MB Learn Tarot Software Help
MB Learn Tarot Software is an educational tool for learning
the basics of tarot card reading. The program can be used to memorize
different meanings and keywords of the different cards as well as test
the user’s knowledge. This program is extremely simple and very useful
for beginners who want to learn to read the Rider Waite Deck. The
program also includes a Goal Reminder which helps the user set goals
that he intends to achieve and keep reminding him about them.
In the opening welcome screen, there are 3 options:
1. Help - Click on Help to access the online help for using the
software.
2. Continue - Click this to continue using the software.
3. Register - This software is a
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Click on Continue to go to the main screen.
MB Learn Tarot Software is divided into four sections:
Section I: My Personal Goals – Goal Reminder
You can edit your goals in this window. The description of the
different features are given below:
Set New Goals: Click on this button to set new goals to be
achieved.
Goals: This textbox displays the list of goals.
Delete Selected Goals: Select the checkbox of the goal that needs
to be deleted and then click on this button. This button allows you to
delete goals that have or have not been achieved.
View Achieved Goals: Select this button to allow you to view
Achieved Goals that have been marked by you as achieved or should have
been achieved by the ending date.
View Current Goals: Select this button to view Current Goals that
have not yet been achieved.
Mark Selected Goals As Achieved: Highlight the checkbox next to
the goal that needs to be transferred to the Achieved Goals List.
For Each Goal:
Name of Goal: Enter name of the goal that is being set.
Description of Goal: Write some details about the goal being set.
Goal Starting Date: Enter the date the goal is supposed to begin.
Goal Ending Date: Enter the date by which the goal is supposed to
be finished.
Goal Timer: This includes the below features
Total Day(s) To Achieve Goal: This number displays the total
number of days set initially to achieve the goal.
Day(s) Remaining to Achieve Goal: This number displays the total
number of days remaining from the current day to achieve the goal.
Select Achieved Percentage of Goal: This option allows the user
to set the percentage level of the goal he has completed.
Save / Update Goal: Click on this button to save goal details.
The Display at the top of the screen shows the Calculated and Actual
Achieved Percentage of the Goal.
Section II: Test Set Up
The user can set up his learning and testing preferences here.
Select Objectives:
MB Learn Tarot Software includes flashcards for the following
suits.
Check the box next to the suit you want to choose:
Major Arcana
Minor Arcana
• Cups
• Wands
• Swords
• Pentacles
Reversed
The user can choose specific cards to be displayed from specific
categories or all for learning purposes.
Check the Reverse option, for taking the reverse test too.
In the tutorial or while memorizing cards, keywords and descriptions for
the upright and reversed cards are shown in the same window. Also
keywords are same for the upright and reversed cards, only the meanings
change.
Click on the Save Current Settings As Default to save the settings that
you have chosen.
Test Level:
The level of difficulty can be set to Beginner, Intermediate and
Advanced by choosing the particular option. The difficulty of the test
increases from Beginner to Advanced.
Run on Windows Start-Up:
This section allows the user to set the run options for the program.
Run at start-up: Selecting this option will allow the program to
run at Windows start-up. This is the preferred option.
Start at system tray: Selecting this option will allow the
program to run in the system tray when the PC is restarted.
Don’t run at start-up: Selecting this option will not allow the
program to run unless started manually by the user.
Test Type
The user can also choose the type of test that he wants to take:
Description of the cards or Keywords. He can choose the particular
option depending on which level of reading cards he has reached.
Click on Memorize Meanings /Keywords to start the learning process.
Click on Test Me to directly start testing your tarot card reading
skills.
Section III: Memorize Cards
This section helps the user memorize the symbolic description or
keywords of the cards chosen. The meanings of the cards are displayed
one by one with the images of the cards. This helps the user associate
the image with the particular meanings or set of keywords.
Card Meaning: This displays the meanings of the image of the card
seen in the adjacent frame.
Reverse Meaning: This displays the reverse meanings of the
reversed image of the card seen in the adjacent frame.
Keywords: These are the set of keywords exclusive for a
particular card.
At any time you can go back to the previous or next card by clicking on
Previous or Next buttons.
You can also take the test at any time by clicking on the Test Me
button.
Section IV: Take Test & Results
The test section displays a card for which you have to guess the
correct meanings or keywords (based on whichever option is chosen).
If the description option is chosen, the user is given a multiple-choice
option where the user has to choose the right answer from the options
given.
If the keyword option is chosen, the user is given a multiple-choice
option where the user has to choose the keywords from the options given.
In the keyword test, the level of difficulty increases from choosing 3
keywords for the Beginner Level, 5 keywords for the Intermediate Level
to 7 keywords for the Advanced Level.
In the description test, the level of difficulty increases with the
number of options given, increasing with each level.
Choose an answer and Click on Next Question to go the next question in
the test
The Results are displayed based on the right and wrong answers. The
numbers of right and wrong answers are displayed thus helping the user
know his fault and correct it. Click on Save Current Result to save the
test results.
