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{..H1}Help- MAIN MENU
{.C14}About Hang Man
{.C15}This game is designed to improve spelling while having fun.
According to our studies to other educational software
packages, we found that users do not learn as much as they
expect because of the distraction of so much graphics and
many moving object on the screen. We designed the screen
and graphics to help increase your concentration to be able
to learn the words faster.
{.C15}
{.C14}Hang Man Features
{.C15} . Completely menu driven
. Capability to add new topics (files).
. Capability to add and edit existing words in a topic
(file).
. Full editing capability to each word.
. On-Line Help.
. Sound control
. Built-in word selector that makes sure a word is not
reselected until most of the words of the topic have been
selected.
{.C15}
{.C13}Registration Fee: $15
{.C15} This package is given to the user for trail only. If you
like the game and you think you will use it, please send
us the registration fee of only $15, and you will receive
all the following features.
Please write a check to:
Sam Saad
P.O.Box 807
Alhambra, CA 91802-0807
{.C15}
{.C14}Registration Features:
{.C15}When you register, you will get all the following features:
. Will receive a new version of Hang Man that:
- Allows up to 26 topics in the Catalog List instead of
just 3 topics.
- Allow up to 1,000 words in each topic instead of just
150.
- Has the capability to delete unwanted topics from the
Catalog List.
- Has the capability to delete unwanted words from a
selected topic.
- Allows you to copy words from one topic to another.
. Will receive a complete manual on how to use the game,
and different techniques on how to use text editors to
increase the power of the game. And how to restore
deleted topics.
. Will be placed on our mailing list and will be informed
of any new updates to our products.
{.C15}
{.C14}Main Menu
{.C15}The Main Menu has five options, and they are as follows:
{.C14} 1. Select Topic and Play
{.C15} This option will display the different topics that exists
in the Catalog List and then you select one of the topics.
Once topic is selected, the game will start.
{.C15}
{.C14} 2. Add a New Topic
{.C15} This option will allow you to add a new topic title to the
Catalog List. A file will be created. You do not have to
worry about the file name the program will create the name
automatically for you.
Note: In order to be able to use the new topic, you have
to enter words into it.
{.C15}
{.C14} 3. Update Topic
{.C15} This option allows you to add, edit, and delete words from
a topic. When this option is selected, the Catalog List
will be displayed to select the topic to be updated.
{.C15}
{.C14} 4. Delete Topic
{.C15} This option allows you to delete topics from the Catalog
List. When the option is selected, the Catalog List will
be displayed for you to select the topic to be deleted.
After you select a topic, the computer will ask you to
confirm deletion of the topic. Type (Y) if you still
wants to delete the topic, or (N) if you change your mind.
Note: The topic title will be deleted for the Catalog
List, but the actual file will not, so you can use it
again if needed. (Techniques on how to use deleted files
will be sent to you after registration).
{.C15}
{.C14} 5. Help
{.C15} This is what you are looking at now. There are other help
options from other menus.
{.C15}
{.C14} 6. Exit HangMan
{.C15} This option will save all the files and exit to DOS.
{..H1}
{..H2}HELP ON- SELECT TOPIC AND PLAY
{.C15}This submenu has four options that allow you to play the
game, toggle sound On/Off, get on screen help, and quit the
submenu and go back to the main menu. The four option are as
follows:
{.C15}
{.C13}1. Play
{.C15} This option starts the game.
{.C14} Screen Set Up
{.C15} Before we tell you how to play the game, you may need to
know about the screen set up. At the top middle area of
the screen, you will see a man and to the left of him there
is a hanger. At the lower left of the screen, you will see
the letters of the Alphabet that you may use to guess the
spelling of the word. To the right you will see your
{.C15} score.
{.C15}
{.C14} How to Play
{.C15} The computer will pick a word in random from the
selected topic. Toward the lower middle left of the
screen, dashes will be displayed with the same number as
the number of letters in the word. To the right, a message
will displayed to tell you how many letters in the word.
You start by guessing letters. Every letter that is
guessed, will drop from the Alphabet group to the guessed
letters group. If you press a letter that you selected
before the computer will display a message. If you guess a
wrong letter the hanger will move closer to the man. You
will have seven chances to find out the word.
{.C15}
{.C13}2. Quit
{.C15} You select this option to quit the game and return to the
main menu.
{.C15}
{.C13}3. Help
{.C15} This is the help that you are looking at. There are other
helps on other menus.
{.C15}
{.C13}4. Toggle Sound
{.C15} This option allows you to toggle sound On/Off. When option
is selected, the sound status will show on the top of the
screen. The sound is ON by default when you first get in
{.C15} the program.
{..H2}
{..H3}Help On - UPDATE TOPIC
{.C15}The update topic menu allows you to change words in a topic
by adding, editing, or deleting words from the selected
topic. This submenu contains eight options in it and they
are as follows:
{.C15}
{.C13}1. Add
{.C15} This option allow you to add words to a selected topic.
Remember that you can have up to 1,000 words in every topic
when you register for the game instead of only 150. That is
up to 26,000 words for 26 topics. The following is the
word editing function, they are active in Add, Edit mode.
{.C15}
{.C14} Editing Functions:
Key Function
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Home Begging of the word
End End of the word
BackSpace Erase previous letter
Del Delete letter at cursor
Right arrow Move right
Left arrow Move left
Ctrl-Y Delete from cursor to end of word.
{.C14}
{.C13}2. Edit
{.C15} This option allows you to edit existing topic.
{This option is active only in the registered version of
the program.}
{.C15}
{.C13}3. Delete
{.C15} This option allows you to delete words for the selected
topic. {This option is active only in the registered
version of the program.}
{.C15}
{.C13}4. Help
{.C15} This is the help you are looking at right now.
{.C13}5. Arrow Up
{.C15} Allow you to go up one word in the topic.
{.C13}6. Arrow Down
{.C15} Allow you to go down one word in the topic.
{.C13}7. PgUp
{.C15} Allow you to go up 20 words in the topic.
{.C13}8. PgDn
{.C15} Allow you to go down 20 words in the topic.
{..H3}