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- | AUS-PC-SOFT | Pinnacle Solutions |
- | Onkaparinga Valley Road | 1001 Cassandra Avenue |
- | Verdun, South Australia | Huntsville, AL 35802-3207 |
- | 5245 AUSTRALIA | 800-553-4305 or 205-532-1024 |
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- | johnstev@adelaide.dialix.oz.au | pinnacle@iquest.com |
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- | C R O S S W O R D E X P R E S S - Professional Puzzle Creator |
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- Create Crosswords for Classrooms, Newsletters, Web Sites or Your Family
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- The Crossword Express puzzle creator/player program for Windows is a
- versatile tool that provides a completely automatic way of creating
- professional quality crosswords.
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- Teachers: Create vocabulary lesson puzzles in a few minutes.
- Parents: Help expand the language skills of your children.
- Web Masters: Add content for your readers & keep them coming back.
- Editors: Create special interest puzzles for magazines/newsletters.
- Enthusiasts: Test your mettle with millions of fresh puzzles.
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- Only Four Simple Steps Required!
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- 1.Choose the grid size.
- 2.Pick an existing template or input your own black square pattern.
- 3.Start the "Make Crossword" command to create a puzzle.
- 4.Select Printout, Clipboard Export or Solve Puzzles Onscreen.
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- That's It!
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- Create Fresh Puzzles In A Few Moments!
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- Crossword Express is an indispensable tool for the crossword
- hobbyist and professional as well as those involved with education
- or training. You'll have completely new puzzles generated in a few
- moments with literally millions of puzzles available from the
- included word and clue dictionaries. New dictionaries are easily
- created and expansion of the supplied dictionaries is allowed. High
- quality puzzles are easily created from the included grid templates
- or user defined layouts.
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- Flexible Output Options Include:
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- Hard Copy Output
- Onscreen Solution
- Clipboard Export to DTP and HTML Editing Programs
- Across Player for Web Browsers
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- CROSSWORD EXPRESS is indispensable for the crossword hobbyist and
- professional as well as those involved with education or training.
-
- Costing only $19.95 US for the Lite version and $39.95 for the Pro
- version, it's one INCREDIBLE value!
-
-
- Briefly, the main features of both Pro and Lite versions are:
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- o Fully AUTOMATIC puzzle construction of lattices up to 47 x 47
- with complete control over design and symentry! By "automatic"
- we mean automatic ... once you've selected the dictionary and
- lattice design, Click "Make", then sit back and enjoy as
- CROSSWORD EXPRESS gets down to business!
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- o Professional, Publication Quality design - No "Scrabble board"
- output here! The ability to produce lattice designs like those
- seen in major publications was a mandantory programming
- requirement for CROSSWORD EXPRESS!
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- o Full mouse support, as well as the ability to control the
- program from the keyboard.
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- o User configurable for multiple language support. Just translate
- two text files into the language of your choice, and CROSSWORD
- EXPRESS will talk to you in that language.
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- o Regardless of the type of printer connected to your system (dot
- matrix, ink-jet or laser), CROSSWORD EXPRESS will print to it
- provided only that it is supplied with a *Windows(tm) printer driver.
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- o A wide range of print options allows fine control of the
- appearance of the printed output, including size, positioning
- and font. Output can also be exported to the clipboard for
- subsequent importing into your Desk Top Publisher or Word
- Processor, etc. as a *Windows(tm) Metafile or PCX image.
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- o Supports an unlimited number of dictionaries, and allows you to
- select more than one dictionary when making a crossword. The
- dictionaries you select are merged into a single MULTI dictionary
- before construction of the crossword begins.
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- o Name your puzzles as they are constructed, so that they may be
- recalled at a later time. The number of puzzles which can be
- saved is limited only by the available space on your hard disk.
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- o MULTI-MAKE function allows up to 9,999 puzzles to be made in
- unattended mode, and printed out or saved for later use. This
- facility is ideal for making novelty place-mats for use in fast
- food restaurants etc. Click "Make" and go to bed!
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- o A scoreboard function keeps you up to date on progress if you
- chose to solve a puzzle on screen. Yes! While printed output is
- what you'll probably use most, we've also included the ability
- for CROSSWORD EXPRESS to be an interactive entertainment and
- educational program.
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- o A preset word facility allows up to 20 words in the puzzle to
- be preset to particular words of your choosing - GREAT for those
- topic specific puzzles! CROSSWORD EXPRESS will fill in the
- remaining words for you.
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- Crossword Express Pro versus Lite Version Summary
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- Both offer great value, but the Pro version offers four main upgrades:
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- (1) Pro Version Adds Special Interest Dictionaries w/255 Words Each
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- Both the Lite and Pro versions allow the import of ASCII word
- lists up to 30,000 words each (with or without clue definitions),
- but the Pro version adds an enhanced theme puzzle creation feature
- called Special Interest Puzzles (SI). This allows the user to
- specify certain word positions in a puzzle into which only words
- from the SI dictionaries are to be used. It then backfills the
- remainder of the grid with the chosen backfill dictionaries.
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- (2) Pro Version Adds Vocabulary Word List Puzzle Creation
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- The Pro version has support for Vocabulary Puzzles with automatic
- construction of "sparse" puzzles using only a special interest
- word list. This feature is great for school vocabulary lessons
- and other special topic puzzles in which only the user words are
- shown. It gives a puzzle in which each word only interlocks with
- others in one or two positions, very similar to Cryptic Crosswords.
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- (3) Pro Version Adds Export of Across Player Format Files
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- The Across Player is a powerful way for Web Site Managers to add
- entertainment for their readers via online playing of crosswords.
- The player runs on multiple platforms and acts as a helper
- application for browsers that support them. This feature allows
- you to use Crossword Express as a site publishing tool for both
- Across file output as well as a normal HTML page.
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- (4) Pro Version Can Be Registered Online
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- Online registration is offered for fast 2 business day turn
- around. This is done via email of a password that unlocks the
- Demo into the fully functional Pro version (demo is limited to
- 11x11 puzzle size). You may save 14 days delivery time by using
- this convenient registration method.
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- Just select the Registration button on the main Control Center
- screen and follow the directions. It's fast and easy!
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- Some Questions and Answers ....
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- Q1: If I sell a crossword that I've created using CROSSWORD
- EXPRESS what royalty payments are expected by AUS-PC-SOFT?
- A1: Absolutely NONE if you are a registered owner of
- CROSSWORD EXPRESS. Under that condition, you are free
- to do with your puzzle as you wish.
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- Q2: Can I legally use the 30,000+ word dictionary as the
- wordlist database for another puzzle program?
- A2: ONLY if it's for YOUR personal use and you are a
- registered owner of CROSSWORD EXPRESS. Then the answer
- provided for Q1 would apply. It would, however, be a
- violation of our copyright protection if any portion
- of our dictionaries was used in other than AUS-PC-SOFT
- authorized products.
-
- Q3: I've seen advertisements for competing programs that
- seem to offer substantially less but cost much more. Why?
- A3: Ahhh, you noticed! Actually, we set the price on the
- low side for many reasons. Here are a few:
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- 1> Our Advertising costs are extremely low since we're
- using the Internet as our primary marketing vehicle.
- 2> We don't use expensive, full-color packaging that
- you'll throw away as soon as you receive it.
- CROSSWORD EXPRESS will be Air-Mailed to you in a
- plain, heavy-weight envelope.
- 3> Online, self-contained documentation is used instead
- of costly printed versions. CROSSWORD EXPRESS is so
- easy to use, you probably will have little need for
- even the online help functions after one or two puzzles!
- 4> Volume sales! Admittedly, this is a gamble but one that
- we hope will be rewarded by your support.
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- Q5: You make reference to "The Perfect Gift" ... a GIFT?
- A5: A most emphatic YES! We think CROSSWORD EXPRESS will
- make an exceptional gift item because:
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- - CROSSWORD EXPRESS is the FUN way to build vocabulary
- skills and knowledge for all ages!
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- - CROSSWORD EXPRESS is an enduring and inexpensive way
- to provide education and entertainment for a lifetime!
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- - CROSSWORD EXPRESS does NOT wear out!
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- Thank You for affording us this opportunity to acquaint you with
- CROSSWORD EXPRESS. Our goal was to produce an affordable product
- offering a genuine value for your money. Once you've experienced
- CROSSWORD EXPRESS for yourself, we know you'll agree that we more
- than met that objective!
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- Your comments, suggestions and/or questions are ALWAYS welcome at
- AUS-PC-SOFT. Please feel free to drop us a line - we'd love to
- hear from you. You can reach us at:
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- pinnacle@iquest.com (email)
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- http://www.puzzledepot.com/cwe/index.shtml (Internet Web site)
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- * Windows(tm) is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. CROSSWORD
- EXPRESS runs under Windows(tm) Version 3.1 or highter.
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- Crossword Express for Windows Order Form
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- US Registration Agent
- Pinnacle Solutions Ph: 800-553-4305 or 205-532-1024 (24 hr)
- Registration Department FAX: 205-883-4305
- 1001 Cassandra Avenue
- Huntsville, AL 35802-3207 Internet Email: pinnacle@iquest.com
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- Company Office
- AUS-PC-SOFT Email: johnstev@adelaide.dialix.oz.au
- Onkaparinga Valley Road
- Verdun
- South Australia
- 5245
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- Registration Fees (US Funds): Price Quantity Total
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- ( ) Crossword Express Lite $19.95 ________ ________
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- ( ) Crossword Express Pro $39.95 ________ ________
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- Prices are in US funds only. Total:
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