between the Market and the Dog Groomers.

SKILLS
Your child will practice the following skills while playing Clifford Thinking Adventures:

• Problem Solving
• Logic & Reasoning
• Classifying & Sorting
• Matching
• Memory 
• Colors & Shape
• Counting
• Spatial Reasoning
• Creativity
• Fine Motor Skills
• Following Directions
• Imagination 
 
WINDOWS TROUBLESHOOTING  

PROBLEM
When installing Clifford Thinking Adventures, you see this message: "Cannot find D:\Setup (or one of its components). Check to ensure the path and filename are correct and that all required libraries are available."

POSSIBLE CAUSE
The CD-ROM is not inserted in your CD-ROM drive.

SOLUTION
Insert the CD-ROM and be sure it is accessible in Windows Explorer.

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PROBLEM
The CD-ROM cannot be seen from the Windows Explorer.

POSSIBLE CAUSE
The CD-ROM drives are not installed properly.

SOLUTION
Open the Add New Hardware control panel and follow the instructions.

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PROBLEM
Clifford Thinking Adventures is running slow.

POSSIBLE CAUSE
Other programs are running.

SOLUTION
Quit any other running programs.
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PROBLEM
When launching Clifford Thinking Adventures, you see a message:
a) "Close other Clifford applications." 
b) "Clifford Thinking Adventures CD-ROM cannot be found." 
c) "Clifford Thinking Adventures installation is incorrect."

POSSIBLE CAUSE
a) Clifford Autostart or Installer is already running. 
b) Clifford Thinking Adventures CD-ROM is not in the CD-ROM drive.
c) Clifford Thinking Adventures file needs to be reinstalled.

SOLUTION
a) Quit any other open applications and relaunch Clifford Thinking  Adventures.
b) Verify that the Clifford Thinking Adventures CD-ROM is in the CD-ROM drive.
c) Reinstall Clifford Thinking Adventures.
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Any other problem: Refer to the ReadMe File for more troubleshooting tips, found in the Scholastic's Clifford Thinking Adventures folder on your computer.

MACINTOSH TROUBLESHOOTING
  
PROBLEM
You see this message: "There is not enough memory to open Clifford Thinking Adventures."

POSSIBLE CAUSE
a) Other applications are running.
b) Virtual Memory is off.
c) There is not enough available memory because system extensions are using too much of it.
d) There is not enough available memory even after trying all of the above solutions.

SOLUTION
a) Quit any other running applications.
b) Open the Memory control panel and turn on Virtual Memory.
c) Turn off any unnecessary system extensions (possibly using Extensions Manager) and restart your Macintosh.   
d) Add more RAM to your computer. 
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PROBLEM
Clifford Thinking Adventures is running slowly.

POSSIBLE CAUSE
a) Other applications are running.
b) File Sharing is on.
c) Calculate Folder Sizes is on. 
d) Virtual Memory is on.
e) The Disk Cache is too small. 

SOLUTION
a) Quit any other running applications.
b) Open the Sharing Setup control panel and turn off File Sharing.
c) Open the Views control panel and turn off the Calculate folder sizes option.   
d) Open the Memory control panel and turn off Virtual Memory.
e) Open the Memory control panel and set the Disk Cache to the default setting option button. If there is no default setting option button, set the Disk Cache to at least 512K.
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PROBLEM
When launching Clifford Thinking Adventures, you see a message:  
a) "Close other Clifford applications."
b) "Clifford Thinking Adventures CD-ROM cannot be found."
c) "Clifford Thinking Adventures installation is incorrect."

POSSIBLE CAUSE
a) Clifford Autostart or Installer is already running.
b) Clifford Thinking Adventures CD-ROM is not in the CD-ROM drive.
c) Clifford Thinking Adventures file needs to be reinstalled.

SOLUTION
a) Quit any other open applications and relaunch Clifford Thinking Adventures.
b) Verify that the Clifford Thinking Adventures CD-ROM is in the CD-ROM drive.
c) Reinstall Clifford Thinking Adventures.
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Any other problem: Refer to the ReadMe File for more troubleshooting tips, found in the Scholastic's Clifford Thinking Adventures folder on your computer.
  
TECHNICAL SUPPORT 
Scholastic Technical Support
Online: scholastic.com/support
Phone: 800-946-0131
E-mail: software@support.scholastic.com

CUSTOMER SERVICE
(800) 724-4718
 
CREDITS

SCHOLASTIC INC.
Sr. Producer/Designer
Camilla Calamandrei

Producer/Designer
Nicole Seymour

Story and Game Design by
Camilla Calamandrei
Nicole Seymour
June R. Edelstein

Written by
Laurie Bauman Arnold

Senior Child Development Consultant
Adele Brodkin, Ph.D.

Educational Consultant
June R. Edelstein

Vice President, Development
Leonard Mlodinow

Director of Production
Andrew Lipson

Technical Producer
Bill Metzger

Quality Assurance Manager
Charles MacMullen 

Quality Assurance Lead Tester
Sherrie Massop

Quality Assurance Testers 
Erin Williams
Tomeecka Elder
Marketing Manager
Jennifer Morris

Director of Marketing and Sales
Juli Wick

Sales & Marketing Coordinator
Margaret Crocker

Manufacturing Operations Manager
Ming Chan

Business Manager
Scott Lennett

Administrative Assistant
Tom Dannenbaum

Developed by:
LEARN TECHNOLOGIES INTERACTIVE, INC. NEW YORK
Producers
Richard Guy
Daniel Taylor

Backgrounds and Activity Artist
Eleanor Shelton

Character Designer
Frank Lam

Art Production Manager
David Lines

Art Production Coordinator
Amy Kraft

Art Production Assistant
Jill Ercolano

Animators
Shannon Maer
Nicole Keys

Graphic Artist
Adam Paterson

Art Technicians
Anthony Dixon
Christine Deladisma
Will Greenhalgh
Steve Gevedon
Sha-Ron Wimbish

Sound Technicians
Jayson Green
Andrew Spina
Technical Director
Peter Durnin

Special Thanks
Luyen Chou
Ludmil Andreani Pandeff
Nicholas Matelan
Abigail Doan McEnroe
Albert Skific
Ron Morelli
Suzy Lines — slow dog
Finnigan McEnroe/Pandeff —- 
fast dog

HAEMIMONT-SMARTCOM OOD, SOFIA, BULGARIA
CEO, Haemimont/Smartcom
Peter Statev 

Lead Engineer
Michael Peykov 

Head scripter 
Oleg Zlatarsky 

Scripters
Stanimir Stamenkov
Denislav Patashev 

Asset Manager
Andrey Iakimov 

Animation Merging
Kiril Iliev 
Ignat Krushev 

Animation Preparation 
Anton Velev 
Vasil Kolev

Animation by:
FUNLINE ANIMATION
NEW YORK

Producer
Frank Drucker

Director
Krzysztof Giersz

Animation Supervisor
Helena Uszac

Animators
Mirtad Gazazian
Paul Sparagano
Richard Codor
Additional Character Design
Richard Codor

Computer Animation Director
Tonya Smay

Production Manager
Diane Sparagano

Ink and Paint Supervisor
Lauren Gold

Ink and Painters
Joe Rocco
Peter Hamlin
Stephen Warbrick
Vanessa Van Der Baan
Michael Perkins

Script Coordinator
Rachel Ruderman

Editor
David Courter

Track Reader
Sal Malimo

POLAND

Producer
Jolanta Sobczak

Animators
Piotr Giersz
Grazyna Firlag
Beata Strzelecka
Jan Stelizuk
Ela Morawska

Clean Up Artists
Malgorzata Jaryczewska
Beata Glebiewska
Urszula Wojcik

Pencil Tests
Maciej Medaj

Animation Processing by:
LOST DREAMS PRODUCTIONS

Jeremy Evans
Andrew Heikkila 
Jin Lee

SOUND DESIGN
Music Composer
Susan Shufro

Sound Supervisor 
Charlie Brissette 

Supervising Editor 
Derek Duke 

Sound Effects Editors 
Melanie Mullins 
Jeffrey Gund

VOICE-OVER TALENT: LOS ANGELES
Recording Studio
Screen Music

Director and Casting 
Ginny McSwain

Voice-over Talent
Emily Elizabeth —- Grey Delisle
Clifford and Rocky — Frank Welker
Horace Bleakman — Earl Boen
Violet Bleakman — Edie McClurg
Mr. Hamburger, Policeman, Parrot — Jim Cummings
Loretta — Mitzi McCall
Maude — Valerie Pappas
Baseball Boy — Sam Gifaldi

VOICE-OVER TALENT: NEW YORK
Recording Studio
Nutmeg Recording

Casting 
Just Voices — Maureen and Kate Kelly

Director
Peter Fernandez

Voice-over Talent 
Clifford —- Adam Seitz
Pete — Ezra Knight
Mr. Kibble — Billy Padgett
Ramona Diamond and Ruby — Terry Porter
Sandy — Michael A. Jackson
Mikey — Chris Vasquez

Traffic People LA and NY
Ezra Knight
Mitzi McCall
Marcia Savella
Earl Boen
Michael Bell
Frank Welker
Edie McClurg
 
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