| What kind of computer system do
I need to run ezDraw? |
Currently, ezDraw only runs on IBM PC computers (not Macintosh). You
need at least Windows 95, so even if you've
got an old Pentium PC that you bought new more than 10 years ago,
you should be able to run ezDraw without any
hassles. |
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| What specification screen do I
need? |
You'll need a 256
color screen at least to make the most of
ezDraw's animated graphic effects.
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| What kind of printer can I use for
printing tickets? |
Basically, any
printer that you can run from your
PC. ezDraw lets you specify ticket size
(large or small) to suit the kind of draw you are
running. The program uses either A4 or Letter
size paper for raffle and bingo ticket
printing. |
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| Do I need a colour printer to print
distinguishable tickets for different
raffles? |
Not necessarily,
although if you do have a colour printer, you can
define colours for your print jobs in ezDraw. If
you don't have a colour printer, you can either
print on coloured paper or use different text
headings to make your tickets unique to a
specific draw. |
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| Does ezDraw keep a record of the
number of tickets printed for a particular
prize draw or the ticket numbers sold and to whom
so winners may be contacted?
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Yes, if you set
up your game using the new Game Manager
feature. |
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Printing Tickets on
demand
Currently with our meat raffles a punter will
ask for, say, $20 worth of tickets and we print
of a list of numbers for them onto a cash register style tape. We find
this method saves on paper. Can ezDraw work
like this?
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Afraid not. Tickets
can only be printed as a job lot
once a raffle is closed (activated). Tickets
can only be pre-purchased prior to a game being
made active. However, you can save on paper costs when
it comes to doing a print job
with a large number of low cost
tickets by selecting the Small Raffle Ticket
option. |
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| If I want to print $20 worth of 50c
tickets "to order", can I set a sale value
(20) so that ezDraw will know to print 40
tickets? |
Yes it can.
Use the new Game Manager feature to set
up your game. When you add players (which is
effectively the same thing as pre-selling a range of
tickets), you can choose to enter a number of
tickets or the value of the tickets to
be purchased. |
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Are the drawn numbers unique for
every game?
Our club wants to use ezDraw for bingo calling.
How can I be sure that when I specify a number
range of 1 to 100 that all the numbers would be
called eventually (unless someone wins and the
game ends) and that no number will be called
again? |
You can be sure
that your bingo game will proceed correctly
because ezDraw is programmed to only draw numbers
within a range once. ezDraw displays a list of
numbers already drawn. When the display reads
"Game Over" that means all the numbers in your
range have been drawn and you need to reset
ezDraw for the next game. |
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| Can I use
keyboard shortcuts to operate
ezDraw? |
Not for the animated display in the current
version. There are
some key |
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What is the number range limit?
I've just tried the demo version of
ezDraw on your home page. It won't let me specify
the range of numbers. Also, I notice the range is
very small (only 5 numbers). |
The demo version
is fixed so that you can't change the range and
we kept the range small so you can see what
happens when all the numbers in the range have
been selected. The current full version of ezDraw
is limited to numbers of 5 digits. That means the
maximum range is 1 to 99,999. |
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| Can I make changes to ezDraw's visual
display or sound effect when the numbers are
being generated? |
You can. Use the Display Options feature to
change the background colour and picture, the number draw style and
the game style for US bingo. The sound effect cannot be changed in
the current version of ezDraw, though it can be turned off via your
PC's audio settings. Use the number calling feature to add a vocal dimension.
ezDraw can be customised if you require something
different. To order your customised
version, please contact the
manufacturer. |
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| How do I use ezDraw to play
Lotto? |
Easy. Just select
a number range of 1-40. Your basic draw will be
the first 6 numbers and the 7th will be
the bonus number, plus any extras you want
to add. |
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