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- │This file is a short overview of how to play the seek and find puzzle game. │
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- │The registered version contains a detailed help utility which explains every │
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- │command and function completely. │
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- │ Press [ Ctrl-C ] to terminate this help file at any time. │
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- │ SELECTING A PUZZLE │
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- │The default puzzle file is "EXAMPLE.EXP". All of the puzzle files have the │
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- │"EXP" extention. To select a different puzzle file, press the F9 key and a │
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- │directory will pop up on the screen. Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to move the │
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- │scroll bar through the directory and press the ENTER key to select the │
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- │highlighted file. You can have up to 4,000 different puzzle files in the │
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- │current directory. The scroll bar is capable of scrolling through all of │
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- │them. Press the ESC key to abort the operation and the game will reset to │
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- │the default puzzle file. │
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- │ PLAY A PUZZLE │
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- │ STEP ONE: From the main menu press F10 to start the game. │
- │ » If the puzzle file contains any tagged words, you will « │
- │ » be prompted if you would like to continue the game or « │
- │ » start the game over from the beginning with all tagged « │
- │ » words reset to blank. Press the F10 key to continue « │
- │ » the game; Press F9 to start over. « │
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- │ » The game screen will appear and you will see a menu at the bottom « │
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- │ STEP TWO: Press the F10 key to list the available words for the selected │
- │ puzzle. The F10 key acts like a toggle. Continuously pressing │
- │ the F10 key will cause the words to page until the END OF LIST │
- │ marker is reached. Once the END OF LIST marker is reached; │
- │ Press the F10 key again and the words will relist starting from │
- │ the beginning. You may repeat this process as many times as │
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- │ STEP THREE: Press the F7 key to highlight a word that you have located │
- │ somewhere in the letter grid. After pressing the F7 key, you │
- │ see a pointer appear in the upper left hand corner of the letter│
- │ grid. That is the home position. Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys │
- │ to move the pointer to the RIGHT of the beginning letter of │
- │ the word you wish to highlight and press the ENTER key. │
- │ Example: │
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- │ A K E P T E L L D W J L C │
- │ K E X A M P L E W L T U C │
- │ B U V E O Y I H G K J L M │
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- │ Triangular pointer ────┘ │
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- │ This will mark the beginning of the word. The pointer will │
- │ change to the color red. Then use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to │
- │ move the pointer to the RIGHT side of the last letter of the │
- │ word you wish to highlight and press the ENTER key. │
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- │ If you are correct, you will see a message stating so and the │
- │ word will be automatically highlighted in a different color. │
- │ If you are incorrect, you will see a message stating so. │
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- │ Repeat this entire process until all of the words are located. │
- │ You can quit at any time and the game will automatically save │
- │ itself. When you resume the same puzzle at a later time you │
- │ will be prompted if you would like to continue or start over │
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- │ OTHER COMMANDS: │
- │ F9 KEY: Press this key and you will be prompted to enter a word │
- │ to reveal its location. Enter the desired word and its │
- │ location will be revealed on the screen. If the word is │
- │ not found in the list, you will see a message stating │
- │ that fact. │
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- │ F5 KEY: This command is supported in the registered version only. │
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- │ F4 KEY: This key invokes the help file. The unregistered version views │
- │ the same file you are reading now. The registered version │
- │ contains a more detailed help file with color graphics. │
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- │ F6 KEY: Pressing this key will terminate the game and it will save itself │
- │ automatically. │
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- │ Registered version highlights: │
- │ Complete color help utility │
- │ Enhanced sound effects │
- │ Complete statistical data utility │
- │ Updated puzzle files │
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