===USING UNDERSEA ADVENTURE================================================

This section explains how to use each activity and explore all that
UNDERSEA ADVENTURE has to offer.

Ready to begin?

There is no right way to play with UNDERSEA ADVENTURE.  You decide when,
where, and how you want to move around in the program and which activities
you want to do.

SOME BASICS

What if I don't have a mouse?

If you do not have a mouse, use the arrow
keys on your keyboard to move the pointer around on the screen and press
<Enter> in place of clicking the mouse button. You can also press Tab to
move the pointer to each button on the screen in turn; press Shift-Tab to
cycle backward through the buttons. If there is a dialog box on the
screen, pressing Tab or Shift-Tab will move the pointer only to those
buttons in the dialog box.

Note the balloons: Many of the items on the UNDERSEA ADVENTURE screen are
labeled with note balloons that appear whenever the pointer touches that
spot on the screen. If you want to know more about an item on the screen,
move the pointer around that area to see if there is a note balloon to
read.

Turn off the sound: If you want to turn off the sound at any time, press
Esc.

What if I get lost?

If you're not sure how you got to a certain place and would rather be
somewhere else, look for the Anchor button on the current screen and click
on it to return to the previous level. Click on as many Anchor buttons as
necessary to return to the Main menu.

What can I do?

The first still screen you'll see after you start UNDERSEA ADVENTURE,
following the title and credits, is the Main menu of activities for you to
choose from. Move the pointer around the screen and read the note
balloons. Click on one of the objects on the screen to start an activity.
(A few objects will only make sounds when you click on them without taking
you to an activity screen.) Each of the activities is explained below.

CAN YOU FIND ME?

Listen to the animal name and look at the word that is shown at the top of
the screen. Click on the picture of that animal. UNDERSEA ADVENTURE will
let you know whether you are correct. If you complete the game you'll be
returned to the Main menu automatically, or you can click on the Anchor
button at any time to return to the Main menu.

WHO AM I?

In the center of the screen is a close-up photograph of part of an
undersea creature. What animal is it? Click on one of the small
black-and-white photographs at the sides of the screen that you think
shows the same animal. If you are correct the small picture will become a
full-color photograph. If you complete the game you'll be returned to the
Main menu automatically, or you can click on the Anchor button at any time
to return to the Main menu.

WHAT DO I EAT?

In the center of the screen is a photograph of an undersea creature.
Click on one of the small pictures at the sides of the screen that you
think shows something the animal in the center picture might eat.
UNDERSEA ADVENTURE will let you know if you are correct. If you complete
the game you'll be returned to the Main menu automatically, or you can
click on the Anchor button at any time to return to the Main menu.

3-D UNDERSEA WORLD

An introductory screen will present you with two choices and give you
helpful hints for moving around in the 3-D Undersea World. Press Esc at
any time to interrupt the sound that is playing.  Press Esc a second time
if you want to leave the 3-D Undersea World.

Wander around the aquarium: Splash, the Manatee, is your undersea guide
who will greet you and give you hints while you're in the 3-D Undersea
World. Use your mouse to navigate down hallways and around corners. This
takes a little practice. Don't be afraid to push the mouse hard so you'll
go far. Push the mouse diagonally to change directions.  You might prefer
to use the arrow keys at times: press the left arrow key to move left,
press the right arrow key to move right, press the up arrow key to move
forward, and press the down arrow key to move backwards. Once you are
moving in the proper direction, press + to accelerate (move faster) and -
to decelerate (slow down).  Each room of the aquarium contains pictures of
marine life from a particular environment, such as a coral reef, kelp
forest or the open ocean. Click on pictures to hear animal sounds and read
related text.  Click on the picture of the anchor or press Alt-F4 to
return to the introductory screen.

Hunt for treasure: Be sure to practice wandering around in the aquarium
(see above) before you try this game! Click on the picture of the great
white shark to play the Undersea Treasure Hunt game.  See how quickly you
can get through the maze and find the treasure room. You will lose time if
you run into predators. Click on pictures to get fun facts and hints.
Click on the picture of the anchor or press Alt-F4 to return to the
introductory screen.

MARINE ANIMAL LAB

In the center of the screen is a large picture of a marine animal.  Click
anywhere on the animal to see that part enlarged in the magnifying glass
below the animal. The text window in the lower left corner of the screen
displays interesting information about that part of the animal. Click on
the microscope in the left center of the screen to see the animal's
internal organs.  Click on one of the small animal pictures in the lower
right corner to examine a different creature, or click on the Anchor
button to return to the Main menu.

UNDERSEA REFERENCE

The picture window in the right center of the screen and the text window
in the lower left corner display information about oceans and marine life.
Different pictures and text will appear in these windows depending on
where you click in the picture window, on the data line below the picture
window, in the map window to the left of the picture window, or on one of
the icons at the top of the screen.  Keep reading below for more details.

Travel to related topics: Click in the picture window to visit a
different screen about a related subject. If the picture window displays a
marine organism, you will travel to a screen about another marine
organism.  If the picture window displays an ocean, you will travel to a
different ocean. If the current screen is about ocean mechanics, you will
travel to a different screen about ocean mechanics.

Choose an ocean or organism by location: Click anywhere in the map window
to visit the marine life that is nearest that place or to visit a
particular ocean.  To rotate the globe, click on one of the arrow buttons
surrounding the map window. You can also rotate the globe by placing the
pointer at any spot on the earth except the very center, then pressing and
holding down the mouse button. The longer the line that appears when you
do this, the faster the globe will rotate.  To move closer to or farther
from the earth, click anywhere on the slider bar below the map window. You
can also click on the slider and hold down the mouse button as you drag
the slider to another part of the bar.

Choose an ocean or organism by length or depth: The data line below the
picture window shows either the length or depth of the ocean or organism
in the picture window. Click on the button to the left of the data line to
cycle through the two types of data.  Click anywhere on the length line
and a picture of the plant, animal or ocean that is closest to that length
will appear in the window. Click anywhere on the depth line and a picture
of the plant or animal who lives at about that depth, or the ocean that is
that deep, will appear in the window.  If you want to move just one screen
forward or backward in length or depth, press + or - or click once on the
right or left arrowheads at either end of the data line. You can also
click on the slider and hold down the mouse button as you drag the slider
to another part of the bar.

Choose an ocean or organism by category: The 10 small pictures across the
top of the screen are icons that stand for the following categories:
Oceans, Plants, Sponges, Echinoderms, Cnidarians, Mollusks, Crustaceans,
Fish, Reptiles, and Mammals. Click on one of these icons to see a screen
on that topic. To see all the screens in a particular category, keep
clicking on that icon.

Read all about it: Click on the single up and down arrow buttons below the
text window to scroll the window so you can read all the text. The text
will scroll as long as you hold down the mouse button, and will stop when
you release the mouse button. To scroll quickly one page at a time, click
on the double arrow buttons below the text window or press PgUp or PgDn.

Look for more information: To go to the Undersea Reference index, click on
a word in the text window that interests you. The text window will change
to display an index of words used in the Undersea Reference and the
screens in which they appear, with the word you chose (or a similar word)
at the top of the window. From the index, you can click on the name of the
screen you want to visit, or press Esc or click on the Retrace button to
return the text window to its previous display. To move forward or
backward in the index one page at a time, click on the single up and down
arrow buttons below the text window.  To scroll quickly to the next word
in the index that has a different second letter, click on the double down
arrow button below the text window. Similarly, to scroll to the previous
word in the index that has a different second letter, click on the double
up arrow button.

NOTE: To get to a specific word in the index as quickly as possible, just
start typing the word!

Try out the controls: There are five control buttons at the bottom of the
screen: Audio/Video, Print, Zoom, Retrace, and Anchor.  Click on the
Audio/Video button to replay a sound or movie associated with the current
screen. Click on the Print button to send the contents of the text window
to your attached printer that accepts ASCII text. Click on the Zoom
button, when available, to expand the picture window to fill the screen
with a close-up view of the current image. Click on the Retrace button, or
press Backspace, to travel to the screen you visited last. Each time you
click on it you'll travel back one more screen. You can also move forward
in the history of your travels by holding down Shift and clicking on the
Retrace button or by pressing <Ctrl-Backspace>. Click on the Anchor button
to return to the Main menu when you have finished using the Undersea
Reference.

UNDERSEA THEATER

Along the bottom of the screen are pictures of undersea creatures.  These
are clips from the UNDERSEA ADVENTURE movies. Click on a movie clip to
start that movie. Try them all! When you have finished with this activity,
click on the Anchor button to return to the Main menu.

OCEAN TOUR - MENU

The four portholes at the top of the screen represent each of the
available storybook tours. Click on one of the portholes to choose a tour,
or click on the Anchor button to return to the Main menu. Keep reading
below for more details.

OCEAN TOUR - STORYBOOKS

Read a story: When you have chosen a tour, you'll see five portholes at
the top of the screen that represent each of the pages of the current
storybook tour. Click on one of the portholes to go directly to that page,
or click on the fish in the lower right or left corners of the screen to
move forward or backward one page. Click on the text to hear it repeated;
click on the pictures to hear the names of organisms.  You can press Esc
to turn off the narration at any time. When you have finished with the
current tour, click on the Anchor button to return to the Ocean Tours
Menu.

EXIT

End your session: To exit from UNDERSEA ADVENTURE, click on the Anchor button
or press Alt-X or Alt-F4 from the Main menu.

