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  9. │This file is a short overview of how to play the seek and find puzzle game.  │
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  11. │The registered version contains a detailed help utility which explains every │
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  13. │command and function completely.                                             │
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  17. │   Press  [ Ctrl-C ] to terminate this help file at any time.                │
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  24. └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
  25. ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  26. │                             SELECTING A PUZZLE                              │
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  29. │The default puzzle file is "EXAMPLE.EXP".  All of the puzzle files have the  │
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  31. │"EXP" extention.  To select a different puzzle file, press the F9 key and a  │
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  33. │directory will pop up on the screen.  Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to move the │
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  35. │scroll bar through the directory and press the ENTER key to select the       │
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  37. │highlighted file.  You can have up to 4,000 different puzzle files in the    │
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  39. │current directory.  The scroll bar is capable of scrolling through all of    │
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  41. │them.  Press the ESC key to abort the operation and the game will reset to   │
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  43. │the default puzzle file.                                                     │
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  49. ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  50. │                               PLAY A PUZZLE                                 │
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  52. │  STEP ONE:  From the main menu press F10 to start the game.                 │
  53. │             » If the puzzle file contains any tagged words, you will «      │
  54. │             » be prompted if you would like to continue the game or  «      │
  55. │             » start the game over from the beginning with all tagged «      │
  56. │             » words reset to blank.  Press the F10 key to continue   «      │
  57. │             » the game; Press F9 to start over.                      «      │
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  59. │    »  The game screen will appear and you will see a menu at the bottom  «  │
  60. │    »  of the screen.                                                     «  │
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  62. │  STEP TWO:  Press the F10 key to list the available words for the selected  │
  63. │             puzzle.  The F10 key acts like a toggle.  Continuously pressing │
  64. │             the F10 key will cause the words to page until the END OF LIST  │
  65. │             marker is reached.  Once the END OF LIST marker is reached;     │
  66. │             Press the F10 key again and the words will relist starting from │
  67. │             the beginning.  You may repeat this process as many times as    │
  68. │             you wish.                                                       │
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  72. └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
  73. ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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  75. │ STEP THREE: Press the F7 key to highlight a word that you have located      │
  76. │             somewhere in the letter grid.  After pressing the F7 key, you   │
  77. │             see a pointer appear in the upper left hand corner of the letter│
  78. │             grid.  That is the home position.  Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys   │
  79. │             to move the pointer to the RIGHT of the beginning letter of     │
  80. │             the word you wish to highlight and press the ENTER key.         │
  81. │             Example:                                                        │
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  83. │                      A  K  E  P  T  E  L  L  D  W  J  L  C                  │
  84. │                      K  E X  A  M  P  L  E  W  L  T  U  C                  │
  85. │                      B  U  V  E  O  Y  I  H  G  K  J  L  M                  │
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  88. │  Triangular pointer  ────┘                                                  │
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  90. │             This will mark the beginning of the word.  The pointer will     │
  91. │             change to the color red.  Then use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to    │
  92. │             move the pointer to the RIGHT side of the last letter of the    │
  93. │             word you wish to highlight and press the ENTER key.             │
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  97. ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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  99. │             If you are correct, you will see a message stating so and the   │
  100. │             word will be automatically highlighted in a different color.    │
  101. │             If you are incorrect, you will see a message stating so.        │
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  103. │             Repeat this entire process until all of the words are located.  │
  104. │             You can quit at any time and the game will automatically save   │
  105. │             itself.  When you resume the same puzzle at a later time you    │
  106. │             will be prompted if you would like to continue or start over    │
  107. │             (as mentioned earlier).                                         │
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  109. │ OTHER COMMANDS:                                                             │
  110. │         F9 KEY:  Press this key and you will be prompted to enter a word    │
  111. │                  to reveal its location.  Enter the desired word and its    │
  112. │                  location will be revealed on the screen.  If the word is   │
  113. │                  not found in the list, you will see a message stating      │
  114. │                  that fact.                                                 │
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  123. │  F5 KEY:  This command is supported in the registered version only.         │
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  125. │  F4 KEY:  This key invokes the help file.  The unregistered version views   │
  126. │           the same file you are reading now.  The registered version        │
  127. │           contains a more detailed help file with color graphics.           │
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  129. │  F6 KEY:  Pressing this key will terminate the game and it will save itself │
  130. │           automatically.                                                    │
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  133. │  Registered version highlights:                                             │
  134. │                       Complete color help utility                           │
  135. │                       Enhanced sound effects                                │
  136. │                       Complete statistical data utility                     │
  137. │                       Updated puzzle files                                  │
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