Lava SoftwareÕsJapanese WordMage

TMIntegrated Japanese application suite for students and schools
Japanese WordMage is an all-in-one productivity package whichcontains all the Japanese language applications most students needincluding a multilingual wordprocessor, Kanji reference dictionary, translation
aid and a superb range of study systems. ItÕs also a powerful authoring
package which allows users to create their own custom multimedia
dictionaries, course materials and multilingual HTML web pages.

Study systems

Create your own multimedia content

A superb range of study systems (with authoring
capabilities, so you can create your own custom coursematerials) are built right into Japanese WordMage.
Thus, you can enjoy the use of a rich and varied
selection of different study materials and methods.

Japanese WordMage allows users to create a range ofeducational materials including multimedia dictionaries
containing pictures, sounds and multi-lingual notes,
and HTML web pages containing any combination of
the English, extended European, Japanese, Cyrillic(Russian) and Greek character sets.

¥ Interactive storybooks¥ Auto-revision flashcards¥ The ÔKanji SafariÕ multiplayer game (up to 4 players)¥ Reading, aural and visual comprehension exercises

Japanese input system
Japanese WordMage contains a complete Japanese
input system, which is especially tailored to the needsof educational users. This easy-to-use input system
supports:¥ direct Hiragana and Katakana input¥ wide and narrow Roman input¥ input of Kanji by any combination of properties¥ selection of Kanji by radical¥ table input

A Hiragana flashcard
Teachers can create dictionaries containing weekly
vocabulary and Kanji flashcards which follow their own
courses exactly. They can also produce HTML webpages containing Japanese text, full-color pictures,Japanese sound clips and other media to deliver highquality computerised content to their students.

Internet compatible
Japanese WordMage contains a number of features
which makes it easy to distribute content to students
using the Internet or school Intranet.

Classroom Edition

Input of Kanji using a combination of properties
This also means that no Japanese operating system
software is required to run Japanese WordMage,simplifying installation and reducing costs significantly
for budget-conscious students and schools.

Japanese fonts
All necessary Kana and Kanji fonts are bundled withthe package including the full JIS set of 6353 Kanji aswell as a unique hand-drawn style font containing the1945 Kanji recommended for everyday use.

This special Edition is suitable for school language labs
and is available in 5, 10, 20, 40 and 80 machine packs.
Any combination of Macintosh and Windows licences
can be mixed in a pack, and program upgrades are free
via Internet download from the Lava Software web site.
Thus, your schoolÕs one-off purchase of Japanese
WordMage provides years of valuable service using
the latest versions of software. School purchaseorders are accepted via fax or mail.

Lava Software
www.lavasoft.com
service@lavasoft.com
GPO Box 215, Adelaide, Australia, 5001
ACN: 078 013 902

Japanese WordMage
OVERVIEW¥ supports both linear and multiplebranched storylines and adventures¥ hotspots can be added to pictures¥ 25 different hotspot cursor styles
ÔKanji SafariÕ multiplayer gameMultilingual wordprocessor¥ very easy to use, making it perfectfor studentsÊÊ¥ the full Standard Roman Character
set is supportedÊÊ
¥ includes Cyrillic (Russian) and GreekalphabetsÊ
¥ 178 special Kana charactersÊÊ
¥ set document margins and printingfont sizeÊÊ¥ look up Japanese or English words
instantly in the reference
dictionaryÊÊ¥ text file information is available, suchas Kana and Kanji character counts
and save file sizeÊÊ
¥ supports Shift-JIS, Unicode 2, EUC,New-JIS, Old-JIS and NEC-JIS
Japanese text formatsÊÊ
¥ auto-detects the Japanese text
format when loading files andcopying and pasting textÊÊ
¥ supports MacOS, PC and Unix newline codesÊÊ
¥ insert time and date in variousformatsÊÊ
¥ insert and edit custom macrosÊÊ
¥ insert templates
HTML web page editor / viewer¥ supports Japanese, English,extended European (German,French, Italian, Spanish, etc), Cyrillic[Russian] and Greek character setsÊ
¥ most basic HTML tags aresupportedÊ
¥ fast switching between view and edit
modes so you can instantly see how
your HTML web page will bedisplayedÊÊ
¥ add your own custom macros for
special purpose tagsÊÊ
¥ templates making it possible toeasily produce consistent looking
pages whilst saving time
¥ paths to resources (eg. folders ofimages or sounds) are remembered
between insertions, assisting withthe speedy creation of pagesÊÊ
¥ any HTML tag (including tags notsupported by JWM) can be manuallyinsertedÊ
Interactive storybooks¥ supports Japanese, English,extended European (German,French, Italian, Spanish, etc), Cyrillic[Russian] and Greek character sets
¥ allows students to explore a fully
immersive virtual environment¥ helps students learn Kana and Kanji
whilst playing by themselves oragainst up to 3 other players¥ great sound effects¥ players are motivated to learn more
complex Kanji via the score system¥ supports handicaps to ensure
multiplayer games remain balanced¥ a wide selection of attractive tilestyles are included¥ player and game timers
Comprehension-type exercises¥ supports Japanese, English,extended European (German,French, Italian, Spanish, etc), Cyrillic[Russian] and Greek character sets
¥ supports a wide range of reading,aural and visual comprehension
exercise methods¥ exercises can be scored¥ the range of supplied templates
makes it easy to create new
exercises in minutes
Auto-revision flashcards¥ helps you learn new Kanji andvocabulary significantly faster andbetter¥ builds and maintains skills over thelong term
¥ both Kana and Kanji reading andwriting skills are developed andmaintainedÊÊ
¥ the hand-written style font provides
excellent character writingexamplesÊÊ
¥ exercises can be customised to any
course content and structureÊÊ
¥ perfect for comprehensive andeffective home studyÊÊ
¥ can be fully customised to any
European languageÊÊ
¥ built-in study timers and backup
remindersÊÊ
¥ the Classroom Edition allows any
number of students to enjoy fully
customised lessonsÊÊ¥ exercise dictionaries supplied withthe package:Ê
Hiragana and Katakana flashcard
dictionaries (with stroke order andnative Japanese pronunciation)
Heisig's 'Remembering the Kanji'
dictionary (2042 flashcards)
Kanji flashcard dictionary set withover 6000 Kanji.
a 3000 word structured vocabulary
coursevarious multimedia samples

Kanji reference dictionary¥ high-speed operationÊÊ
¥ look up words by:¥ Kana, Kanji, English meaning (or otherEuropean language definition) word
type (noun, verb, etc.), Year, Lessonor Group numberÊ
¥ filter words by Kanji grade level, etc.ÊÊ
¥ build your own reference
dictionariesÊÊ
¥ add your own dictionary entriesÊÊ
¥ edit dictionary entriesÊÊÊ
¥ comprehensive reference dictionaries
available (supplied on the optional
JWM Companion CDROM, or free viadownload) include:Ê
EDICT (a 63,440 word generalreference dictionary)
ENAMDICT (a 166,550 word
Japanese proper name dictionary
containing place-names, surnames
and given names)¥ create custom dictionariesÊ
¥ enter definitions in French, German,
Finnish, Indonesian, Spanish, etc.Ê
¥ pictures, sounds (ie. pronunciation)and notes (such as usage informationand example Japanese sentences)can be attached to any wordÊ
¥ save word lists as text files and thenopen them with the word processor,
ready for editing and printingÊ
¥ import words from other types ofcomputerised dictionaries
Grammar library builder¥ create new grammar pages easilyusing the HTML web page editorÊÊ
¥ any type of page can be created,including multimedia pages containing
embedded pictures, sounds andlinksÊÊ
¥ locate specific pages easily byembedded keywordsÊÊ
¥ supports virtually an unlimited numberof pagesÊÊText translation aid¥ read and translate any Japanese text
file such as Japanese email, Japanesenewspapers available on the Web¥ select words you don't know and lookthem up instantlyÊ
¥ get detailed Kanji information using asingle mouse click¥ helps you translate complex Japanese
text into English quickly and easilyÊ
¥ get Kana information including readingand stroke orderÊ
System requirements¥ Macintosh - System 7 or later, 3mbRAM, 26mb disk space¥ Windows 95/98/NT/2000 Pentium, 8mb RAM, 32mb disk space