Getting Started Ultimate Vocabulary 2012

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ContentsGetting Started With Ultimate Vocabulary ................................................................................................... 2

Whats New in 2012? .................................................................................................................................... 2

Why Improve Your Vocabulary ..................................................................................................................... 3

How to Use Ultimate Vocabulary .................................................................................................................. 3

About This Guide ........................................................................................................................................... 3

How to Choose a Built-In List .................................................................................................................... 4

Passive Verses Active Vocabulary ............................................................................................................. 5

Making Your Own Word Lists.................................................................................................................... 5

Studying Your Words with Word Discover TM ............................................................................................... 6

The Importance of Word Discover ............................................................................................................ 6

Word Discover Resources ......................................................................................................................... 6

Word Discover for Language Translation.................................................................................................. 8

Deep Processing ........................................................................................................................................ 8

Listening to Words .................................................................................................................................... 9

Using Word MessengerTM

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Completing Activities and Quizzes .............................................................................................................. 10

Activities .................................................................................................................................................. 10

Quizzing Yourself ..................................................................................................................................... 10

Setting Words to Mastered and Tracking Your Progress ............................................................................ 11

How to Set a Word to Mastered ............................................................................................................. 11

Tracking your Progress ............................................................................................................................ 12

Printing and Sharing Your Word Lists ..................................................................................................... 13

Use Ultimate Vocabulary Every Day ....................................................................................................... 15


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Getting Started With Ultimate Vocabulary

Congratulations on your decision to improve your vocabulary with Ultimate Vocabulary, the software

that gives you more vocabulary words, more information on vocabulary words, and more interactive

ways to learn than any other program. You have made a wise investment in your future; one that will

begin paying off almost immediately. Just ten minutes a day is all it takes to start seeingand hearing

results.

Ultimate Vocabulary is a powerful yet easy-to-use vocabulary building tool thats fun for everyone. We

know youre anxious to get started, and thats why weve created this handy Quick Startguide. In it

youll find everything you need to start putting the power of Ultimate Vocabulary to work for you.

This guide presents an overview of Ultimate Vocabularys main features and functionality.Youll find

step-by-step information and instruction within the pages of our Ultimate Vocabulary Help Manual. We

also encourage you to watch our brand new video training series where youll find more information on

Ultimate Vocabulary plus several proven vocabulary-building techniques. Should you need further

assistance while you navigate Ultimate Vocabulary, we encourage you to contact our technical support

team.

Whats New in 2012?

Your positive feedback has led to even more improvements to Ultimate Vocabulary 2012. If youre

upgrading from the 2009 version, here are some of the new features and improvements youll find in

our most comprehensive version ever.

New redesigned modern interfaceUltimate Vocabulary has a redesigned modern interfacethats intuitive and easy to use. The menus have been reorganized for easier access to all of the

vocabulary learning tools. Choosing word lists, editing users, adding new word meanings, and so

much more are just a few clicks away. Plus, everything you need to know about the words

youre studying is all conveniently contained in Word View.

More activities, games and quizzesYou asked, and we gave. Ultimate Vocabulary now has 18activities, games and quizzes, all designed to help you have fun while mastering your vocabulary

words. In this version youll find flash cards, hang man, word search, scrambler, drag n drop,

word-synonym-definition-contextual recall, and more.

Better printingUltimate Vocabulary now lets you print out word lists, flash cards and worksheets so you can practice your vocabulary any time and any place you want.

Editing and adding words to dictionaryUltimate Vocabulary now offers a handy Quick Addfeature that lets you build custom word lists in seconds. In addition, this new version gives you

complete control over adding, editing and deleting synonyms, antonyms, and word meanings to

truly customize your learning.

Better progress trackingUltimate Vocabulary now includes nine different ways to track yourprogress. Ultimate Vocabulary keeps track of the words youve mastered plus your test times

and scores. The software uses all of this information to calculate your progress. Then it graphs

your progress so you stay motivated.


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Better support for multiple usersUltimate Vocabulary is multi-user and better able to keeptrack of each users word lists, mastered words, resources, test scores and progress charts.

Adding and editing user information is simple, too.

Video trainingBecause some of you learn better by watching, weve added over three hours ofprofessional video training. Our Step-By-Step Successseries of video instruction covers

everything from why you should improve your vocabulary, to understanding elaboration and

depth of processing, using visual imagery, and other tips for getting the most out of Ultimate

Vocabulary.

Why Improve Your Vocabulary

Countless studies show that vocabulary is a strong indicator of career and life success. An excellent

vocabulary is also a must for success in most academic disciplines. A powerful vocabulary will

dramatically improve your verbal image, allowing you to command instant respect and credibility.

Using Ultimate Vocabulary just 1015 minutes a day is one of the best investments you can make in

yourself. As you start improving your vocabulary, youll notice that people will listen to your ideas, pay

more attention when you speak, and assume that you are more intelligent.

How to Use Ultimate Vocabulary

About This Guide

This is a Getting Started guide. The aim is to give you a quick overview of the features and functionality

available in Ultimate Vocabulary. This document will get you up and running so you can start building

your vocabulary immediately. For detailed information on any feature mentioned in this document,

please consult Ultimate Vocabularys help manual.If desired, you can print this guide.

Video Training

We strongly recommend that you watch the Step-By-Step Successvideo series before using Ultimate

Vocabulary. Doing so helps you get the most out of your investment and quickly puts you on the path to

your desired result. The videos are separated into six main categories including Getting Started and

Boosting Word Memory. Double-click the main categories to view and choose your video learning

options. All together there are over three hours of professional instruction that you can watch and listen

to at your convenience.


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Choosing Words to Learn

Ultimate Vocabulary was designed to be used by people with a wide range of vocabulary levels.

Therefore, an important first step is choosing a list of words to learn. Ultimate Vocabulary offers two

word list options. You can learn words from the predesigned word lists included in the software. Or you

can make your own word lists to learn the exact words you need to know. All of the built-in predefined

word lists and all of the lists you make are accessible by selecting the Change Current Word Listoption

on the Vocabulary Wordsmenu.

How to Choose a Built-In List

If you are an adult wanting to improve your communication and comprehension skills, we recommend

starting with one of the lists under the Words for Life Success section. If you are studying for a

standardized exam, we recommend you choose either the GRE, SAT, or TOEFL lists, depending on

which exam you are studying for. If you are in grades 110 you will notice that there are lists especially

for you. Finally, the most common English words and English conversation lists are ideal for English

as a Second Language students or anyone who wants a deeper understanding of everyday words.


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Passive Verses Active Vocabulary

When learning vocabulary, its important to recognize the difference between active and passive

vocabulary. Your active vocabulary is the set of words that you can confidently use in speech and in

writing. Your passive vocabulary is comprised of words that you can simply recognize. Just because you

think you know the meaning of a word doesnt mean you shouldnt study it. You need to ask yourself:

Have I mastered the word? Would I be confident using the word in a conversation or email?

If the answer to either of these two questions is no, you will definitely benefit from studying the word,

at least a little bit. When it comes to your vocabulary, it is much better to master a few words than it is

to half-learn a hundred. We recommend you watch the Passive versus Active Vocabularyvideo included

in the Step-By-Step Success series for more information on the difference.

Making Your Own Word Lists

One of the outstanding features of Ultimate Vocabulary is that you can use it to learn any word in theincluded 160,000+ word database. Thats where youll find most of the words you want to learn. Adding

words to custom word lists is quick and easy.

Choose Vocabulary Wordsfrom the Ultimate Vocabulary main menu, and then select Instant

Dictionary. Next, type the desired word into the white box, and left-click on it in the drop down box.

Select the Add to Listoption on theVocabulary Wordsmenu, and then select from the drop down box

the name of the list to which you want to add the word. You can also choose Create New, assign a list

name, and click OK to create a new custom list.


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While adding words from the Instant Dictionary, Ultimate Vocabulary will notify you if the word you

want isnt included in its database, and ask if you want to add it. If you do, simply follow the prompts to

add the word along with its meaning(s), synonyms, antonyms, parts of speech, and more.

Some of the reasons you might want to create a custom word list include:

Keeping track of unfamiliar words as you encounter them; this is a great way to study becausethe words you learn will be personally relevant.

Learning a specific vocabulary for a profession or course of study. Keeping track of common crossword words.

Studying Your Words with Word Discover TM

The Importance of Word Discover

Memory and understanding of words is greatly enhanced by depth of processing and elaboration.Put simply, this means that the more information you know about a word, the better you will

understand it, and the greater the chance you will remember it. Youll find an in-depth explanation of

these terms in the Vocabulary Building Simplifiedsection of the Step-By-Step Successvideo series.

Right now, heres an overview:

Simply reading the definition of a word in a dictionary rarely gives you enough depth of processing to

remember the word for more than a few days. Having two to four usage examples (as most other

vocabulary programs do) will help, but even this is still nowhere near what you need to fully assimilate a

new word.

Word Discover solves this problem by sourcing a huge amount of information about your words andbringing it together in one convenient study location. Now when you study your word lists, you can

access 50 usage examples, etymology, encyclopedia entries, visual representations, images, and much

more.

With Ultimate Vocabulary your learning can be as deep or shallow as you like. If you want fast revision,

you can read a quick definition and example. If you want deep learning then you have access to an

almost unlimited amount of information about your words.

Further, you can easily configure Word Discover to automatically download information about your

words from thousands of online resources. You can use Word Discover to translate your words into

virtually any language, search online journals and newspapers, and much more.

Word Discover Resources

In Word Discover, a resource is a website or online database that Ultimate Vocabulary uses to gather

information about your words. Ultimate Vocabulary is smart enough to automatically access such

websites, look up words in your list, and display that information in a single convenient location.

Ultimate Vocabulary comes with a number of pre-configured resources. We maintain these resources to

ensure they stay online and current. In addition, you can also configure your own resources. To add your


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own resources, choose Word Discover from the Settings menu and then follow the prompts. You

can also edit and delete resources from this screen. Please refer to the help manual for details on

adding, editing and deleting resources.

Although you can configure Word Discover to access an almost limitless amount of information, we

recommend starting with the pre-configured resources. These include:

Ultimate Vocabularys Instant Local Dictionaryuses the 160,000+ word built-indictionary/database. Note this information is stored inside Ultimate Vocabulary and you dont

need internet access to use this resource.

Word Explorerallows you to visually explore words and their definitions. Wikipediaprovides information about your words, sourced from Wikipedia.com. Wikitionaryprovides additional definitions from the free open dictionary. 50 Power Examplesprovides usage examples from high-quality texts. Google Imagesfor adding associated images to words. http://www.mandarintools.com/worddict.html;a Chinese to English translator.
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Word Discover for Language Translation

A popular use for Word Discover is to translate words into another language. This is possible because

Word Discover can automatically gather information from your chosen online bilingual dictionary. To

enable this feature, you need to configure a custom Word Discover resource with your chosen bilingual

dictionary. For instructions on how to do this, consult the Word Discover section in the Ultimate

Vocabulary help manual.

Deep Processing

For optimal results with Word Discover, it is essential that you read as much information about your

chosen words as possible. We recommend taking these steps:

1) Browse your list of words by clicking on words one at a time. You can also use the up and downarrows to navigate through your list. As you do this, read the definitions provided by the

Ultimate Vocabularys Local Database tab. Do this for your entire list.

2) Click on the 50 Power Examples tab and repeat the same process. As you click on each word,try to read at least 10 usage examplesbefore moving on to the next word. Usage examples

appear at a wide range of reading levels. Focus on the ones you are most comfortable with.

Note that this information is sourced from the Internet and may take a few seconds to load.

3) Next, click on the Word Explorer tab. Here you can explore your words visually and noticehow related words such as synonyms are connected to each other.


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4) Next, read Etymology and Encyclopedia entries for each word. Note that Wikipediais mostuseful for words that have an extended meaning such as Anthropology. You can skip the

words that dont have entries.

5) Assign images to your words. This is vital for visual learners. Some words lend themselves toimages more than others. Words that correspond to concrete or real objects such as appleare highly suited to images. Words that correspond to abstract concepts such as justice are

less suited to images. However, images can even help with abstract words. For example, you

could associate a picture of a judge with the word justice.

Listening to Words

Hearing audio pronunciations is helpful for learning how to pronounce words. Ultimate Vocabulary uses

a special audio database for pronunciations that contains 25,000 audio pronunciations. To listen to a

pronunciation, select the word, and then click the Hear Word option on the Vocabulary Words menu.

If you would like the pronunciation played automatically each time you select a word, choose the Auto

Play option, also located on the Vocabulary Words menu.You can also right-click on the word and

choose Hear Word from the drop down box.

Using Word Messenger TM

An important feature of Ultimate Vocabulary is Word Messenger.A well-known and fundamental

aspect of vocabulary building is repetition. That is, if you are not repeatedly exposed to a word, your

memory will assume its no longer relevant and will consequently forget it.


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Explained another way, if you are reminded of a word a few times after you learn it, you will be far more

likely to remember it permanently.

Word Messenger dramatically increases your chance of remembering words permanently because it

subtly reminds you of words in the background as you do other things. When Word Messenger reminds

you of a word that you have previously studied, all you need to do is quickly read the word and the

definition. This simple act will dramatically strengthen the neural connections that you previouslycreated when you studied the word.

To enable Word Messenger for your current word list, select Filefrom the Ultimate Vocabulary main

menu. Click on Word Messengerto enable. Repeat these steps to toggle Word Messenger on and off.

Once enabled Word Messenger will periodically remind you of words from your current list while you

work. To change the interval, choose the Word Messengeroption on the Settings menu, and click on the

down arrow to open a drop down box of timing options. For more information, please refer to the help

manual.

Completing Activities and QuizzesAfter you have studied your list in Word Discover, its time to have fun with some activities and quizzes.

As with other Ultimate Vocabulary features, the activities and quizzes are designed to further deepen

your processing and memory of words.

Activities

Ultimate Vocabularys activities make learning vocabulary fun. All of the activities are accessible via the

vertical side menu on the left side of your screen, under the Build Your Vocabularydrop down menu.

There youll find old favorites and new including FlashCards, Word Tag, Scrambler, Hangman, Drag n

Drop, Definition Mix, Crosswords, and more. If you dont see the side menu, its hidden. Unhide it by

choosing the Show Side Menuoption on the File menu.

While you play with these activities, Ultimate Vocabulary is hard at work keeping track of your scores,

your timing, and the number of non-mastered words youre working with.Youll find more information

on how to play each of these activities in the help manual.

Quizzing Yourself

Quizzing is another essential step in vocabulary learning. Quizzing performs two functions. First it allows

you to track your progress. Second, completing quizzes helps you learn words and remember them

longer. Thats because during a quiz, you are practicing the recall of your list. That helps build your

confidence with the words in your list and makes you better at recalling them when you need them ineveryday situations.

Ultimate Vocabulary includes several quizzes. The definition and word quizzes assess your ability to

match words to their definitions. The synonym and antonym quizzes assess your ability to match words

to their synonyms and antonyms respectively. Theres also a quiz that tests your contextual recall ability.

And of course, the spelling test is a test of your ability to correctly spell the words youre currently

learning without any reminders.


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We recommend starting with the word and definition quizzes as these are the easiest. These are

accessible via the Quiz Yourselfmenu option. From there you can move on to the Advanced Quizzes.

Setting Words to Mastered and Tracking Your Progress

Ultimate Vocabulary has the ability to keep track of which words in your list you have mastered.

Generally, you should continue working with the same word list until you have set all of the words inthat list to mastered.

How to Set a Word to Mastered

When you feel satisfied with how well you know a word, simply right click on the word to open a drop

down box of options, and then left-click on Mastered.After you set a word to mastered, a check mark

will appear beside the word to remind you that you no longer need to study this word. Should you need

to, you can resume study on any word set to Mastered by simply repeating the above step to reverse

the action and revert the word to non-mastered.

From this drop down box, you can also rearrange the order of a word list. By default, words are listedalphabetically. Alternatively, you can choose the Sort Listoption to resort the word list so that all of the

Mastered words appear at the bottom of the current list.


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Since you already know and are comfortable using these words, Masteredwords are not included in any

of the activities and quizzes. Ultimate Vocabulary also uses the number of words you have mastered to

calculate the Level Aptitudecurve displayed in Learning Curve.

Tracking your Progress

To help gauge your vocabulary building efforts and keep you motivated, Ultimate Vocabulary now offers

several quiz-specific progress charts. Each progress chart is based on its respective quiz. Theres also a

bar graph that tracks the time you have spent training, and a pie graph that tracks the time spent

working on various Ultimate Vocabulary activities.


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As you complete different quizzes, Ultimate Vocabulary maintains each score, tracks the number of

words that were set to Mastered at the time of the quiz, and calculates Mastery, which is an adjusted

score based on the number of words mastered and the quiz results. All progress tracking features are

accessible and viewable at a glance via the Track Progressoption on the Ultimate Vocabulary main

menu. Youll find more information about these charts and graphs in the help manual.

Printing and Sharing Your Word Lists

Ultimate Vocabularys updated Printing Factorygives you more control over sorting and printing word

lists so you can learn vocabulary even when you arent at your computer. The Printing Factory always

uses the current list, includes an option to print mastered words and non-mastered words, and offers

you a choice of printing word lists, flash cards, vocabulary worksheets, and spelling worksheets.

The Printing Factory incorporates a standard user interface that lets you print, set up the page, select

specific pages to print, zoom in, zoom out, fit printing to the page width, and fit printing on the whole

page. Clicking on the desired functionality is all thats required.


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To print a word list, choose Print Worksheets from the side menu, and then choose Printing Factory.

Click on the Mode drop down box to tell Ultimate Vocabulary what you want to print. Use the buttons

above the print area to tailor your print out. Make sure your printer is properly configured and ready,

and then print. Thats it!

Multi-user Support

Ultimate Vocabulary offers support for multiple users and can now keep better track of each users

custom word lists, mastered words, resources, test scores, and progress charts. The Settingsmenu is

where you go to change the current user, add and edit user information, and delete user information.


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Use Ultimate Vocabulary Every Day

The final ingredient needed from you is action! Use Ultimate Vocabulary for 15 minutes every day and

you will notice dramatic results. For further guidance and help, please contact

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