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To customize My Pals Scout and Violet, you first need to download and install the LeapFrog
Connect Application on your computer. You can then easily download your child's name,
their favorite food, animal, color, and music! And create a LeapFrog Learning Path, to see
the skills and activities your child is exploring. If you haven't already downloaded the application,
go to leapfrog.com/support, and click on My Pals Scout and Violet. This will take you
to the My Pals Scout and Violet customer support page. Please note that you must be connected
to the internet to download LeapFrog Connect. On the My Pals customer support page, select
the LeapFrog Connect download for your operating system, PC or Mac. if you're using a PC, click
the run option when you are asked whether you want to run or save the file. Click run
again, when asked whether you want to run the software. If you're using a Mac, download
the installer to your computer. After the download is complete, find the LeapFrog Connect
installer on your computer and double-click to open. Once LeapFrog Connect is downloaded
to your computer, you'll see a welcome screen. You will be instructed to make sure that all
other programs are closed on your computer. When all other programs are closed, click
next and follow the prompts to complete the installation. Installation can take several
minutes and include pauses, so please be patient. When finished, you'll see a screen confirming
that the LeapFrog Connect Application has successfully installed on your computer. Click
the continue button to set up your child's My Pal. If you just completed downloading
and installing the LeapFrog Connect Application, you will be directed to the LeapFrog Connect
home screen. If you previously installed the Connect Application open LeapFrog Connect
by clicking the LeapFrog Connect icon on your computer desktop. You can also launch LeapFrog
Connect from your computer's program files. Click set up your My Pal and follow the on
screen instructions to connect your child's Scout or Violet to your computer with the
included USB cable. You'll now need to create a LeapFrog parent account. Your LeapFrog parent
account is the first step to giving you access to the LeapFrog Learning Path which offers
personalized insight into the skills your child is exploring while playing with LeapFrog
toys. Creating a LeapFrog parent account is easy! Just enter your name, email address,
your year of birth, year of birth is used to determine eligibility and will not
be saved, and choose a password. Then click agree and continue. If you already have a
LeapFrog account, click sign in to enter your email address and password on the already
have an account screen. After creating your LeapFrog account, you'll need to provide information
about who plays with the toy. This will create a personal LeapFrog Learning Path for your
child and allows you to see the skills your child is exploring while playing with their
My Pal. Click who plays with this My Pal and enter your child's first name, month and year
of birth, grade level, and gender, and then click save. When you're finished, click finish.
Now you'll be directed to the LeapFrog Connect home page. All of the LeapFrog toys that you
have connected will be displayed in the center of the screen. Click the name in the My Pals
Scout and Violet box to enter the My Pals view. If you see a yellow button with an exclamation
mark next to any name, that means your child's toy is not completely set up. Click the yellow
button and follow the on screen instructions to complete the setup. The first page you'll
see is the My Pals Scout and Violet home page. To begin customizing your child's Scout or
Violet, click the get started button. You can also click the my names button on the
left side of the screen. On the my name page, enter your child's first name, then click
find audio. If your child's name is available, click on the speaker symbol to hear My Pal
pronounce the name. If the pronunciation of your child's name is correct, confirm the
spelling displayed in the spelling box, or enter the correct spelling. If your child's
name is not available, try entering a different spelling in the first name box, or browse
the list for audio that sounds like your child's name. If you find audio that sounds like your
child's name, but is not spelled the same, select the name, then enter the correct spelling
of your child's name in the spelling box. Next, click save to My Pal. If your child's
name is not available, and we do not have audio that sounds like your child's name,
you can choose a nickname. Select the choose a nickname button and then pick a nickname
from the list. You can hear the nickname by selecting nickname then clicking on the
speaker symbol. If you would like Scout or Violet to spell your child's name in a song,
enter the correct spelling of your child's name in the spelling box, then click save
to My Pal. Periodically, we add to our list of names. You can submit your child's name
for future consideration by clicking send and entering the name, gender, and pronunciation.
Next, you can choose to continue customizing your child's My Pal or close the customization
pages. Click continue to my picks to choose your child's favorite food, animal, and color.
Click close if you want to close the customization pages. You can continue customizing your child's
My Pal at another time by clicking the my picks and my music buttons. On the my picks page,
you can choose one food, one animal, and one color your child likes. When you've made your
selections click save to My Pal. Next, you can choose to continue customizing your child's
My Pal or close the customization pages. Click continue to my music to continue customizing
your child's My Pal. On the my music page, you can add up to 5 new daytime songs and
5 new lullabies to My Pal. To listen to a sample of a song, click the speaker symbol
next to the name of the song. An asterisk indicates that the song is already included
on Scout and Violet. Click the box next to each song you would like your child's My Pal
to play. Remember, you can choose up to 5 daytime songs and 5 lullabies. When you've
made your selections click save to My Pal. Congratulations! You've now customized your
child's My Pal! You can change the name, the picks, and the music at any time by clicking
on the my name, my picks, or my music tab.