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                         PC HELP-LINE
                         35250 Silver Leaf Circle
                         Yucaipa, CA  92399
                         United States
                         909-797-3091

Crossword Creator
=================


Introduction

PC HELP-LINE's Professional Crossword Creator is the easiest
to use, most powerful crossword puzzle editor available for
PC's and PC-compatible computers.

If you are an educator, an instructional materials
professional, or a newsletter publisher, you will find that
Crossword Creator has been tailored to your unique needs,
especially your "need for speed".  CWC's "robot" puzzle
builder can generate a crossword from a list of words in a
matter of seconds.

And if you are simply an enthusiast, Crossword Creator
provides you with everything you need to design and print
puzzles for yourself, family, and friends.

System Requirements

-  IBM PC or compatible computer
-  DOS 2.1 or higher, 384K minimum memory
-  color or monochrome monitor
-  one floppy disk drive, hard drive optional
-  Microsoft-compatible mouse (optional, but recommended)

-  printer     Since CWC prints TEXT, not graphics, the best
               results are obtained from printers that
               support the IBM PC character set or a
               proprietary line-drawing character set.
               Printers that support only the ASCII
               character set are suitable for draft output.

               PostScript printers are supported via a
               companion application, "Crossword Publisher",
               available from Longridge Software and
               PC HELP-LINE.

               See "Printer Compatibility Issues" for a
               discussion on using printers with Crossword
               Creator.

Product Support

PC HELP-LINE
35250 Silver Leaf Circle
Yucaipa, CA  92399
United States

Sales/Technical Support Hours

M-F  6pm - 10pm, Pacific time
S-S  10am - 2pm, Pacific time

Telephone:  [phone]
Compuserve: 72357,3523

PC HELP-LINE is a member of the Association of Shareware
Professionals (ASP).  ASP wants to make sure that the
shareware principle works for you.  If you are unable to
resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by
contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help.

The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem
with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support
for members' products.  Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at
545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a Compuserve
message via easyplex to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.

Installation

Crossword Creator is not copy-protected, and does not
require a "formal" installation, but it is a relatively
large program with many supporting files.  If you are a
novice computer user, you may find that using the supplied
SETUP program will get you up and running faster than trying
to configure the software on your own.

To run SETUP, place the Crossword Creator disk in your
floppy drive.  At the DOS prompt, type

   A:SETUP

and press ENTER.  If you are using a floppy drive other than
A:, prefix the SETUP command with the appropriate drive ID.

After prompting you for a number of installation options,
SETUP will copy the necessary files from the distribution
disks to your own working disks.

Startup

To start Crossword Creator, type

   CWC

at the DOS prompt and press ENTER.

Crossword Creator's configuration file, CWC.INI, must be in
the current directory, or in a directory specified by a
"CWC=" environment variable.  The program file, CWC.EXE,
must also be in the current directory unless you've issued a
PATH command that allows DOS to find it.

Several optional parameters may be specified on the DOS
command line when you start Crossword Creator.  The general
form is:

   CWC [puzzle name] [/L:language name] [/BW | /COLOR]

If you specify a puzzle name, CWC will load that puzzle for
you on startup.

CWC normally selects a color scheme based on the type of
video hardware installed in your computer.  Use /BW ("black
and white") or /COLOR ("multi-color") if you need to
override this automatic selection.  Many laptops, for
example, have color video hardware but do not have color
screens; using a black and white color scheme often provides
better contrast.

If you use /L:, you must supply the primary part of a
Crossword Creator language master filename, for example,
"ESPA" (do not use the .CWL extension).  The program will
read those language files on startup.

You cannot run CWC without language files.  The default is
"ENGL", so you do not have to use this option to run in
English.

examples:

   CWC movies       (loads MOVIES.PUZ)

   CWC /bw demo1    (loads DEMO1.PUZ, forces black and white
                    colors)

   CWC /l:espa      (reads ESPA.CWL)




               ------------------------------

               ("The Grand Tour" -- Tutorial)

                Text from TOUR.DOC goes here

               ------------------------------

Ending the Program

To end Crossword Creator, select "Exit" from the "File"
menu.

1.   Press Alt-F-X.  You are returned to DOS.




Retrieving Puzzles From Disk

Use the "Open" tool when you want to work with a puzzle that
has been previously saved to disk.

1.   Press Alt-F-O to display the "Open" dialog.

2.   Select a puzzle from the list.

3.   Press "Ok" to retrieve the puzzle.




Reviewing the Puzzle Clues

Use the "Review Clues" tool to identify missing or orphaned
clues.  Even in a small crossword, it's easy to skip a word
and forget to supply a clue, or "orphan" a clue by
inadvertently deleting or misspelling a puzzle word.

You can also "preview" the clue index numbers without
actually printing the puzzle.  This is useful when you want
one puzzle clue to reference another, for example, "Opposite
of 12 Across".

1.   Press Alt-P-R to display the "Review Clues" dialog.

2.   Press "Continue" to view each page of clues.  "Across"
     clues are displayed first, followed by the "Down"
     clues, followed by any "Orphaned" clues.

3.   If any orphaned clues are found, a dialog box asks you
     if you want to delete them.

     Orphaned clues belong to words that used to be part of
     the grid, but aren't now.  For example, suppose you
     assigned the clue "Man's best friend" to the word "DOG"
     in your puzzle.  If you later erase "DOG" from the grid
     without first deleting "Man's best friend", you've
     orphaned that clue.

     An orphaned clue is not necessarily a mistake,
     especially if you are planning to place "DOG" back into
     the grid at some later time.  As long as you do not
     delete "Man's best friend", you can place "DOG" back
     into the puzzle at any location you like; the
     connection to the orphaned clue will automatically be
     restored.




Selecting a Printer

Use the "Printer" tool to tell Crossword Creator what kind
of printer you'll be using.  It is important to get a good
match between your printer and one of CWC's printer
"drivers".  If your printer is not explicitly supported,
check the "Printer Support List" in Appendix B for a
compatible driver.

1.   Press Alt-O-P to display the "Printer" dialog.

2.   Select a printer from the list.

3.   Press "Ok".




Specifying File Locations

Use the "File Locations" tool to tell Crossword Creator
where to look for its supporting data files.  If you used
SETUP to install Crossword Creator, these settings should
already contain the proper pathnames.

1.   Press Alt-O-L to display the "File Locations" dialog.

2.   For each of the three text boxes, type a valid DOS
     pathname.  To indicate the "current" DOS directory,
     leave the entry blank.

     Crossword Creator - Location of CWC printer drivers and
                         language files (*.CWP, *.CWL,
                         *.CWH, *.CWI).

     Puzzles -           Location of your puzzle files
                         (*.PUZ, *.CLU).

     Search -            Location of additional word/clue
                         data files.

3.   Press "Ok".




Selecting a Color Scheme

Use the "Colors" tool to change Crossword Creator's color
scheme.

1.   Press Alt-O-C to display the "Colors" dialog.

2.   Select a screen element from the "Colors" button group.
     The current "Foreground" and "Background" colors for
     that element are highlighted.

3.   Select a new "Foreground" and/or "Background" color.
     The screen icons are updated so you can see what the
     new colors will look like.

4.   Press "Ok".




Using the On-Line Help

There are two ways to get on-line help in Crossword Creator:

   - From a dialog box, press F1 or the "Help" command
     button.  This displays a help window about the current
     dialog.

   - From the main screen, press Shift+F1 or Alt-H-T.  This
     displays the "Help Topics" dialog.  Select a topic from
     the list.

Help windows are scrollable and respond to the cursor arrow
keys, Home/End, and PgUp/PgDn.  To dismiss a help window,
press ESC or the "Cancel" command button.

Importing Words and Clues

Crossword Creator allows you to import words and/or clues
from an external file.  This gives you the ability to pull
in words and clues from a variety of sources: databases,
word-processors, electronic books, scanned documents, etc.

The input file can contain just words or both words and
clues.  The format of the file must be either plain ASCII
text or comma-delimited (mail-merge).  CWC always assumes
that the first word on the line is the puzzle word; the rest
of the line is considered to be the clue.

   ASCII example:

     BASEBALL The "grand old game"
     CHRISTMAS Santa's big day


   Comma-delimited example:

     "BASEBALL","The ~grand old game~"
     "CHRISTMAS","Santa's big day"

     Note that in this format a double-quote cannot be
     imbedded in the data and must be replaced by
     another character.  If you use a tilde, CWC will
     automatically convert it to a double-quote as the
     data is imported.

To import a file, use the "Import" tool.

1.   Press Alt-F-I.  The "Import" dialog is displayed.

2.   Type the name of your import file in the "Name" text
     box.  Include a drive ID and pathname if necessary.

3.   Indicate what you intend to import by selecting one of
     the "Contents" buttons.

4.   Check the "Append" box if you want the import data to
     be added to any existing words and clues.  Uncheck the
     box if you want the import data to replace the existing
     words and clues.

5.   Press "Ok".  CWC displays a record count as the file is
     imported.

     The puzzle words are placed into the word bank, and the
     clues are placed into CWC's internal clue table.  You
     can now use the "Auto Place" tool to build a grid from
     the imported words.  The clues will be attached to the
     words automatically as they are placed into the grid.

Searching for Clues

Writing clues for a crossword requires a fair amount of time
and effort, and it would certainly be an advantage if you
could use those clues in more than one puzzle.  Crossword
Creator is equipped with a built-in feature that helps you
reuse your existing clues.

The "Edit Clues" tool provides two special command buttons
(one for "across" words, one for "down" words) that you can
use to perform a "clue search".  Anytime you need to add a
clue to a puzzle, you have the option of writing a new clue
from scratch, or using a clue from another crossword you've
already written.

To search for a clue, use the "Search" command buttons in
the "Edit Clues" tool.

1.   Press Alt-E-C.  The "Edit Clues" dialog is displayed.

2.   Press "Next" until the word you want to work with
     appears.

3.   Press "Search".  CWC begins scanning your existing clue
     files.  If the word you're currently working on appears
     in another puzzle, its corresponding clue is picked up
     automatically.

4.   When the search is complete, a list box is presented
     containing all of the clues that were found.  Select
     one from the list.  (If the current word does not
     appear in any of your existing puzzles, no list is
     displayed and you're returned to the "Edit Clues"
     dialog.)

5.   The selected clue is placed into the "Edit Clues"
     dialog.

As the search function is scanning your data files, it
displays a running count of the clues it has collected so
far.  You can press "Cancel" at any time, and you'll get a
list of the clues found to that point.  To resume searching,
press "Continue".

Searching for Words

The search function described in "Searching for Clues" is
also integrated into the "Edit Bank" tool.  The difference
is that the bank's search function is broader.  Edit Clues
is always in search of a specific word, where Edit Bank
lets you use wildcards to search for all words that match a
general letter pattern.

To search for words, use the "Search" command button in the
"Edit Bank" tool.

1.   Press Alt-E-B.  The "Edit Bank" dialog is displayed.

2.   Type a letter pattern in the "Word/Pattern" text box.

     A pattern may contain letters of the alphabet or
     "wildcards" (any non-alpha character).  For example,
     B??L??S is a valid pattern.

3.   Press "Search".  CWC begins scanning your existing clue
     files, looking for words that match the letter pattern
     you've provided.  Corresponding clues for those words
     (if any) are also picked up automatically.

4.   When the search is complete, a list box is presented
     containing all of the words and clues that were found.
     Select one from the list.

5.   The selected word is placed into the bank.  If there is
     a corresponding clue, it is placed into CWC's internal
     clue table.

     Although the search function allows you to be highly
     selective about the incoming data, the end result is
     identical to a File Import operation.

Providing Additional Data for Searches

Crossword Creator allows you to supplement both the
"Edit Clues" and the "Edit Bank" search functions with
additional data, as long as the files conform to the ASCII
text or comma-delimited formats described in "Importing
Words and Clues".  Also, the data in the records must begin
in column 1; records that contain leading blanks will be
ignored by the search function.

To enable this feature, simply supply a valid DOS pathname
in the "Search" text box of the "File Locations" dialog, and
place your additional data files in that subdirectory.  The
search functions will automatically scan all of the files
found there, in addition to the standard clue files (*.CLU)
found in the "Puzzles" subdirectory.

There are no restrictions on the names you give to your
supplemental data files, nor on their size or contents; use
as many or as few files as is convenient.  However, you can
make the search engine's job easier (and thus, faster) if
you organize your data files by word length:

   1.   Divide up your data into separate files, so that
        each file contains puzzle words of the same length.

   2.   Name each file so that the trailing characters of
        the filename match the internal word length.

        For example, FRED5, MYWORDS.5, and MUSIC.LT5 would
        all contain just 5-letter words (along with their
        corresponding clues, of course).

Normally, a search will scan every file that exists in the
"Search" subdirectory.  However, if you adopt the above
conventions, the search engine will not waste time scanning
words that are not the same length as the pattern you
specified.

Remember that you are not required to organize your data in
this way; it will simply give you better performance, and
the increase in speed will vary directly with the size of
your data.  If you only have a few hundred records in your
files, it probably isn't worth it to organize them.  But if
you have several thousand records, you'll definitely notice
a difference.

Adding Hints to a Puzzle

If you are using crossword puzzles as an instructional tool,
you are probably more concerned about educating your
students than you are about stumping them.  Crossword
Creator understands your motives, and provides a simple way
for you to give your pupils a helping hand.

Any letter in a crossword may be designated as a "hint".
Hinted letters are always visible, enabling the solver to
see part of the solution to the puzzle they're working on.
Hints also make it easy to incorporate two-part or
hyphenated words in your puzzles.  Simply set a hint on the
separator character so that the division is clearly marked,
and apparent to the solver.

1.   Position the cursor over the letter you wish to hint.

2.   Press the EQUAL key, or use the mouse to click on the
     "(=)" symbol in the Status Window.  The hinted letter
     becomes highlighted.

                           - or -

1.   Position the mouse pointer over the letter you wish to
     hint.

2.   Click both mouse buttons (buttons 1 and 2)
     simultaneously.

To remove a hint, perform the same steps.  Both alternatives
are toggles that turn hinting on and off for a particular
letter.

The "Hints" tool also provides some short-cuts for adding
and removing hints.

1.   Press Alt-P-H.  The "Hints" dialog is displayed.

2.   Select one of the "Option" buttons.

3.   Press "Ok".

Creating Multiple Grids

There may be occasions when you'd like to produce more than
one grid shape from the same list of words and clues.  For
example, a quiz for a group of students where everyone has
the same clues, but the words are intersected differently.
Or maybe you simply want to change a puzzle's row/column
dimensions without a lot of retyping.

Since both of these scenarios require you to process the
same word list over and over, you need a way to reclaim
words from the puzzle grid and put them back into the word
bank so "Auto Place" can rearrange them.  The "Unplace All"
tool does exactly that.

1.   Press Alt-E-U.  The puzzle grid is erased, and all of
     the words are put back into the word bank.

     Since this is a destructive operation (the current grid
     will be erased), CWC may prompt you to save your work
     before proceeding.

2.   Press Alt-E-A.  The "Auto Place" dialog is displayed.

3.   Uncheck the "Long Words First" option in the "Robot"
     group.

     Auto Place normally sorts your word list, forcing the
     robot to place the longest words into the grid, first.
     This increases the robot's chances of successfully
     placing the entire list, but it's also very predictable
     -- the same words will always sort into the same order,
     so the same grid shape will always be produced.

     In this case, though, you need eliminate that
     predictability by disabling the initial sort.  This
     allows the robot to process your words "as is", in the
     same random order that "Unplace All" returned them to
     the work bank.

Each cycle through the above steps, "Unplace All" followed
by "Auto Place", will produce a slightly different grid
shape because the words are processed in a different order
each time.

Remember, also, that each new grid simply overlays the
previous one.  If you want to save each version as a
separate puzzle, you must use "Save As" at the end of each
cycle, and give each variation a unique name.

Using Puzzle Templates

If you're used to using the "Auto Place" tool in "Freeform"
mode, you already know how quickly and efficiently Crossword
Creator can generate a grid from a list of words.  You must,
however, make one concession in order to get that speed and
convenience: you have to give up control of the grid shape.

In other words, pre-defined or symmetrical grids are
incompatible with Auto Place's "Freeform" mode.

Crossword Creator recognizes, though, that speed is not
always necessary, and there may be times when you would
willingly sacrifice convenience to gain control of the grid.
CWC provides this control via puzzle templates.

When you draw a template in Crossword Creator's puzzle
window, sunburst symbols are used to represent the positions
where you will eventually want to have letters.  That is,
these special "template characters" are used as placeholders
for legitimate letters.

Template characters are inserted when you press the
UNDERSCORE key or Shift+Hyphen.  To draw a template, simply
move the cursor around in the puzzle window and type in
template characters.

When your template is ready, use "Auto Place" to try and
fill it with words.  Remember that you still need to supply
a list of words for the robot to work with.  The only
difference is that you must select "Template" mode before
starting the process.

Although puzzle templates can be useful in the right
situation, please do not get the idea that you can turn CWC
into a crossword "generator".  The "Auto Place" tool is not
nearly sophisticated enough for that, and its capacity is
limited.

If you need to generate symmetrical, commercial-quality
crosswords, contact PC HELP-LINE for a copy of our
"CCTOOLS" diskette.  These utilities enable you to hook
Crossword Creator up to a more capable, third-party
crossword "engine".  If you already have a large database
of word/clue combinations, you can generate complete,
ready-to-print puzzles with very little effort.

Exporting Puzzles

Puzzles that you design with Crossword Creator can be
exported into other file formats.  This lets you take
advantage of the special capabilities of other software and
hardware: desktop publishing applications, Postscript
printers, etc.

Crossword Creator currently supports two external formats:
ASCII text and XWP.  This latter format is especially
important because it is required by CWC's companion
programs, "Crossword Publisher" by Longridge Software and
PC HELP-LINE's own "Crossword Clipper".

To export a file, use the "Export" tool.

1.   Press Alt-F-E.  The "Export" dialog is displayed.

2.   Type the name of your export file in the "Name" text
     box.  Include a drive ID and pathname if necessary.

3.   Select one of the "Format" buttons.

4.   The check boxes in the "Options" group apply only to
     the "ASCII text" format.  Check the ones you want.

5.   Press "Ok".  CWC displays a record count as the file is
     exported.

Printer Compatibility Issues

If you can't get Crossword Creator to produce sharp, square
boxes and continuous lines on your printer, you may have a
compatibility problem.  The following facts about PC
printers should help you determine the best way to use your
printer with CWC.

When a printer manufacturer advertises a particular model as
"IBM compatible", they usually mean that the printer
recognizes the same control code sequences as IBM printers.

For most word processing and spreadsheet applications this
is quite sufficient because only the standard alphanumeric
ASCII characters are required by these kinds of programs.
But letters and numbers are only a subset of the symbols
that make up a printer's "character set".

When IBM introduced the original PC, they endowed it with a
special, proprietary character set that included a nice set
of line and box drawing characters, and programmers used
them to good advantage in their software to spruce up their
screens.

Crossword Creator uses these characters, for example, to
draw the frame boundaries around windows and dialog boxes.
All "IBM compatible" computers can reproduce these
characters on the screen, but not all printers can reproduce
them on paper.  That's the rub.  Your printer may be IBM
"control code" compatible, but not IBM "character set"
compatible.

Now as far as Crossword Creator is concerned, character set
compatibility is much more important than control code
compatibility.  A printer driver can be built for any
printer, no matter how complex its control codes, but if
your printer can't reproduce the IBM character set, you just
won't be able to produce the best possible output.

However, you can get "draft" output from any printer,
IBM-compatible or not.  Crossword Creator does come with
"plain" printer drivers that use just the standard ASCII
characters "|", "-", and "+" to draw boxes.  Yes, the output
is rougher-looking, but it's better than nothing.

The point is, CWC can use any characters that your printer
knows how to draw, but it can't give IBM character set
compatibility to a printer that doesn't already have it
built-in.

If you're in doubt about your printer's capabilities, try
this simple test.  Startup Crossword Creator; when you get
to the main screen, press Shift+PrtSc on your keyboard.

If the window frames print out just like they appear on the
screen, your printer is IBM "character set" compatible.  If
you get italic characters or something other than solid
lines, you may be limited to draft-quality output.

One last important point.  Printers equipped with an
"auto line feed" feature can adversely affect CWC's
printing.  The most obvious symptom is output that looks
"double-spaced" and is regularly broken up by horizontal
lines of "white space".

There is no way that Crossword Creator can compensate for an
"auto line feed" problem because it occurs "behind the
program's back", at the hardware level.  Check your owner's
manual.  This feature can usually be disabled by positioning
a hardware DIP switch somewhere on the printer.

Printer Support List

If your printer is not explicitly supported, you still have
two options.  First, check your owner's manual to see if
your printer "emulates" any of those listed.  If so, you can
probably use that driver.  Second, PC HELP-LINE will build
custom drivers free of charge if you can provide the owner's
manual for the printer.


Manufacturer   Driver Name  Model Name / Description

------------------------------------------------------------
any            DABLO630     DIABLO 630 standard printers
------------------------------------------------------------
C. Itoh        CI8510A      8510A
------------------------------------------------------------
Epson          EPFX86E      FX-86e, FX family
               EPFXPLN      older FX, no IBM character set

               EPLQ850      LQ-850, LQ family
               EPLQPLN      older LQ, no IBM character set

               EPLX800      LX-800, LX family

               EPRX80       RX-80
               EPMX80       MX-80
------------------------------------------------------------
HP             HPDJET       DeskJet Plus, DeskJet 500
               HPDJETLG     (portrait, legal size)

               HPLJET       LaserJet Series II or higher
               HPLJETLS     (landscape, letter size)
               HPLJETLG     (portrait, legal size)
------------------------------------------------------------
IBM            IBGRAPH      Graphics Printer
               IBPROPR      ProPrinter
------------------------------------------------------------
NEC            NEP2200      P2200, P6/P7 Pinwriters
------------------------------------------------------------
Okidata        OKML190      Microline 190 Plus
               OKML192      Microline 192/193
------------------------------------------------------------
Panasonic      PAKX1080     KX-P1080

               PAKX1124     KX-P1124
               PAKX1180     KX-P1180
------------------------------------------------------------
Star           STGEM10X     Gemini 10-X

Manufacturer   Driver Name  Model Name / Description

------------------------------------------------------------
Tandy          TADMP130     DMP-130

               TADWP220     DWP-220
------------------------------------------------------------
Toshiba        TOP1351      P1351

Error and Warning Messages

When Crossword Creator encounters an error (or some other
unusual situation), it informs you with a message box.  The
text of the message will describe the nature of the error,
name the device or file involved (if any), and show the
error number (if applicable).

Common messages are listed alphabetically below, along with
the possible causes and remedies.  If you receive a message
that is not listed, or if you cannot resolve a documented
error yourself, contact PC HELP-LINE Technical Support.


(file name) already exists

   You are attempting to overwrite an existing puzzle with
   the same name as the current puzzle.  This will destroy
   the puzzle that is already on the disk.  To overwrite the
   existing puzzle, respond "Ok" to the message box prompt.
   If you respond "Cancel", the save operation is not
   performed.


Can't load language file (file name); insufficient memory

   You don't have enough memory in your system to run CWC.
   The minimum memory requirement is 320K.  You need to make
   more memory available to CWC.

   Number:   248


Device (device name) disk is write-protected

   The disk drive named in the message has been
   write-protected.  Remove the write-protect tab, or use
   another disk.

   Number:   70


Device (device name) drive not ready

   The disk drive named in the message was not on-line and
   available.  Make sure it is powered up, and that the
   drive doors are fully closed.

   Number:   71

Device (device name) not ready

   The device named in the message was not on-line and
   available.  Make sure all your peripherals are powered up
   and ready.

   Number:   24, 25, 57, 68


Device (device name) out of paper

   CWC is trying to use the printer, but it is out of paper.
   Try printing again after you've put in more paper.

   Number:   27


Disk (device name) is full

   The disk drive named in the message does not have enough
   free space to store the data you are trying to save.  Use
   a new disk, or delete some existing files to free up more
   space.

   Number:   61


DOS command processor not available

   CWC could not create a DOS SHELL because it could not
   locate the DOS command processor, probably COMMAND.COM.
   This is usually only a problem with floppy-based systems.
   Put your original boot disk back in the drive and try
   again.

   Number:   252


File (drive\path\filename) access error

   CWC attempted to alter or delete a "read-only" file, or
   violated a network access rule.  Use a different
   drive\path\filename.

   Number:   75

File (drive\path\filename) bad file name

   The drive, path, or file named in the message is invalid
   or does not exist.  Check that the drive, path, and
   filenames are spelled correctly.

   Number:   64


File (drive\path\filename) file not found

   The drive, path, or file named in the message does not
   exist.  Check that the drive, path, and filenames are
   spelled correctly.

   Number:   52, 53


File (drive\path\filename) input past EOF

   CWC tried to read past the end of a file.  Report this
   error to PCHL.

   Number:   62


File or device I/O error

   No explanation.  CWC encountered an error it was not
   expecting.  Report this error to PCHL.

   Number:   1-255


(word) is an incomplete word

   You are attempting to supply a clue for a word that
   contains template characters.  You must replace all
   template characters with valid letters before a clue can
   be accepted.

Language file (drive\path\filename) contains an invalid PCHL
language code

   All CWC language files are assigned a unique code by
   PCHL, once they have been thoroughly tested for
   compatibility.  The language file you are trying to use
   has either not been tested, or has been corrupted in some
   way.  Report this error to PCHL.

   Number:   251


Language file (drive\path\filename) incompatible with this
version of CWC

   All CWC language files contain a "version number" that
   corresponds to the internal version of CWC.EXE.  The
   format of the language files has changed with each new
   release of Crossword Creator.  You are trying to use a
   language file that is in the wrong format.  Contact PCHL
   to obtain a "matched" set of CWC program and support
   files.

   Number:   253


Maximum words/clues exceeded

   You have exceeded the upper limit of 300 puzzle words
   and/or clues.  This is an absolute limit imposed by
   Crossword Creator.

   Number:   250


No clues defined

   The "Review Clues" tool cannot be used until the text of
   at least one clue has been input.


No HELP available for this topic

   A "header" record for this topic was found in the Help
   file, but there was no accompanying text.

   Number:   247

No printer selected, or destination is blank

   You have not selected a printer driver, or have not
   specified a destination for your printer output.  Select
   a printer from the list box in the "Print" dialog, and
   supply a device name or a filename in the "Destination"
   text box.

   Number:   255


Orphaned clues found

   The "Review Clues" tools has identified some orphaned
   clues.  To delete these clues, respond "Ok" to the
   message box prompt.  If you respond "Cancel", the clues
   are retained.


Out of MEMORY

   CWC could not allocate enough memory to run properly, or
   all available memory has been consumed by the text of
   puzzle clues.  The minimum memory requirement is 384K.
   You need to make more memory available to CWC.

   Number:   7


Out of STRING SPACE

   CWC could not allocate enough memory to display the text
   of a help topic, or the text of puzzle clues has consumed
   all of the memory available.  These are absolute limits.
   Decrease the length or number of your puzzle clues.

   Number:   14


Path (drive\path) not found

   The drive or path named in the message is invalid or does
   not exist.  Check that the drive and pathname are spelled
   correctly.

   Number:   76

Pattern requires at least 2 tokens

   The search pattern you specified is less than 2
   characters long.  The minimum word length is 2 letters,
   so you must specify a pattern containing at least that
   many tokens.

   Number:   254


Puzzle is too wide for printer

   Your puzzle requires more print positions than are
   available, as defined by the printer driver you have
   selected.  You must decrease the size (width) of your
   puzzle.


Recent changes have not been saved

   You have made changes to the puzzle currently in memory,
   but have not saved your work.  To save your changes,
   respond "Yes" to the message box prompt.  If you respond
   "No", your changes will be discarded.


Setup paper in printer

   CWC has paused during a print operation to allow you to
   put a new sheet of paper in your printer.  Deselecting
   the "Continuous Forms" option on the "Print" dialog sets
   this condition.


Too many words in the puzzle

   Your puzzle is too complex for CWC to format properly.
   You will have to remove some words from the puzzle in
   order to continue.  Report this error to PCHL.

   Number:   249