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<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 4.0"> <meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document"> <title>CTWord Help</title> </head> <body> CTWord Version 1.0 (C) Copyright 2003 by C & T Software All Rights Reserved Introduction CTWord is a crossword solving program for the PocketPC. CTWord supports the popular "Across Lite" format for cross word puzzles. CTWord is designed to take full advantage of the minimal screen are on the Pocket PC. Features <ul> <li> All colors used in the puzzle are configurable</li> <li> The fonts in the puzzle window are configurable</li> <li> Various elements of the display are configurable</li> <li> Small and large menus may be selected</li> <li> Small or large clue window may be selected</li> <li> Letters may be checked as they are entered, or checked on demand</li> </ul> Windows The main CTWord window consists of three areas. The topmost area is where the puzzle is displayed. The middle area is where clues are displayed. The bottom area is a mini-keyboard for entering letters into a square. The puzzle window displays a puzzle. If the puzzle is too large to fit in the puzzle window, scrollbars will be present to allow different areas of the puzzle to be visible. The clue window displays the clue for the currently selected word. The clue is prefixed with the current number of the word selected, and an 'A' for across or 'D' for down. If the clue is too large for the clue window, the clue window can be double tapped to display the entire clue in a popup window. The keyboard window is a small keyboard for entering letters into the puzzle. If a different method for entering characters is preferred, the keyboard window may be hidden. <hr> How Do I ... <a name="LoadPuzzle"></a>Load A Puzzle <blockquote> Puzzles are loaded using the "Load Puzzle..." menu item under the File menu. A dialog box is displayed to allow a puzzle file (*.puz) to be selected. The puzzle file is loaded and the puzzle if displayed in the puzzle window. If you need to find puzzles file, see the section Finding Puzzles at the end of this document.. </blockquote> <a name="DisplayPuzzleInfo"></a>Display The Puzzle Information <blockquote> The "About Puzzle..." menu item under the File menu will display the information about the puzzle. This includes the puzzle name, author, and copyright notice. </blockquote> <a name="SwitchMenus"></a>Switch Between Full Menus and Small Menus <blockquote> If the Small Menu (File menu only) is being displayed, the top most menu item will be "Full Menus". Selecting this menu item will display the full menus for the program. If the Full Menus are being displayed, the top most menu item of the "File" menu will be Small Menu. </blockquote> <a name="SelectWord"></a>Select A Word <blockquote> Tapping on a square in the selects the word that contains that square. If the previously select word was horizontal, the new word selected will also be horizontal. If the previously selected word was vertical, the new word selected will also be vertical. To change the direction of the selected word, tap twice on a square in the word to be selected. </blockquote> <a name="DisplayClue"></a>Display A Clue That Is Too Large For The Clue Window <blockquote> To see a clue that is too large for the clue window, tap the clue window twice. The entire clue will be displayed in a popup window. Tap the popup window once to make it disappear. </blockquote> <a name="EnterLetter"></a>Enter A Letter <blockquote> Tapping on the keyboard at the bottom of the window will enter a letter into the puzzle at the current square. The current square will then move to the next unoccupied square in the current word. </blockquote> <a name="Clear"></a>Clear A Letter, Word, or The Puzzle <blockquote> The large menus contain a menu named "Solve". This menu contains the menu items "Clear Letter", "Clear Word", and "Clear Puzzle" which clear the current letter, word, or puzzle respectively. </blockquote> <a name="Check"></a>Check A Letter, Word, or The Puzzle <blockquote> The large menus contain a menu named "Solve". This menu contains the menu items "Check Letter", "Check Word", and "Check Puzzle" which check the current letter, word, or puzzle respectively. If a letter in a square is incorrect, the letter will be displayed in the error color (default to red). </blockquote> <a name="Show"></a>Show A Letter, Word, or The Puzzle <blockquote> The large menus contain a menu named "Solve". This menu contains the menu items "Show Letter", "Show Word", and "Show Puzzle" which show the current letter, word, or puzzle respectively. The squares given by the selected command will contain the letters for those squares. </blockquote> <a name="SaveSolution"></a>Save A Partially Completed Puzzle <blockquote> Select the "Save Solution" or "Save Solution As..." menu item under the "File" menu to save a partially completed puzzle. The "Save Solutions" menu item will save the solution into the file last used to save the solution or load the solution. If the solution has not been saved, "Save Solution" and "Save Solution As..." will behave identically. In this case a dialog box will be displayed to allow a filename to be entered. The partial solution will be saved in the file given by the filename entered. </blockquote> <a name="LoadSolution"></a>Load A Saved Puzzle <blockquote> Select the "Load Solution" menu item under the "File" menu to load a partially completed puzzle. A dialog box will be displayed to allow a solution file to be selected. If the file selected does not match the currently loaded puzzle, the solution is not loaded and an error message is displayed. </blockquote> <a name="DisplayGeneralOptions"></a>Display the General Options Dialog Box <blockquote> The general options dialog can be displayed by selecting the full menus and selecting the "General..." menu item under the "Options" menu. The dialog box is shown below. <img border="0" src="ctopt.bmp"> </blockquote> <a name="CheckLetters"></a>Check Letters As They Are Entered <blockquote> Check the "Check As Letters Entered" radio button in the "Solve Mode" settings. This will cause all letters to be checked for correctness when they are entered. </blockquote> <a name="DisplayNumbers"></a>Display The Numbers In The Puzzle Squares <blockquote> Check the Number checkbox in the Display section to display numbers in the puzzle squares. </blockquote> <a name="HideKeyboard"></a>Hide Or Display The Keyboard Window <blockquote> Uncheck the Input Window checkbox in the Display section to hide the letter entry input window. Check this checkbox to display the letter entry input window. </blockquote> <a name="ClueWindowSize"></a>Increase Or Decrease The Size Of The Clue Window <blockquote> The clue window comes in two sizes. The small size is one line in height, and the large size is three lines in height. Select the clue window size by selecting either the large or small radio button under the Clue Window Size settings. </blockquote> <a name="ChangeSquareSize"></a>Change The Size Of a Puzzle Square <blockquote> The puzzle square size can be changed using the Square Size entry in the General Options dialog box. If the square size is changed, the font size may need to be changed as well to match. The section on changing the font to learn how to do this. </blockquote> <a name="ChangeSquareFont"></a>Change The Font Used In The Puzzle <blockquote> The font dialog can be displayed by selecting the full menus and selecting the "Font..." menu item under the "Options" menu. The dialog box is shown below. <img border="0" src="ctfont.bmp"> To change the font used, select the font name, and size for the letters or numbers in the puzzle. Hit apply and the new font will be used. </blockquote> <a name="ChangePuzzleColors"></a>Change The Colors Used In The Puzzle <blockquote> The color dialog can be displayed by selecting the full menus and selecting the "Font..." menu item under the "Options" menu. The dialog box is shown below. </blockquote> <img border="0" src="ctclr.bmp"> <blockquote> In order to change a color used by the program, use the spin controls at the top just to the right of the text reading Foreground to select the item type. The RGB controls below this can then be used to adjust the color. Repeat this for each of the items you wish to have a different color. </blockquote> <hr> <a name="FindingPuzzles"></a>Finding Puzzles CTWord accepts the "Across Lite" format for puzzles. There are many sites on the web that provide puzzles in this format. Some sites to try are listed below. <ul> <li> USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com)</li> <li> Christian Puzzles (http://members.truepath.com/biblegames/)</li> <li> Houston Chronicle (http://www.chron.com/content/fun/games/xword/)</li> </ul> Also a search for "Across Lite Puzzles" on your favorite will yield quite a few puzzles. </body> </html>