Here is an example of good settings (see the red dots) for situations where you are running buzzers from your keyboard:

12/13/06 - PLUS Edition Updated to Version 4.8.2. This updates your PLUS Edition to fix issues in the use of sound in questions, the export and printing features, and numerous improvement tweaks. This update is recommended for all PLUS users. You do not need to uninstall your current version.

12/11/06 - Error: Unable to save the movie... In rare cases, the error message shown below may occur. This happens if you are logged in as a user who does not have write permissions to the folder where the program data is stored or if the folder is set to Read Only. (For example, if you don't have write permission to C:\Program Files.) One solution is to either have your IT person add write permission to the Game Show Presenter program folder. Another solution is to move the program folder to another place on your disk. Contact us if you have further questions on this.

12/1/06 - PLUS support page: The new PLUS version has it's own support page.

12/1/06 - PLUS version Beta warning or Reg Codes not saved?: PLUS Version 4.8.1 Build 3, which you can download here, fixes two minor bugs that affected some PLUS version users. In one case, a warning message about the beta version expiration appears when the program starts. In the other case, registration codes may not be saved when first entered. The download above fixes both. If you have questions about this or want help by phone, give us a call.

11/17/06 - The new PLUS Edition of Game Show Presenter is now available. This is the new top-of-the-line program for presentation games shows, offering great flexibility and many other improvements. Click the link above for details and a trial version download.

6/28/06 - A few users report when starting Game Show Presenter they get a message telling them there is no disc in the drive. We have not been able to replicate this. But we have found if you simply click OK or Continue, the program will continue to load and function normally (even if you do not put a disc in the drive).

5/26/06 - If you are trying to import a tab-delimited text file and you get an error message, but you know your file is correctly formatted, the problem may be a lengthy file name. Try making your text file a short name, such as quiztext.txt.

4/8/06 - Occasionally, someone gets a "Write Permission Error" while using LOAD A COPY to load a quiz file into Game Show Presenter. This usually has one or three causes that are easily fixed:

10/16/05 - Presentation Edition v4.3 for Windows is now available. This free update is a maintenance release that contains several fixes for minor and obscure bugs. Download here.

9/30/05 - We have added a blog (funtraininggames.blogspot.com) with ideas, tips and news about training games and Game Show Presenter.

9/23/05 - A new web-based version is now in beta testing. Give it a try and let us know what you think with the feedback form on the beta page.

9/21/05 - Presentation Edition v4.2 for Windows is now available. This version adds several new features for greater control of the buzz-in mode of play. You can now set the duration of the countdown timer that comes on after a player buzzes in. You can also set a buzz-in delay period to prevent players from buzzing in before reading the question. The delay includes a 2-second penalty against any player who pushes his buzzer during the delay period. There are many other cool features in this release. See the update page for details on v4.2.

8/19/05 - One Dell PC user reported audio problems with sounds repeating. This was easily fixed by opening PREFERENCES > SHOW TITLE-SETUP and clicking the SOUND TWEAK button, then selecting MacroMind as the sound driver.

4/15/05 - The Game Show Presenter edition for Macintosh OSX is not currently able to save files for the Windows version with the Transfer Show method. You can workaround this by using the EXPORT button in the Quiz Editor on Mac OSX and then IMPORT the text file from the Quiz Editor on Windows. This will move the quiz text to Windows, but does not move any of the Preference settings. You can reset the preferences manually.

3/15/05 - Exhibitor Bundle Version 4.1 adds features and fixes. New features are a Boot Camp Theme game show set, and an option to skip the Turn Alert screen for a faster pace show. The other option lets you use a manual advance for the scoreboard scene. Click for V4.1 details and download..

2/25/05 - Version 4.1 of the Presentation Edition adds 2 new features and fixes a bug in the Quiz Editor menus. The two new requested features give you more control over the pace of the game show. One option lets you skip the Turn Alert screen for a faster pace show. The other option lets you use a manual advance for the scoreboard scene. Click for V4.1 details and download.

2/14/05 - Frequently Asked Questions page. The FAQ information is now on a separate page.

1/25/05 - Script Runtime error: Index out of range. If you receive that error message while running the game show, the most likely cause is your question ratings (easy/medium/hard) are out of balance. You can easily fix this by opening the PREFERENCES menu, choose SHOW TITLE & SET&UP to open the GAME SHOW SETUP box. Now, look for the checkbox labeled "Use Difficulty Ratings". Uncheck that box and the program will ignore the ratings of your quiz questions. If you really wanted to use difficulty ratings, go through your questions in the quiz editor and adjust the difficulty ratings on each question so you have an even distribution. Ideally, if you have a 12 question quiz, you would want 4 easy, 4 medium and 4 hard. This allows the difficulty ratings feature to sort your questions into round 1, 2 and 3 by rating.

1/17/05 - The Exhibitor Bundle is now updated to the features of v4.0. The update is free to all current customers. If you have this specialized version, contact us for the update.

11/19/04 - Windows Presentation Edition 4.0 is now available. The update is free to all current customers. It adds 4 requested features and several fixes and improvements. Click for V4.0 details and download.

11/19/04 - Windows Playback Only Edition has been updated to version 3.1. This update adds fixes and some new features. The update is free to all current customers. Click for V3.1 details and download.

8/26/04 - On Windows, some menu commands that open supporting documents (such as the HELP file) may not open correctly if FireFox is your default browser. This was fixed in Game Show Presenter version 4.0.

7/21/04 - If you are using a buzzer system from Groupics and you need instructions for how to connect the Groupics system to Game Show Presenter, visit the Groupics instructions page at http://www.buzzers.com/instructions.htm and select the link Buzzer Key Instructions.

5/14/04 - Looking for the right projector? Here's a new resource page with some basic info. about using Game Show Presenter with projectors and Projector Resources to help you find the best gear for your budget and needs.

4/23/04 - Would you like to help beta test the new e-Learning edition? There are several quizzes ready for playback over the Internet. Please give it a try and send us your comments. Here's the e-Learning beta link.

3/13/04 - Version 3.5 of Game Show Presenter - Presentation Edition is now available for Windows. This update adds several requested features, improvements and bug fixes. With this version, you can turn off Al Morale and use your own live host. And you can adjust the score in the middle of a game. Also, you can turn off the rounds of play so your game show is one series of questions without interruption. Version 3.5 is a free downloadable update for current users. Here's the v3.5 download.

3/12/04 - On Windows, some users have reported a problem results when doing a cut and paste between their word processor and the Quiz Editor. The problem results in an error message or a quiz that won't load correctly. This has been fixed in the version 3.5 release, which is a free download (see above).

2/25/04 - The Playback Only edition of Game Show Presenter is now available. This new edition provides a way to administer quizzes to students and trainees without giving them access to the Quiz Editor. It also has flexible ways to record scores. Here are the details and trial version. Currently this version is only available for Windows.

8/1/03 - The Macintosh OSX release of Game Show Presenter is now available. Download from this page: Updates For older Mac OSes (8.1 to 9.x), the current release of Game Show Presenter continues to run fine.

3/21/03 - The buzzer lockout systems page has been updated with links to vendors. Version 3 of Game Show Presenter added a new form of competition in which players race to buzz in first with the correct answer. These buzzer systems can be used with this mode of play, although a buzzer system is not required to use Game Show Presenter software.

1/28/03 - Web site redesigned to make navigation easier.

12/9/02 - Version 3.0 for the Presentation Edition is now available.

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