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================================================================== The SPELLBOUND! Word Search Creator 1.10 Copyright (C) 1991 by Kenneth R. Casey, Jr. All Rights Reserved ================================================================== 1) FOR A LIST OF NEW FEATURES ................................. PART 1.0.0 READ THIS DOCUMENTATION FROM WITHIN PROGRAM! ............ PART 1.1.0 THIS PROGRAM IS NOT FREE, AND REGISTRATION IS_ .......... PART 1.2.0 BEWARE SPELLBOUND! SOFTWARE'S SUPER DUPER, NEW AND_ ..... PART 1.3.0 PRINTING THE INVOICE AND DOCUMENTATION .................. PART 1.4.0 2) LICENSING, LEGAL STUFF ..................................... PART 2.0.0 LICENSE AGREEMENT ....................................... PART 2.1.0 SHAREWARE VERSION LICENSE PARTICULARS ................... PART 2.2.0 REGISTERED VERSION LICENSE PARTICULARS .................. PART 2.3.0 DISTRIBUTION OF THE WORD SEARCH CREATOR ................. PART 2.4.0 DISCLAIMER .............................................. PART 2.5.0 TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR REGISTERED USERS .................. PART 2.6.0 TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR NON-REGISTERED USERS ........... PART 2.6.1 3) OVERVIEW OF FEATURES ....................................... PART 3.0.0 QUITTING THE PROGRAM .................................... PART 3.1.0 FEATURES OF THE SPELLBOUND! WORD SEARCH CREATOR ......... PART 3.2.0 WATCH THE SCANNING PROCESS - WORDS INSERTED ON SCREEN! PART 3.2.1 TOKENIZER PARSES TEXT FILES INTO WORD LISTS! ......... PART 3.2.2 YOU ARE GIVEN UNPRECEDENTED CONTROL OVER THE PUZZLE! . PART 3.2.3 CREATE ULTRA COMPLEX PUZZLES; ALPHANUMERIC PUZZLES! .. PART 3.2.4 WORD LIST MANAGEMENT FEATURES! ....................... PART 3.2.5 COMPREHENSIVE FILE MANAGER FOR RENAMING, PRINTING_ ... PART 3.2.6 4) INSTALLATION ............................................... PART 4.0.0 5) HOW TO USE THE PROGRAM ..................................... PART 5.0.0 SPECIFYING WORD LIST ON THE COMMAND LINE (AUTOMATIC MODE) PART 5.1.0 THE FILE MANAGER ........................................ PART 5.2.0 THE FILE MANAGER COMMANDS ............................ PART 5.2.1 THE CONFIGURATION SCREEN ................................ PART 5.3.0 CONFIGURATION SCREEN FUNCTIONS AND FIELDS DESCRIBED .. PART 5.3.1 THE TITLE OF THIS PUZZLE ............................. PART 5.3.2 PUZZLE SIZE .......................................... PART 5.3.3 MAKE WORDS VISIBLE WHILE INSERTING ................... PART 5.3.4 WIDE OR NARROW FORMAT ................................ PART 5.3.5 WIDE PRINT CODES/END WIDE PRINT CODES ................ PART 5.3.6 DIAGONAL, BACKWARD, HARD, ANSWER, SHARE, OR QUIET .... PART 5.3.7 PRINT PUZZLE ROW, COLUMN NUMBERS ..................... PART 5.3.8 PAUSE BETWEEN WORDS WHEN LIST USED ................... PART 5.3.9 SEND PUZZLE TO PRINTER, LASER PRINTER OR FILE ........ PART 5.3.10 PARALLEL PORT ........................................ PART 5.3.11 NUMBER OF TRIES FOR SHARE SCAN ....................... PART 5.3.12 INSERT ORDER LONG, SHORT, RANDOM ..................... PART 5.3.13 PUZZLE FILL COMPLEXITY LEVEL ......................... PART 5.3.14 BELLY BUTTON TYPE (CAUTION!!!) ....................... PART 5.3.15 ESC=Quit ............................................. PART 5.3.16 F3, F5-F8=Scrn ....................................... PART 5.3.17 ALT-S=Shell .......................................... PART 5.3.18 ALT-F1=Doc (F1) ...................................... PART 5.3.19 F4=Init .............................................. PART 5.3.20 THE GRID SCREEN ......................................... PART 5.4.0 IF WORD -CAN- FIT, THE PROGRAM -WILL- FIND IT! ....... PART 5.4.1 GETTING MORE WORDS TO FIT INTO THE PUZZLE ............ PART 5.4.2 WORD LIST DISPLAYED ONSCREEN ......................... PART 5.4.3 SOME GRID SCREEN FUNCTIONS ........................... PART 5.4.4 SAVING YOUR WORD LISTS ............................... PART 5.4.5 SAVING THE CURRENT CONFIGURATION SETTINGS WITH_ ... PART 5.4.5.1 CAUTION! .......................................... PART 5.4.5.2 AUTOMATIC FILE NAME GENERATION .......................... PART 5.5.0 AUTOMATIC MODE .......................................... PART 5.6.0 CONTROLS TO OVERRIDE DEFAULTS IN AUTOMATIC MODE ...... PART 5.6.1 EXAMPLE WORD LIST CONTAINING CONFIGURATION SWITCHES .. PART 5.6.2 6) PROBLEMS ................................................... PART 6.0.0 7) RUNNING THE WORD SEARCH CREATOR WITHOUT PAYING FOR IT! ..... PART 7.0.0 THE SPELLBOUND! SHAREWARE CURSE ......................... PART 7.1.0 INDUCEMENTS TO REGISTER -- WHAT YOU GET FOR $19.95!!! ... PART 7.2.0 IF YOU ARE A REGISTERED USER ......................... PART 7.2.1 2 COPIES OF THE WORD SEARCH CREATOR .................. PART 7.2.2 THE TOKENIZER ........................................ PART 7.2.3 BOTHSIDES TEXT FORMATTER AND SEVERAL OTHER PRODUCTS .. PART 7.2.4 SPELLBOUND! DIRECTOR FOR HALF PRICE! ................. PART 7.2.5 BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL, CORPORATE, INSTITUTIONAL TERMS . PART 7.2.6 8) THE SPELLBOUND! DIRECTOR, MENU, FILE MANAGER ............... PART 8.0.0 INDIVIDUAL USERS ........................................ PART 8.1.0 RESELLERS AND CONSULTANTS ............................... PART 8.2.0 COMMENTS FROM SOME OF OUR CUSTOMERS: .................... PART 8.3.0 FEATURES OF THE SPELLBOUND! DIRECTOR .................... PART 8.4.0 PRICE SCHEDULE FOR THE SPELLBOUND! DIRECTOR ............. PART 8.5.0 PART 1.0.0 FOR A LIST OF NEW FEATURES... See the file "WHATS.NEW" which accompanies this distribution package for a list of the features which debut in this version of The Word Search Creator. PART 1.1.0 READ THIS DOCUMENTATION FROM WITHIN PROGRAM! You may read this documentation from within the program while you learn by pressing ALT-F1. When you return to the program, your place in the documentation (or "bookmark") will be remembered. When you return again to the documentation using ALT- F1, you will be returned to the place you left off. PART 1.2.0 THIS PROGRAM IS NOT FREE, AND REGISTRATION IS NOT OPTIONAL!!! If you received this program from a shareware distributor, you must understand that what you received was the service of copying and conveying to you a copy of The SPELLBOUND! Word Search Creator. We, the creators of this program have not been compensated by any distributors of this product. We only get paid when you send in the registration fee after you find the program useful to you. Registration is not optional. It is mandatory if you continue to use the program beyond the 5 day evaluation period. Continuing to use the program after this period without registering is Software Piracy and a violation of our copyright. This product is not disabled in any way so that you can make a complete evaluation of the product. Please do not use this gesture of kindness on our part to rob us of the payment to which we are entitled. The ONLY difference between the shareware and registered versions are the shareware messages as you enter and exit the program to remind you of your obligation to register. See "INDUCEMENTS TO REGISTER" below to see the great values you will receive when you register the program with SPELLBOUND! Software. PART 1.3.0 BEWARE SPELLBOUND! SOFTWARE'S SUPER DUPER, NEW AND IMPROVED, ALL PURPOSE SHAREWARE CURSE! Before telling you about the curse, we want you to know that the program has not been disabled in any way! There are no built in limits or worms, and the program will continue to work when the evaluation period has expired. The curse only applies to matters of health and personal hygiene! Because of those dishonest few who spoil it for the rest of us, we at SPELLBOUND! Software alas, have been forced to succumb to the time-worn device of cursing those who use our software without registering. See "RUNNING THE WORD SEARCH CREATOR WITHOUT PAYING FOR IT!" for dire warnings about this frightening curse! Learn also the answer to the burning question, "Who is Weldon?" We know what you're thinking, "Yeah, sure, EVERYBODY and his brother has a curse. What makes yours so special?" Well, let's put it this way... Is your scalp beginning to feel itchy? Does your spouse exhibit signs of having a desire to hand out flowers at the airport? Are you experiencing any discomfort in your gums? Are you catching our drift? (Don't mess with us...) PART 1.4.0 PRINTING THE INVOICE AND DOCUMENTATION To print out the documentation, make sure that WORDSRCH.DOC is in the current directory, on dot matrix printers, position the printhead about 3 lines down the page, (it is formatted to 59 lines/page for laser printers) and Type: "COPY WORDSRCH.DOC PRN" and press ENTER. To print out an invoice to register your copy of The Word Search Creator, make certain INVOICE.BAT is in the current directory, turn on your printer and type: "INVOICE" and press ENTER. PART 2.0.0 LICENSING, LEGAL STUFF PART 2.1.0 LICENSE AGREEMENT Hereinafter, "THE SOFTWARE" shall refer to "The SPELLBOUND! Word Search Creator" and "THE AUTHOR" shall refer to Kenneth R. Casey, Jr. This is a legal agreement between you, the end user, and THE AUTHOR. By continuing to use the THE SOFTWARE, you are agreeing to be bound by the terms of this agreement. If you do not agree to the terms of this agreement, promptly destroy all copies of THE SOFTWARE and any accompanying documentation. THE SOFTWARE is owned by THE AUTHOR, and is protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble THE SOFTWARE. PART 2.2.0 SHAREWARE VERSION LICENSE PARTICULARS THE AUTHOR grants to you the user, the right to evaluate a single copy of the shareware version of THE SOFTWARE on a single terminal connected to a single computer (i.e. with a single CPU) for an evaluation period not to exceed 5 days. Under no circumstances may you continue to use your copy beyond the 5 day evaluation period unless you have paid the registration fee to SPELLBOUND! Software. Use of the software past the evaluation is illegal and a violation of our copyright! If after 5 days you determine that you do not wish to pay the registration fee, you must completely remove the installation from your system. You may feel free to distribute the entire shareware distribution package to acquaintances, user groups or to shareware distributors. It may be freely distributed by shareware distributors for a reasonable distribution fee not to exceed $6.00 as long as it is clearly represented that THE SOFTWARE is not "freeware" nor is it free. There is no need to request our permission to distribute the package as long as you clearly represent that the program is not free. This program is not disabled or time limited in ANY way. The only difference between the shareware and REGISTERED versions is the lack of shareware messages. Under no circumstances may the shareware or registered version of "THE SOFTWARE" be networked, or copies used on multiple computers simultaneously without paying for the number of copies required. PART 2.3.0 REGISTERED VERSION LICENSE PARTICULARS You may not make any copies of the REGISTERED version beyond the licensed number of installations except to make a maximum of two backups for archival purposes. Your backup copies may not be run, but must be used solely for the purpose of replacement in the event your installation becomes defective. Federal law provides both civil and criminal penalties for copyright infringement. PART 2.4.0 DISTRIBUTION OF THE WORD SEARCH CREATOR The Shareware version of the Word Search Creator MUST distributed as a single package containing the files: WORDSRCH.EXE -- The program WORDSRCH.DOC -- This documentation WHATS.NEW -- New Features, Update History BIBLE.LST -- Word list EDUCATE.LST -- Word list FURNIT.LST -- Word list NATURE.LST -- Word list INVOICE.BAT -- Sends Invoice to printer SPELLBND.CAT -- Other SPELLBOUND! Software Products WORDSRCH.MSG -- Description of program for catalogs, BBSes Distributing the program with any of these files missing is a violation of our copyright. If distributing as a single compressed file the file's prefix should be WSRCH11 unless this name were to duplicate a previous name. Ie. if distributing as a ZIP format file, we prefer it would be, "WSRCH11.ZIP". The file, WORDSRCH.MSG is a file containing a description of the program which has its margins set for easy upload to BBSes. Use it to give a description of the Word Search Creator package when you upload it to BBSes. Distributors can use it to edit a description for use in their catalogs. PART 2.5.0 DISCLAIMER This program is provided "AS IS" without any warranty, expressed or implied, including but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitfulness for a particular purpose, with respect to THE SOFTWARE, the documentation, and the media upon which it is conveyed. In no event shall SPELLBOUND! Software, Kenneth R. Casey, Jr. or their suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, or other pecuniary loss) arising out of the use of or inability to use "The SPELLBOUND! Word Search Puzzle Creator" even if SPELLBOUND! Software or Kenneth R. Casey, Jr. have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Because some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitation may not apply to you. PART 2.6.0 TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR REGISTERED USERS If after reviewing the documentation you find that you are unable to understand some function of the program or you are having problems you are unable to resolve, we offer a technical support line to our registered users for free. The SPELLBOUND! Software Technical Support number is: (517) 828-6520 PART 2.6.1 TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR NON-REGISTERED USERS We get many calls for support from people who make promises to register the product, but never do. This means not only must I give them the fruits of my hard work for free while my family waits patiently for our payment to come in, but I must also spend 10 to 20 minutes of my time making their theft from me easier! If you have seen some of the other products available for word search creation, you know that a good deal of work and thought went into this to make this one the best available. If you want help in evaluating this product, and you are not a registered user, you may call us and receive technical support, but please remember how much work I have put into getting your copy to you. Please be considerate and register your copy of the program if you use it after the evaluation period. PART 3.0.0 OVERVIEW OF FEATURES PART 3.1.0 QUITTING THE PROGRAM Your key to exiting the program is the ESC key. From anywhere in the program, you may press the ESC key to back you completely out to the DOS prompt! Your original DOS screen is saved for you. In the shareware version, a message requesting registration is displayed as well. PART 3.2.0 FEATURES OF THE SPELLBOUND! WORD SEARCH CREATOR The SPELLBOUND! Word Search Puzzle Creator is the ideal choice for the creation of your own custom word or number, alphanumeric search puzzles. It offers complete flexibility over how the puzzle is created. You can enter up to 80 words (or numbers) manually (56 if printing with Laser Printer), or you can specify a file which contains a list of words one-on-a-line which will be inserted into the puzzle. PART 3.2.1 WATCH THE SCANNING PROCESS -- WORDS INSERTED ON SCREEN! The program has the unique feature of allowing you to actually watch as the program scans the puzzle grid onscreen to find an area into which to insert the word. Each position in the puzzle is highlighted briefly as it is scanned in random order. As each word is inserted, its position in the puzzle is highlighted until the next word is resolved. This makes the puzzle creation process as much fun as solving the puzzle! PART 3.2.2 TOKENIZER PARSES TEXT FILES INTO WORD LISTS! With your registration of the program, in addition to receiving a number of other SPELLBOUND! Software products, you will receive a utility "The Tokenizer" which will "tokenize" -- that is -- convert any text file into a list of words one-on-a- line which can then be processed by the Word Search Creator. PART 3.2.3 OU ARE GIVEN UNPRECEDENTED CONTROL OVER THE PUZZLE! You can create complicated puzzles by inserting the words Up, Down, Diagonally, and Backwards in all directions, or you may disable Diagonal and/or Backward insertion of words to make puzzles more suitable for the younger set. PART 3.2.4 CREATE ULTRA COMPLEX PUZZLES; ALPHANUMERIC PUZZLES! The program automatically scans the type of words being used and uses only the character types in the puzzle to fill the puzzle when insertion of words is finished. If only letters are used, only letters will be used to fill the remaining positions in the puzzle. If only numbers are used, only numbers will fill. If a combination of letters, numbers and or punctuation are used, then the fill characters will be comprised of characters from each of three sets recognized: Numbers, Letters, and Punctuation. Any words containing characters not found in the internal tables will be rejected from the puzzle whether entered manually or from a word list. The following comprises the entire set of allowable characters. Alphabetical Numeric Punctuation ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 1234567890 -_',./ You have complete control of the size of the puzzle, (from 3 X 3 to 18 X 18), and the option of printing the puzzle in large format using your printer's Double Wide control codes. You are given control over how much sharing of letters occurs between words, the complexity of the fill characters and you have the option of having a solution printed out as well! When the puzzle is finished, you can send it to your printer or to a file on your disk from which it may be edited and printed from the File Manager included in the program! All file names are generated automatically to save you typing! These names may be changed to more meaningful names by renaming them from within the File Manager. PART 3.2.5 WORD LIST MANAGEMENT FEATURES! The program has the ability to save the words to a list after you have entered them. The words are first sorted by length so that the longest words are inserted first, allowing for a better fit. It can then process the list or indeed any list containing words one-on-a-line rather than having you type them in individually. Even after processing a file, you can optionally add additional words or delete words from the list and then save the revised version of your list! PART 3.2.6 COMPREHENSIVE FILE MANAGER FOR RENAMING, PRINTING, DELETING, VIEWING, EDITING, OR SELECTING FILES! The program contains a comprehensive pop-up File Manager which makes the selecting, renaming, viewing, editing, printing and deleting of files easy. To bring up the File Manager, press F2 while you are in the Configuration Screen. For help at any time, press F1 for a simple pop-up help screen. If you require further help, press F1 again to read this documentation online. If you want to begin reading at the last place you left off, press Alt-F1 to return to your book mark! PART 4.0.0 INSTALLATION To install the program, just copy all of the files to the same directory. WORDSRCH.DOC is the documentation file and may be sent to your printer. WORDSRCH.DOC must reside in the same directory as WORDSRCH.EXE to be available for viewing from within the program. To view the documentation from within the program, just press ALT-F1 or press F1 twice, once to bring up a help screen containing a list of keys, and again to enter the documentation. The program will place a "bookmark" in the place you were reading as you exit the documentation screen so that you are returned to the same position the next time you read the documentation using the ALT-F1 key. If you wish to use the Puzzle Creator from any drive or directory on your system, make sure that the directory in which these files reside are included in your PATH statement (usually found in AUTOEXEC.BAT). If not, then before running the program, change to the directory or drive containing these files. PART 5.0.0 HOW TO USE THE PROGRAM The simplest way to start the program is by typing: WORDSRCH (Press ENTER) This will start the program for the manual entry of words. If you wish to use a file containing a list of words which you have prepared beforehand, just press "F2" from the Configuration Screen to bring up the "File Manager" from which you may select a file for processing. If you are unsure about a file's contents, just press the ENTER key while the file is highlighted and you will be able to view the contents of the file. To select a file, press the SPACEBAR while the file is highlighted. When the program begins in any but AUTOMATIC mode, the Configuration Screen is displayed into which all of the configuration information may be typed. These settings are saved to the configuration file, "WORDSRCH.CFG", which is read every time the program starts. This allows the configuration information to be retained by the program for future use. PART 5.1.0 SPECIFYING WORD LIST ON THE COMMAND LINE (AUTOMATIC MODE) To process a list of words you have created AUTOMATICALLY, that is, without need for human intervention, just type "WORDSRCH" and the name of the word list. WORDSRCH WORDS.LST This will cause the file, "WORDS.LST" to be read in and a puzzle created from the words contained in the list. Once it has finished, it will exit immediately. Unless there are configuration options stored in the list file (see later in this document), the list will be processed with the configuration saved the last time the program was run. Any and all configuration settings found in the file will automatically take precedence over the current configuration in the WORDSRCH.CFG file. This allows you to save all of the settings necessary to create a puzzle, dimensions, sharing, fill complexity etc. in the form of a word list! PART 5.2.0 THE FILE MANAGER Press F2 to bring up the "File Manager" from which you may select a list file for processing. All of the commands for the File Manager are listed tersely across the top of the File Manager Box. There is no limit (aside from memory) to the number of files which can be displayed in the File Selection Box. If there are more files than will fit on the screen, you may scroll to them by pressing the right arrow key until the column of files containing the desired comes into view. Press the SPACEBAR to select the currently highlighted word list for insertion into the puzzle. If you do not specify a file, you will enter each word manually. Even if you do specify a file, you will still be able to add words manually to the puzzle after the file has been processed. If you wish to discard the current file so that you can manually create a puzzle, just press F2 to discard the current word list which puts you into manual entry mode. Then press F10 to move to the Puzzle Creation Screen to begin the manual entry of the words. The File Manager commands are as follows: SPC=Pik TAB=Mrk F2=Man F5=Ren F6=Del (ALT)F8=Ed F9=Prt F10=* CR=Vw S=Srt PART 5.2.1 THE FILE MANAGER COMMANDS SPC=Pik -- Use the SPACEBAR to select a word list with which to create a puzzle. The file's name will appear in the reverse video box in the lower left side of the screen. TAB=Mrk -- Use the TAB key to mark the currently highlighted file for deletion. Once you have marked all the desired files for deletion, press the F6 key to delete all of them. F2=Man -- Use the F2 key to discard the current word list for manual entry of words into the puzzle. F5=Ren -- This key allows you to rename the currently highlighted file. F6=Del -- F6 causes all of the marked (see TAB=Mrk above) files to be deleted. You will be asked to confirm the deletion. When you answer "Y", all of the files will be immediately deleted. (ALT)F8=Ed -- ALT-F8 allows you to specify your own editor which will be invoked when F8 is pressed. Give the full pathname to the editor if its directory is not in your PATH. The editor MUST be able to take a file name on the command line, as the currently highlighted file's name will be appended to the command line when the editor is invoked. Your editor must be able to save in ASCII or DOS Text File format without control codes if you are going to edit word lists. If you try to create a puzzle from a word list having these embedded control codes from Word Processors such as WordPerfect, WordStar, etc., unpredictable results will occur. F8 immediately invokes your editor with the currently highlighted file as the command line. If you have not yet specified an editor to use, you will be first prompted to enter the command to invoke your editor as if you had pressed the F8 key. F9=Prt -- Press F9 to print the currently highlighted file. The file will be scanned to make certain that it is indeed a text file and not a binary file. You will be asked to supply your LPT port number (you can specify it on the Configuration Screen as well. This value will be the default answer.) The file will then be sent to your printer. Use this to print puzzles you have sent to a file. F10=* -- F10 allows you to enter a file specification using the DOS wild card characters. This allows you to filter the files the File Manager displays. For example, the File Spec "*.LST" will cause the File Manager to display only files having the extension ".LST". This setting is saved for future use. CR=Vw -- Pressing "CR" or the ENTER key causes the File Viewer to display the currently highlighted file on the screen. Use the Arrow (Cursor) keys, HOME, and PgUp, PgDn keys to navigate the file. S=Srt -- Use the "S" key to toggle between sorting the files alphabetically and displaying them in normal order. This will help you to locate files more easily. Your preferred setting is saved for future use. PART 5.3.0 THE CONFIGURATION SCREEN Check the screen to be certain that all of the settings are the ones you wish to use with the current puzzle. Letters or numbers contained within brackets ([]) are the only viable options for a particular selection. Options separated by "/" are the only valid options for that selection. Options separated by "-" are meant to indicate that any value within the range is acceptable. You will not be allowed to enter invalid options into the configuration fields. Once the settings have been edited to your satisfaction, press the F10 key to accept them and move to the puzzle grid screen. They will be saved to the configuration file for future use. PART 5.3.1 CONFIGURATION SCREEN FUNCTIONS AND FIELDS DESCRIBED The Title Of This Puzzle: BIBLE NAMES PUZZLE Puzzle Size [3-18]: 18 Make Words Visible While Inserting [Y/N]? Y [W]ide or [N]arrow Format: N Wide Print Codes (Decimal Format): 27 87 49 End Wide Print Codes (Decimal Format): 27 87 48 [D]iag, [B]wd, [H]ard, [A]nswer, [Q]uiet: QDBHA Print Puzzle Row, Column Numbers? N Pause Between Words When List Used [Y/N]? N Send To [F]ile, [P]rinter, [L]aser: F Parallel Printer LPT Port: 1 Number Of Tries For SHARE Scan [0-32440]: 50 Insert Order [L]ong, [S]hort, [R]andom: L Puzzle Fill Complexity Level (1 - 20): 10 Belly Button Type [I]nnie, [O]utie: I ESC=Quit F3, F5-F8=Scrn ALT-S=Shell ALT-F1=Doc F4=Init PART 5.3.2 THE TITLE OF THIS PUZZLE This will be the title line which will be printed at the top of the puzzle. PART 5.3.3 PUZZLE SIZE This may be any number between 3 and 18. This will be the dimensions of the puzzle, ie. a value of 18 will create a puzzle 18 X 18 letters in size. PART 5.3.4 MAKE WORDS VISIBLE WHILE INSERTING Enter "Y" here if you wish to watch as the words are inserted into the grid. If you will be the one solving the puzzle, you may wish the words to be hidden from you so that you cannot see where the words are inserted. In that case, answer "N". PART 5.3.5 WIDE OR NARROW FORMAT If your printer is capable of printing double wide characters, you may specify "W" here. If you would like the puzzle printed normal size, enter "N". For this to work properly, you must enter the printer control codes to begin and terminate double wide print from your printer manual. (See below). Only the puzzle itself will be printed double wide. The title, the word list and instructions will be printed in normal format. PART 5.3.6 WIDE PRINT CODES/END WIDE PRINT CODES Enter into each of these fields the appropriate control code sequence from your printer manual. The default codes are for Epson printers. Enter the ASCII decimal values separated by a space. Do not enter Hexadecimal values or literal characters. These are used only when "Wide Format" is enabled in the field above. If you do not enter the proper codes here and have wide print on, the puzzle will be printed to the extreme left of the page! PART 5.3.7 DIAGONAL, BACKWARD, HARD, ANSWER, SHARE, OR QUIET Enter each of "D", "B", "H", "A", or "Q" to enable any or all of these three switches. To disable any of these, just delete them from the input field. Entering "H" alone has no effect as "H" forces a higher percentage of insertions to be both backward and diagonal. If backword and diagonal are disabled, this would of course be of no effect. Specifying "A" (Answer) causes a solution to the puzzle to be printed out. The solution consists of the words listed in descending order of size. Next to each word is the x, y coordinates of the first character in the word, followed by the compass direction of insertion. To the far right of each word, a number is given corresponding to the number of occurrences of letter sharing when the word was inserted. This is to help determine the optimum number of iterations (see below) to get the desired amount of letter sharing. An example solution print follows: Solution for: A WORD SEARCH PUZZLE ========================================================== # WORD (Insert Order) ACROSS, DOWN DIR SHARES ========================================================== (1) WORDS --> 14, 14 SW N/A (2) PRUNE --> 13, 16 W 1 (3) SHORT --> 10, 18 NW 1 (4) DARE --> 12, 18 N 1 (5) LATE --> 9, 12 SE 1 (6) MATE --> 13, 14 W 1 (7) JADE --> 9, 13 S 1 (8) FADE --> 11, 15 W 1 (9) RATE --> 7, 15 N 1 Entering "Q" into this field disables the highlighting of the puzzle positions as they are scanned. It also disables the brief highlighting of the most recently inserted word and the accumulator fields at the top of the Puzzle Creation Screen which indicate the number of insertions in each direction of the compass and the percentage of Easy and Hard insertions. The screen can get pretty busy for some people's taste, so this option is provided to quiet the screen down a bit! When this option is off, the accumulated totals will not be printed with the puzzle. Otherwise, if you have specified that the Solution is to be printed, the totals will be printed with the puzzle in the following manner: E=05 S=07 NE=03 SE=01 EASY HARD W=03 N=04 NW=06 SW=05 047% 053% PART 5.3.8 PRINT PUZZLE ROW, COLUMN NUMBERS Answering "Y" here will cause the printing of numbers across the top and down the left side of the puzzle to enable you to more easily find the coordinates for the solution. PART 5.3.9 PAUSE BETWEEN WORDS WHEN LIST USED Entering "Y" here causes the program to pause and wait for a keystroke between each word when processing a word list file. This allows you to watch carefully while a list is being processed. This has no effect when you are entering words manually or when a list is being processed in AUTOMATIC mode. PART 5.3.10 SEND PUZZLE TO PRINTER, LASER PRINTER OR FILE You may send the puzzle either to a file on your disk for editing and printing from the File Manager, or directly to your laser printer or printer connected to a parallel port. If your printer is a serial printer, send it to a file and see your DOS and printer manuals about how to send a file to your printer. Setting it to "Laser", causes the page length to be converted from 66 to 59. When sending to a file, the page length will be set to 66 lines per page, so you may wish to edit the puzzle before sending it to a laser printer as undesirable results may occur. PART 5.3.11 PARALLEL PORT Specify the number of your parallel port. This will be the "LPT" number, or "n" in "LPTn". This will be the port to which your puzzles will be printed when a printer is specified and to which files will be sent when printing files from the File Manager. PART 5.3.12 NUMBER OF TRIES FOR SHARE SCAN Use this setting to force the program to search for opportunities for the current word to share common letters with other words already inserted into the puzzle. The program will randomly scan the puzzle for the specified number of iterations until it either exceeds this number or resolves the insertion with a sharing opportunity. By varying the value of this number, you control the amount of words shared. The higher this number, the slower the insertion will be, but the more words you will be able to fit into the puzzle. By setting it to the maximum of 32,440, you virtually guarantee that all words will share common letters with other words. In cases where it becomes apparent that there are no opportunities available for the word to share letters with another word, you may press the SPACEBAR to abort the SHARE Scan and enter the final scan which will resolve the insertion instantly. While the SHARE Scan is running, there will appear the words "SHARE Scan:" followed by the number of the current iteration at the bottom of the screen. If the SHARE Scan is aborted or exhausted, the words "FINAL Scan:" will appear to finally resolve the insertion. At this point, the entire puzzle will be searched in random order, the maximum number of tries is equal to the square of the size of the puzzle. (ie. 18 X 18 puzzle = 324) On a 16mhz 286, this scan will resolve an insertion in the largest size (18) in about a second! It will only scan coordinates and directions which weren't previously tried in the SHARE Scan. PART 5.3.13 INSERT ORDER LONG, SHORT, RANDOM Use this input field to indicate the order in which the words will be inserted when processed from from a list file. Inserting the longest words first will result in the greatest number of words fitting into the puzzle, but in the case of very long words, can force a large number of subsequent insertions to be inserted in the same direction. Inserting the shortest words first can cause the longest words to be rejected later when it will be difficult to find a contiguous series of positions which will allow the word to be inserted. Random order may be preferred when you are not trying to fit a large number of words into the puzzle. When you are in the Puzzle Creation Screen, you will have the opportunity to reinsert the words if you are unhappy with the way the words have been inserted. If you choose to reinsert them, you will be given the opportunity to choose the sort order again with the current order being the default. This way you can try all three ways to determine the best method for the current word list. PART 5.3.14 PUZZLE FILL COMPLEXITY LEVEL This input field allows you to enter a number between and including 1 and 20 to determine the amount of complexity involved in filling the positions left empty after the words have all been inserted. By setting this to 20, you force all fill characters, whether letters, numbers, or punctuation characters to be characters which appear within the words in the puzzle. All characters found not to have occurred within the words used in the puzzle will be rejected. Imagine the difficulty searching for words in a puzzle filled in such a way! As you enter values which converge on 1 you increase the odds other characters will be allowed into the puzzle, until with a value of 1, only 1 in 20 characters will be forced to have been found in the word list. PART 5.3.15 BELLY BUTTON TYPE (CAUTION!!!) This input field allows you to proudly enter your belly button type. While I am personally of the "Innie" persuasion, (INNIES RULE!) I believe the world is large enough for belly buttons of all types. For the purposes of this program, however, we only recognize the two types: "Innie" and "Outie". Entering anything other than "O" or "I" into this field can lead to embarrassment when you go to the beach! PART 5.3.16 ESC=Quit Use the ESC key anywhere to back out of the current operation. Pressing ESC while in the Configuration Screen will cause you to exit the program after being prompted to confirm your desire to do so. PART 5.3.17 F3, F5-F8=Scrn The F3 key allows you to change a fill character on the Configuration Screen. The keys F5 and F6 cycle forward and backward respectively through the 120 possible color combinations possible for the top and bottom areas of the Configuration and Puzzle Creation screens. (Attributes having the same foreground and background colors are not allowed). The F7 and F8 keys similarly cycle the color scheme used for the input part of the Configuration Screen and the Grid area of the Puzzle Creation screen. PART 5.3.18 ALT-S=Shell Pressing ALT-S allows you to reenter the Operating System (DOS) and run 1 or a series of commands without having to leave the program. You may "Shell" to DOS from either the Configuration Screen or the Puzzle Creation Screen. To return to the program, type "EXIT" at the DOS command prompt and press ENTER. You will instantly resume where you left off. PART 5.3.19 ALT-F1=Doc (F1) Pressing F1 takes you to a terse help screen containing a list and explanation of various keys used in the program in addition to a brief description of the process used to create a puzzle. If you press F1 again while this help screen is displayed, the program documentation itself will be displayed. You may then use the arrow keys and the PgUp and PgDn keys to navigate the text. Pressing ALT-F1 allows you to enter the documentation screen without first having to review the help screen. In addition, while the F1 key always starts you at page one, the ALT-F1 key causes the reading of the documentation to resume at the position at which you were when last you exited the documentation. If you wish to print the documentation, just press the F9 key while it is being displayed. Make sure your printer is ready with plenty of paper! PART 5.3.20 F4=Init The F4 key, when pressed from the Configuration Screen, causes all of the settings (Configuration) including the input field values and the color scheme to be initialized to the program defaults. PART 5.4.0 THE GRID SCREEN When you press F10 while at the Configuration Screen, the word search puzzle grid is displayed. If no list of words has been specified, you are prompted to enter the first of up to 80 words (56 if Laser) to be inserted into the grid. Enter each word as you are prompted. If you have specified in the Configuration Screen that you wish to view the insertion of each word, you will see each word being inserted into the grid as you enter it. If you have specified that you do not wish to see the words as they are inserted, (as may be the case if you intend to solve the puzzle yourself) you will see only an apparently empty grid. As the program searches for space into which to insert the word, the number of tries is reported. If you have specified a number greater than zero for the SHARE scan, the words "SHARE Scan:" will appear before the number of tries. If you have specified zero for the SHARE Scan, or when the SHARE Scan has either been aborted or exhausted, the words "FINAL Scan:" will appear instead during which the program will scan the entire puzzle -in random order- for a maximum of Puzzle Size squared for a fit. PART 5.4.1 IF WORD -CAN- FIT, THE PROGRAM -WILL- FIND IT! If there is a place in the puzzle in which the word can be inserted, the program WILL find it, always -- and in less than 2 seconds! (Share Scan must be set to zero to obtain this speed, of course!) To test it, manually enter a word, (a nonsense word will do) which you can clearly see will fit, sharing letters with a number of other words. It WILL find the place it will fit, and it will find it almost instantly! It is extremely fast! If it is determined that a word will not fit , the message "DISCARDED: " and the word will appear to the left of your screen, the second line from the bottom. All messages concerning the processing of the words are printed in this position. The other message you might see at this screen position is "DUPLICATE: " and the word. The program does not allow duplicate entries either manually or from a file. This way, if you use the "Tokenizer" program from SPELLBOUND! Software (sent to those who register. See "INDUCEMENTS TO REGISTER" below) to create word lists from text files, you do not have to worry about duplicates. If while manually entering words you find that a word will not fit which you really want in the puzzle, try pressing F10 to terminate entry. Then enter "R" for Reinsert. This will sort all of the words by length, then choose the Long word first sort to insert all of the longest words first for a better fit. When the reinsertion has finished, enter "A" to begin manual entry of words again and try entering your word again. Chances are that your word will now fit. If it doesn't, repeat this method again until it does or use the List Manager to delete other words from the current list. PART 5.4.2 GETTING MORE WORDS TO FIT INTO THE PUZZLE Another way to cause a greater number of words to fit is to force the sharing of letters by placing a very high number in the SHARE Scan field to force the sharing of letters. Because more words will share common space, more words will fit into the puzzle. Try running BIBLE.LST with sharing off. You will find that one or two of the names will be discarded. If you then specify a high number of SHARE Scan attempts and try it again, chances are all of the words will be accepted! PART 5.4.3 WORD LIST DISPLAYED ONSCREEN As the words are entered either manually or from a file, you will see the words scroll first down the left side of the screen and then the right. This will help you to keep track of words entered. If the number of words exceeds the number of words which will fit on the screen (36), the words will be scrolled upward to accomodate the incoming words. After all of the words have been entered, you will be prompted to enter a letter corresponding to several options which appear in the following line at the bottom of the screen. PART 5.4.4 SOME GRID SCREEN FUNCTIONS When the program has finished inserting words into the puzzle, the following line appears at the bottom of the screen which apprises you of the commands available to you at this point: ESC, [S]ave, [R]einsert, [P]rint, [V]iew, [A]dd or [L]ist Mgr: ESC causes the program to start over from the beginning. If you have entered any words manually, you will be warned to save them save them to a list. If you fail to do so, they will be discarded. "S" causes the set of words in the current puzzle to be saved to a list file for future use. Once the list is saved, you will be returned to the Configuration Screen. Entering "R" causes you to be prompted for a sort method. The words will then be sorted accordingly and reintroduced into the puzzle. This allows you to reassemble the puzzle if you are unhappy with the results of the first try. Entering "P" causes the puzzle to be sent to the printer or to a file in its present form. You will be given an opportunity to save the current version of the list before actually printing the puzzle. "V" only appears when viewing of the insertions has been toggled off in the Configuration Screen. This is useful when you would like to see the puzzle briefly to confirm an orderly insertion pattern. "A" causes the manual adding of words directly into the puzzle to be resumed. If you cannot get a word to fit into the puzzle, or if you wish to delete a word from the puzzle and list, a "List Manager" has been provided. Press "L" here to invoke the List Manager. A highlight bar will immediately on the first word in the list in the upper left corner of the screen. At this point, you can use the arrow keys to highlight a word to be deleted, or press "A" to Add a word to the list. This Add is different from the previously mentioned Add which enters words directly into the puzzle. You may have attempted to add a word to a largely full puzzle only to find that it will not fit. By adding it to the list using this List Manager, the list will be sorted and reinserted into the puzzle when you exit the List Manager giving this word a better chance of fitting into the puzzle! If you wish to delete a word, use the arrow keys to highlight the desired word and press the "DEL" key. The word will immediately be deleted without further confirmation. If you delete a word by mistake, just press "A" to add it again. Words will be added to the end of the list, so if there are more words than can be displayed on the screen, you may not actually see the word being appended to the end of the list. In this case, use the arrow keys to move to the end of the list to confirm the add if you wish. PART 5.4.5 SAVING YOUR WORD LISTS When you print the puzzle, quit, or choose "S" when insertion is finished you will be asked if you would like to save the words to a file. If the words were originally from a file, the words will be saved to the same file name, and a "BAK" file will be created from the old version so that if you change your mind, you will still have your original. If there is already a "BAK" file for the list, it will be overwritten with the new "BAK" file. If the words were manually entered, the file will be given the name "WORDLIST.nnn" where "nnn" is a number from 000 to 999. (You may then rename the file to a more meaningful name by calling up the File Manager, highlighting the file and pressing F5 to rename it.) PART 5.4.5.1 SAVING THE CURRENT CONFIGURATION SETTINGS WITH THE WORD LIST After specifying that you would like to save the word list, you will be asked if you would like the current settings from the Configuration Screen to be saved with the word list. This allows these same settings to be used at a future time with this word list, even though the default settings saved to the program's configuration file "WORDSRCH.CFG" have been changed since the list was created. When settings are saved with a word list, they will only be used when the word list is processed in AUTOMATIC mode (when the file's name is specified on the command line). Any settings not explicitly specified in the word list will be supplied by the settings in the current configuration when the list is processed from the command line. When the list is selected from the File Manager screen for processing from within the program, the settings stored with the list are ignored. You will instead specify the settings to be used at the Configuration Screen, and you will be given the opportunity to save the list with the current settings. All settings will be saved with the list. You may then edit the settings from the File Manager by highlighting the list and pressing F8 to edit the file using your favorite text editor. PART 5.4.5.2 CAUTION! If you have terminated the processing of words from a list prematurely, only the words which have been inserted into the grid will be saved to the list if you should choose to save the new version of the list. Any words found to be duplicates or which have been discarded due to failure to fit, will also be left out of the new version of the list. You will have a backup of your original in the "BAK" version of the list, but it will be overwritten the next time you save this list. Keep this in mind when creating a new list. If you do not wish these changes made to your list, do not save the list. Your old version will remain intact unless you specify that you would like to save the new version. To restore your list when words have been discarded during processing, just press ESC to return to the Configuration Screen. The word list will be reread from the original file. PART 5.5.0 AUTOMATIC FILE NAME GENERATION If you specified in the configuration screen that the puzzle will be printed to a file, the file's name will automatically be generated just as the word list file's name is. If the puzzle is the result of a word list, the puzzle's name will be the prefix (the first eight letters before the period) of the word list name and an extension "000" to "999". For example, the word list "FURNIT.LST" would yield "FURNIT.000". The next puzzle created from this list would be "FURNIT.001", and so on. If the words had been manually entered, the prefix of the file name will be "PUZZLE" and the extension once again would be the numbers "000" to "999". This feature is for the purpose of saving you from having to repeatedly type file names. If you wish to rename the file, bring up the File Manager, (press F2 while at the Configuration Screen), highlight the file and press F5 to rename it. PART 5.6.0 AUTOMATIC MODE Automatic mode allows you to run the Wordsearch Creator without need for human intervention. When run in AUTOMATIC Mode, the program processes the specified file prints it to a file or sends it to a printer and then exits. For example the command line: "WORDSRCH FURNIT.LST" causes the Wordsearch Creator to read in the first eighty words listed one on a line in the file "FURNIT.LST" inserts each word into the grid and then prints the puzzle. If printing to a file is specified, the program will attempt to send the file to "FURNIT.000". If "FURNIT.000" is found to exist, it will then attempt to send it to "FURNIT.001" and so on. If while sending the puzzle to the printer, the program determines that there is a problem with the printer, you will be asked to remedy the problem or press any key to send it to a file instead. This way, you can fix the printer problem and send the file to the printer by highlighting it in the File Manager and pressing F9. Once the puzzle has been printed, the program will exit automatically back to DOS. Using this option, one can create a number of unique puzzles from the same word list, because each time the list is processed, the words are randomly inserted into the puzzle. You can imagine how this feature may be exploited to very quickly create puzzles from one or a number of lists! If you previously saved the list with the settings, any current settings contained in the configuration file, WORDSRCH.CFG will be overridden by all of the configuration information found at the top of the word list file. If there are no settings stored with the file, the settings used will be those used the last time the Word Search Creator was run. PART 5.6.1 CONTROLS TO OVERRIDE DEFAULTS IN AUTOMATIC MODE When found at the top of a word list, the following switches cause the corresponding setting in the default configuration file to be overridden. These settings can be automatically saved with the word list when you save a word list from within the Word Search Creator and specify the saving of the current settings with the word list. Use these when you wish to always run a puzzle with the same settings each time it is run. You may place any of these switches at the top of your word lists when you create them from outside the program. They MUST appear in the first column (no margins or indentations) to be effective, or they will be treated as words to be inserted into the puzzle. REMEMBER!!! These switches are ONLY effective when the list is processed in AUTOMATIC MODE! Comments are stored with the file when the list is created by the program to help you to better understand the purpose of the various switches. In cases where two or more conflicting switches are specified, the last one specified will take precedence. /T SPELLBOUND! PUZZLE ' Puzzle TITLE (34 Characters Maximum) /S 18 ' Puzzle SIZE (3-18) /C 10 ' Puzzle Fill COMPLEXITY (1-20) /I 50 ' Share Search ITERATIONS (0-32440) /O L ' Insert ORDER [L]ong, [S]hort, [R]and /A ' Print Puzzle ANSWER (Solution) /-A ' Don't Print Puzzle ANSWER (Solution) /B ' Allow BACKWARD Insertions /-B ' Disallow BACKWARD Insertions /D ' Allow DIAGONAL Insertions /-D ' Disallow DIAGONAL Insertions /H ' More HARD (Diag & Bwd) Insertions /-H ' Fewer HARD (Diag & Back) Insertions /-P ' Send to FILE /P ' Send to PRINTER /L ' Send to LASER Printer /-Q ' Force BUSY (Totals) Mode /N ' NUMBER Puzzle Rows & Cols /-N ' Don't NUMBER Puzzle Rows & Cols /V ' VIEW Words While Inserting /-V ' Don't VIEW Words While Inserting /W ' Use WIDE Print /-W ' Use NORMAL Print PART 5.6.2 EXAMPLE WORD LIST CONTAINING CONFIGURATION SWITCHES The following is an example of a word list created by the Word Search Creator. The comments to the right are automatically generated for you so that you can quickly view the list file from the File Manager and determine the settings in force. To manually edit a word list, just follow the pattern below. If you wish to add a comment line of your own, just preface the comment with a "'" character. Anything to the right of the apostrophe will be ignored by the program. /T FURNITURE PUZZLE ' Puzzle TITLE (34 Characters Maximum) /S 18 ' Puzzle SIZE (3-18) /C 10 ' Puzzle Fill COMPLEXITY (1-20) /I 50 ' Share Search ITERATIONS (0-32440) /O L ' Insert ORDER [L]ong, [S]hort, [R]and /-A ' Don't Print Puzzle ANSWER (Solution) /-B ' Disallow BACKWARD Insertions /-D ' Disallow DIAGONAL Insertions /-H ' Fewer HARD (Diag & Back) Insertions /L ' Send to LASER Printer /-Q ' Force BUSY (Totals) Mode /N ' NUMBER Puzzle Rows & Cols /V ' VIEW Words While Inserting /W ' Use WIDE Print TELEVISION CARPETING DAVENPORT LOVESEAT CUPBOARD BOOKCASE ... PART 6.0.0 PROBLEMS PROBLEM: When I print out the puzzle, it's shifted to the extreme left side of the page! SOLUTION: You have specified that you want the puzzle printed with Wide print, but you have either failed to enter the Wide control codes from your printer manual, or you have entered the wrong codes. If you do not wish to print Wide, you must specify Narrow print from the Configuration Screen. PART 7.0.0 RUNNING THE WORD SEARCH CREATOR WITHOUT PAYING FOR IT! We cannot recommend running THE WORD SEARCH CREATOR without paying for it for the following reason... PART 7.1.0 THE SPELLBOUND! SHAREWARE CURSE... You are granted a limited license to use the program for 5 days. If after 5 days, you continue to use the program, you MUST register to continue to use it. If you do not register, you may give copies to friends and upload it to bulletin boards, but you must not continue to make use of the program. If you use the program and enjoy it, send the registration fee. If you fail to send the fee, you will fall into the snare of the SPELLBOUND! Software Super Duper New and Improved, All Purpose Shareware curse. When we at SPELLBOUND! decided to come up with our own curse, we looked in the yellow pages for a "medium". Although it seems like a contradiction in terms, they are very "rare", so we had to settle for a "Weldon". Weldon is not a medium -- but his rates were reasonable. (We think Weldon IS a little "Well done" due to forgetting to close the microwave door one too many times.) He agreed to do the job for mentioning his name in this documentation. This is what he was able to come up with... SPELLBOUND! SOFTWARE'S SUPER DUPER, NEW AND IMPROVED, ALL PURPOSE SHAREWARE CURSE! by Weldon (He never said we had to mention his last name!) May... ...your pickup blow a head gasket, ...your toilet back up, ...your shrubbery turn brown, ...your boomerang not return ...your spouse become a Hare Krishna ...your dog mistake your leg for a hydrant ...your mother in law move in, permanently ...you develop the following maladies: prickly heat gingivitus the heartbreak of psoriasis halitosis irregularity painful warts And worst of all... May the most annoying man in America do a show from your livingroom on: "Users who secretly refuse to register shareware and the mothers who raised them. One person reveals the whole sordid story 'I refused to register The Word Search Creator' -- next Geraldo" Can you imagine how cheaply we're letting you off? You could run up thousands of dollars in medical, psychiatric, plumbing, auto repair, dry cleaning, and dental costs, the legal costs of deprogramming your spouse... and BOOMERANG REPAIR! (Do you know how hard it is to find an HONEST boomerang repairman? Yet they keep getting return business?! I got so frustrated with ours I tried to throw it away. I gave up after 3 hours.) $19.95 can save you all this heartache! Hey! Isn't that a picture of Baba Ram Dass in your wife's purse? Gotcha!!! PART 7.2.0 INDUCEMENTS TO REGISTER -- WHAT YOU GET FOR $19.95!!! PART 7.2.1 IF YOU ARE A REGISTERED USER Whether you have a site license or a single copy, you may receive a diskette containing the latest registered version at any time by sending $10.00 to cover postage and handling along with the invoice below. You may then update all of the installations you have purchased with the new version! PART 7.2.2 2 COPIES OF THE WORD SEARCH CREATOR To reward you for your honesty in registering your copy of The Word Search Creator, for a $19.95 registration, we will send to private individuals the very latest REGISTERED version of The Word Search Creator with shareware messages removed and you will be licensed to install a single copy of the program. If you require additional installations, you may purchase a license for $10.00 per installation. PART 7.2.3 THE TOKENIZER We'll include a utility, "The Tokenizer" which will convert any text file to a list of words one-on-a-line which you can use with the Word Search Creator! PART 7.2.4 BOTHSIDES TEXT FORMATTER AND SEVERAL OTHER PRODUCTS We'll also include a free copy of the REGISTERED version of our very popular BothSides program. BothSides allows you to print any documentation to both sides of your paper on dot matrix printers, saving you half of the paper and half the binder storage space. You'll get your $19.95 back in no time with this one and your documentation will be MUCH slimmer and trimmer! We'll also send a bunch of our other shareware products for evaluation! PART 7.2.5 SPELLBOUND! DIRECTOR FOR HALF PRICE! In addition, you may optionally purchase a single copy of the SPELLBOUND! Director Menuing and File Management system (not shareware) for each copy of The Word Search Creator you register (up to 2 for $19.95 personal copy, 8 for $80.00 commercial site license) for 50% off the regular price ($34.95) or just $16.95 per copy! This is a great deal! (See below for more information on "The SPELLBOUND! Director".) PART 7.2.6 BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL, CORPORATE, INSTITUTIONAL TERMS If you intend to use the Word Search Creator in a business, commercial, corporate, or institutional environment you must purchase a site license. The cost is $80.00 which allows you to install it on up to 4 machines at a single site. Add $10.00 for each copy required in excess of 2. To register, send the invoice below: +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Registration for the Word Search Creator 1.10 | |----------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Name:________________________________________________________ | | | | Address: ____________________________________________________ | | | | City: _______________________ State: ______ Zip: __________ | | | | Please send the following: | | | | Word Search Creator for _____ installations $19.95: ________ | | Update Previous Registered to new version $10.00: ________ | | Word Search Creator Commercial Site License $80.00: ________ | | SPELLBOUND! Director (w / Word Search Reg) $16.95: ________ | | Add $1.00 if specifying 3.5" diskette (see below): ________ | | SUBTOTAL: ________ | | Michigan residents add 4% sales tax: ________ | | | | TOTAL: ________ | | PAYMENT METHOD: | | | | Check/Money Order [ ] MasterCard [ ] Visa [ ] | | | | Card Number: _______________________ Expiration Date: __/__ | | | | Cardholder Signature (Required): ____________________________ | | | | Diskette Type: 3.5 [ ] 5.25 [ ] | | | | For phone orders call (517) 828-6520 (Sorry, no C.O.D.s) | | | | Please tell us how or from where you acquired your copy of | | the program. It would help immensely in determining future | | distribution strategies. | | ______________________________________________________________ | | | | (Site licenses available and negotiable, call (517) 828-6520) | | | | Send To: SPELLBOUND! Software | | P.O. Box 158 | | Shepherd, MI 48883 | | | | Your comments and suggestions are very much appreciated. | | | | Comments:__________________________________________________ | | | | ___________________________________________________________ | | | +----------------------------------------------------------------+ Send to: SPELLBOUND! Software P.O. Box 158 Shepherd, MI 48883 Do it BEFORE your spouse has to go to the airport, or Geraldo has another slow week! PART 8.0.0 THE SPELLBOUND! DIRECTOR, MENU, FILE MANAGER +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | The SPELLBOUND! DIRECTOR Menu and File Management System | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ The SPELLBOUND! DIRECTOR is a complete Menuing and File Management system which was designed to be ideal for installation on new machines and over the counter sales by resellers or consultants under their own company name. For example Mainstream Computers in Alma, Michigan sells the program as "The MAINSTREAM MENU SYSTEM". The SPELLBOUND! Director is not being marketed as shareware. PART 8.1.0 INDIVIDUAL USERS If after examining the features below, you decide that you would like a copy of the SPELLBOUND! DIRECTOR, you may purchase a single copy for $34.95, or a site license according to the schedule below. PART 8.2.0 RESELLERS AND CONSULTANTS As a reseller or consultant, you are called upon many times to provide support to novice users of your PC systems. The SPELLBOUND! DIRECTOR provides a very simple to use interface between the user and the operating system. The File Manager allows him to easily create, rename, and remove directories; copy, move, and delete multiple files; handles creation, extraction and viewing of ZIP format files created by PKWare's PKZIP programs; while executing DOS commands or shelling to DOS from within the program. AND -- it's fully mouseable! Each time a program is run, as the program is loading, a box is displayed at the top of the screen which tells the user 1. The item name as chosen from the menu, 2. the assembled command line which has been handed to DOS to run the program, and 3. The resident directory. This will help your customers to become acquainted with DOS while insulating them from its cryptic commands. The Menu System will appear in every way to be your own product. YOUR NAME APPEARS IN THE INTRODUCTION SCREEN, and it appears continuously at the top of the screen while the Menu is running. EVERY TIME YOUR CUSTOMER TURNS ON HIS MACHINE, YOUR COMPANY IS ADVERTISED! PART 8.3.0 COMMENTS FROM SOME OF OUR CUSTOMERS: "I've worked with a number of other menus with my clients. I prefer this over all of them." Charles Lockwood, owner TopComp Computer Systems Distributes as "TopComp Menuing System" Traverse City, MI "Your menu program is excellent! Being new to PCs, the setup was very easy and reasonably comfortable. I found IBM's Menu program confusing, but yours was very easy to learn. I enjoy it very much!" Dan Singell, Pastor, Edmore, MI "For never using a computer until now, it's a much better system than came with my computer." Larry Flegel, home user Edmore, MI "It's excellent! It's made my job a lot easier. Setting up the menus is simple and fast!" Dave Harrison, Businessman Alma, MI, Purchaser of 20 copy site license PART 8.4.0 FEATURES OF THE SPELLBOUND! DIRECTOR... ...INSTALLATION PROGRAM makes installation completely painless. Modifies AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS (only if you allow it to). ...TWO LEVEL PASSWORD PROTECTION for Menus, Menu Items, access to DOS, File Manager, Setup etc. ...DOCUMENTATION ON DISK -- can be read from within program, added to or modified as you like! ...COMPLETELY MOUSE OR KEYBOARD DRIVEN. Mouse settings are completely adjustable, allowing new mouse users easier handling of the mouse. (Of course you can use the keyboard in the event that you are afraid of mice!) ...COMPLETE FILE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM including directory management, handling of ZIP format files, copying, deleting, moving multiple files, rename create and delete directories, create @response files etc. ...Intuitive, EXTREMELY SIMPLE to setup and use. ...EASY SETUP via data entry screen. Just answer the questions, the program handles the rest! EASILY COPY OR MOVE ITEMS BETWEEN MENUS. ...Specify SEQUENCE OF UP TO 15 KEYSTROKES TO BE EXECUTED upon entrance to your program. EASY SETUP; just type the keys as you would in your application! ...Create your OWN USER DEFINED HELP for each item in your menu which will pop up at the press of the F1 key! ...You can have an unlimited number of MENUS of 18 selections per menu! ...All selections may be invoked via a SINGLE KEY PRESS! Three methods of invocation available: Single keypress, light bar selection, or mouse! ...Define your OWN PROMPT FOR ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS! Example: When the user selects "Run Word Processor" you can have the program pop up a box which asks: "Document to load:" and wait for him to type it in! Furthermore, the name of the document can be inserted anywhere in the command line! ...SAVES ALL INFORMATION entered into prompt windows by the user for next time. ...USAGE LOG tracks the starting time, ending time, and time elapsed of all programs run from the Menu System. ...Prompted PARAMETERS MAY BE INSERTED ANYWHERE in the command line arguments rather than just being appended to the tail. ...CALENDAR, ASCII and ATTRIBUTE CHARTS, and a FOUR FUNCTION CALCULATOR with tape available at the press of a key. ...LEAVES ONLY 10k IN MEMORY while running programs; smaller than your mouse driver. ...Runs programs and RETURNS BY ITSELF; no kludgy batch files to run through. ...CONFIGURE YOUR OWN COLORS throughout the program. Color code your menus! PART 8.5.0 PRICE SCHEDULE FOR THE SPELLBOUND! DIRECTOR Note: These prices are subject to change without notice. Individual Copy and Site License Schedule 1 Copy -- $34.95 per copy 2 - 9 -- $30.00 per copy 10 Copies -- $28.00 per copy 11 - 20 Copies -- $25.00 per copy 21 - 50 Copies -- $22.00 per copy (negotiable) 51 - 500 Copies -- $20.00 per copy (negotiable) 501 and up -- $15.00 per copy (negotiable) If you are interested, please call SPELLBOUND! Software at: (517) 828-6520 or write to: SPELLBOUND! Software P.O. Box 158 Shepherd, MI 48883