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&CWH01New - Begin a new puzzle The New function clears the current puzzle and erases all clues from memory. If you have made changes to the current puzzle, but have not saved your work, New will warn you. &CWH02Open - Retrieve a puzzle The Open function reads a puzzle file and its corresponding clue file into memory so you can edit or print an existing crossword. Settings ~~~~~~~~ Name .... Select a puzzle from the displayed list. Commands ~~~~~~~~ Ok ...... Retrieve the selected puzzle. Cancel .. Dismiss the dialog without retrieving the puzzle. &CWH03Save - Save the current puzzle The Save function writes a copy of the current puzzle to disk. If the puzzle was previously retrieved from disk using the Open function, Save overwrites that disk file with the new version. If the puzzle is new (an "UNTITLED" puzzle), CWC automatically switches to the Save As function. &CWH04Save As - Change the puzzle name/title The Save As function is identical to the Save function, except that you are given the opportunity to rename the puzzle and/or change its title. Settings ~~~~~~~~ Name .... Type the primary (8-character) part of a DOS filename. This is the external, disk filename of your puzzle and clues. Title ... Type up to four lines. Crossword Creator automatically centers this title above the puzzle when you print it. Commands ~~~~~~~~ Ok ...... Save the puzzle. Cancel .. Dismiss the dialog without saving the puzzle. &CWH05Import - Read words/clues from a file The Import function reads a disk file containing words and/or clues directly into Crossword Creator. Both "ASCII text" files and "comma-delimited" files are supported. Settings ~~~~~~~~ Name ...... Type the name of the file you wish to import. Include the drive ID and/or directory name if necessary. Contents .. Indicate whether the file contains only words, or both words and clues. Append .... ON: Adds the words to the word bank. OFF: Deletes all existing words in the bank before adding new ones. Commands ~~~~~~~~ Ok ........ Import the file. Cancel .... Dismiss the dialog without importing the file. &CWH06Export - Create a text file The Export function writes a copy of the current puzzle to a specially-formatted disk file. This file can be used to exchange puzzle data with other programs. Settings ~~~~~~~~ Name ................ Type the name of the file you wish to create. Include the drive ID and/or directory name if necessary. Format .............. Indicate whether you want an ASCII text file, or a data file compatible with "Crossword Publisher". Note: The following options apply only to the ASCII text format. Fill Puzzle Area .... ON: Fills in all unused squares, producing a rectangularly- shaped printout. OFF: Fills in unused squared only where necessary, producing a freeform-shaped printout. PC Characters ...... ON: Draws the puzzle using "extended" PC characters. OFF: Draws the puzzle using "standard" ASCII characters. Commands ~~~~~~~~ Ok .................. Export the puzzle. Cancel .............. Dismiss the dialog without exporting the puzzle. &CWH07Print - Print the current puzzle The Print function formats and prints the current puzzle. Settings ~~~~~~~~ Format .............. Select a print format. Separate Clue Page .. ON: Skips to the top of a new page before printing the puzzle clues. OFF: Prints the puzzles and the clues on the same page. Continuous Forms .... ON: CWC assumes the printer can feed new pages of paper without intervention from you. OFF: CWC pauses between each page to allow you to insert a new piece of paper. Fill Puzzle Area .... ON: Fills in all unused squares, producing a rectangularly- shaped printout. OFF: Fills in unused squares only where necessary, producing a freeform-shaped printout. Saves time and ink. Center On Page ...... ON: Prints the puzzle in the center of the page. OFF: Prints the puzzle at the left margin. Big Boxes .......... ON: Prints very large puzzle boxes. OFF: Prints normal-sized puzzle boxes. Printer ............. Select the name of a printer driver. Destination ......... Type the device or filename you want the printout sent to. The default value is "LPT1". Copies .............. Type the number of copies you want. The default value is "1". Commands ~~~~~~~~ Ok .................. Begin printing. Cancel .............. Dismiss the dialog without printing. &CWH08DOS Shell - Execute DOS commands The DOS Shell function temporarily suspends Crossword Creator in memory, and presents you with the DOS command line. To get back to Crossword Creator, type EXIT at the DOS command prompt and press Enter. &CWH09Exit - End Crossword Creator The Exit function terminates Crossword Creator and returns you to DOS. If you have made changes to the current puzzle but have not saved your work, Exit will warn you. &CWH10Undo - Restore a changed puzzle line The Undo function allows you to reverse the effect of a recent puzzle edit action. Undo works on a line-by-line basis. As long as you have not moved the cursor off of the edited line, your action can be undone. Once you move to another line, however, your edit action becomes permanent. &CWH11Edit Clues - Supply clues for each word The Edit Clues function allows you to input the text of your puzzle clues. Settings ~~~~~~~~ Across/Down .. Type up to four clue lines for each word. Delete ....... ON: Deletes the clue. OFF: Keeps the clue. Commands ~~~~~~~~ Next ......... Update the current clue(s) (if necessary), and scroll forward to the next word/clue in the puzzle. Ok ........... Update the current clue(s). Cancel ....... Dismiss the dialog without updating the current clue(s). &CWH12Edit Bank - Edit the word bank The Edit Bank function allows you to add words to, or delete words from, the word bank. Settings ~~~~~~~~ Word ...... Type the word you wish to add to the bank. Bank ...... Select a word you wish to delete from the bank. Keyboard Actions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After typing a word, press Enter to add it to the bank. After selecting a word in the bank, press Enter to delete it. Commands ~~~~~~~~ Ok ........ Accept the word bank changes. Cancel .... Dismiss the dialog without changing the word bank. &CWH13Auto Place - Build a puzzle The Auto Place function assists you in building a puzzle by automatically intersecting the words you supply. Settings ~~~~~~~~ Word ...... Type the word you want CWC to "place" for you. Bank ...... If the word you want to place is already in the word bank, you don't have to retype it. Simply select the word from the bank. Freeform .. CWC searches the entire Puzzle Window looking for potential intersections. Template .. CWC constrains its search to the "template" shape you have drawn in the Puzzle Window. Robot ..... ON: CWC attempts to build a complete puzzle, using the words currently stored in the word bank. OFF: CWC attempts to place only the single word you typed or selected from the word bank. Limits .... Type the highest row and column number that CWC should consider when searching for potential word placements. This enables you to constrain the size of your puzzle to specific dimensions. Commands ~~~~~~~~ Across .... Begin the placement search. CWC will initially try to place your word in the "Across" orientation (horizontally), but will switch to "Down" if necessary. Down ...... Identical to "Across...", except that the initial placement orientation is "Down" (vertical). Cancel .... Dismiss the dialog without placing any words. &CWH14Auto Place - Confirm the word placement The Auto Place function presents a "confirmation" dialog whenever a potential word location is found, and the "robot" setting is OFF. If the "robot" setting is ON, words are automatically placed at the first available intersection. Commands ~~~~~~~~ Ok ........ Place the word in the puzzle. The proposed location is displayed with blinking letters. Continue .. Skip the proposed location, and continue searching. Cancel .... Dismiss the dialog without placing the word, and stop searching. &CWH15Review Clues - Find missing/orphan clues The Review Clues function helps you identify and correct errors in your clue definitions by displaying the puzzle words, the text of their corresponding clues, and the index numbers. Commands ~~~~~~~~ Continue .. View the next page of clues. Cancel .... Dismiss the dialog without viewing the remaining clues. &CWH16WORDFIND - Search the word database The WORDFIND function searches a "word database" for words that match a letter-pattern you specify. A pattern may contain letters of the alphabet or wildcards (any non-alpha character). For example, B??L??S is a valid pattern. Settings ~~~~~~~~ Name ...... Type the name of the WORDFIND database you want to search. The default name is the same as the language files you are using. Pattern ... Type the letter pattern of the words you want to search for. Commands ~~~~~~~~ Ok ........ Begin searching for words. Continue .. View the next page of words. Cancel .... Dismiss the dialog (if a search is not active), or stop an active search. &CWH17Printer - Select a printer driver The Printer function allows you to select the printer driver that best supports the model of printer you use. Settings ~~~~~~~~ Printer ... Select a printer from the displayed list. Commands ~~~~~~~~ Ok ........ Accept the selected printer driver. Cancel .... Dismiss the dialog without selecting a printer. &CWH18File Locations - Specify directory names The File Locations function tells CWC where to look for important files. If you leave an entry blank, CWC will look only in the current directory for those files. Settings ~~~~~~~~ Crossword Creator ... Type the DOS directory name where you want CWC to look for its printer driver files (*.CWP), and language files (*.CWL, *.CWH, *.CWI). Puzzles ............. Type the DOS directory name where you want CWC to look for your puzzle files. WORDFIND ............ Type the DOS directory name where you want CWC to look for your WORDFIND files. Commands ~~~~~~~~ Ok .................. Accept the new directory names. Cancel .............. Dismiss the dialog without changing the directory names. &CWH19Colors - Customize the color scheme The Colors function allows you to customize CWC's color scheme. Settings ~~~~~~~~ Colors ....... Select the item you wish to change. Foreground ... Select the desired color. The "icons" are Background updated to show you what the new color scheme will look like. Commands ~~~~~~~~ Ok ........... Accept the new color scheme. Cancel ....... Dismiss the dialog without changing any of the colors. &CWH20Help Topics - View help information The Help Topics function presents a "Table of Contents" for the on-line help, and allows you to read any topic you select. Settings ~~~~~~~~ Help topics .... Select the topic you want to read. Commands ~~~~~~~~ Cancel ......... Dismiss the dialog (if a topic is not currently displayed), or dismiss the selected topic. &CWH31** Welcome to Crossword Creator! ** 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. Lastly, CWC is multi-lingual. So if English isn't your mother tongue, switch to Spanish. Or French. Crossword Creator can dynamically translate its entire user-interface into any language that uses a standard Arabic alphabet. On behalf of PC HELP-LINE, thank you for choosing Crossword Creator. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please give us a call; we've got the best technical support in the business. After all, "HELP" is our middle name. Sincerely, Brad Kaenel, author &CWH32About CWC - View Author/Copyright The About CWC function redisplays Crossword Creator's logo/copyright notice. The program version number and release date are shown in the center of the screen. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Crossword Creator was written using the Microsoft BASIC Professional Development System, version 7.1. The development work and system testing were conducted on both a 386-clone and an XT-clone, running PC-DOS 3.3, MS-DOS 5.0, and OS/2 1.3. Additional BASIC functions were provided by Crescent Software's "QuickPak", and Software Interphase's "QuickWindows" ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 714-797-3091 Compuserve: 72357,3523 ---------------------------------------------------------------- PC HELP-LINE's Professional CROSSWORD CREATOR, Copyright 1988-92 Castle Oaks Computer Services WORDFIND, Copyright 1988-92 &CWH33*** New Features/Changes In CWC 5.0 *** 1. "Next" pushbuttons have been added to the "Edit Clues" dialog (the PgUp/PgDn keys also work). You can now easily scroll through all the clues without going back to the grid. The "Next Across" and "Next Down" options have been removed from the "Edit" menu. 2. CLUMAKE.EXE and CWDTP.EXE are no longer supplied as standalone utilities. Their functions are now integrated into CWC.EXE via the new "Import/Export" options on the "File" menu. In addition to ASCII text, a new export format has been added to support Longridge Software's "Crossword Publisher". The new "Edit Bank" option on the "Edit" menu also allows you to directly add or remove words from the Word Bank without having to import an ASCII file. 3. Puzzle "title" strings are now stored in the .PUZ file, instead of the .CLU file. This makes .CLU a pure, comma-delimited file that you can import back into a database program. CWC 5.0 can read CWC 4.x data files, but will save them only in the new 5.x format. 4. The menu system now supports hotkeys in the action bar and the pulldowns. Pressing the "Alt" key activates the hotkeys. All dialogs now have a "Help" button and a "cleaner" look. 5. The "Print" dialog has two new options. "Center On Page" causes the title, puzzle, and clues to be centered on the printout (this is the new default). "Big Boxes" causes the puzzle boxes to be printed about twice normal size (relative to the clue index numbers). Of course, since the larger boxes require more print columns, you may have to limit the size of your puzzle to use this option. You may also specify a number of "Copies" to print. The default is 1. 6. "Normal" and "condensed" printer drivers are now consolidated into a single .CWP file, enabling CWC to adjust the scale of the printed output when necessary. Thus the annoying "puzzle is too wide" warning, so common in earlier versions of CWC, has all but been eliminated. 7. By default, the "Limits" values on the "Auto Place" dialog are set so that the robot will generate "average-sized" puzzles that will not require condensed print. 8. All relevant dialog responses are now saved in CONFIG.CWC. User settings are restored to their previous values (rather than the defaults) the next time you start CWC. CONFIG.CWC is saved automatically when the "Exit" option is selected. 9. The old "Configuration" dialog has been split up into "Printer", "File Locations", and "Colors" dialogs, and moved under a new menu called "Options". Instead of the cryptic CONFIG.CWC keyword names, meaningful terms are now used to label each item in these dialogs. 10. An "incomplete word" warning message is issued if you try to attach a clue to a word that contains template characters. 11. In 4.x versions of CWC, "PgDn" was provided as a shortcut way of moving to the "Ok" button in a dialog, rather than having to repeatedly press "Tab". This did not work in every situation. The shortcut key has been changed to "F2", and now works consistently. 12. When placing the very first word into a blank grid, Auto Place now positions it in the center of the work area, rather than in the top, left-hand corner. 13. The contents of the Status Window now changes dynamically, to guide you through the various steps of puzzle construction. CWC periodically evaluates your progress, and (gently) suggests what to do next.