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- # Tips.txt
- # This file contains tips used in the welcome dialog
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- # General Tips
- The toolbar buttons can be used for frequently used menu items.
-
- You need not save all the lists you are studying. If you can recreate
- the lists quickly, there is no need to save.
-
- Some of the predefined lists take a long time to create. You can save
- time in the future by saving them.
-
- The lists saved to files are compressed in order to reduce hard drive
- (or floppy drive) space.
-
- While viewing List or Hooks, if the current word has an asterisk next to it,
- that word is a phoney.
-
- # File Menu tips
- You can create an empty list. Choose "File/New Predefined List..."
- followed by "Cancel" in the Predefined Lists window.
-
- You can create customized lists. Choose "File/New Custom List..."
- and explore.
-
- You can create an exact copy of the current list. Choose
- "File/Save As..." and give a new name.
-
- You can attach a description and notes to your lists. Choose
- "File/Notes...".
-
- You can preview the current list before printing. Choose
- "File/Print Preview".
-
- You can print all the words in the current list. Choose
- "View/Slide Show/List" followed by "File/Print...".
-
- You can print hooks to all the words in the current list. Choose
- "View/Slide Show/Hooks" or "View/Quiz/Hooks" followed by "File/Print...".
-
- You can print anagrams of all the words in the current list. Choose
- "View/Slide Show/Anagrams" or "View/Quiz/Anagrams" followed by
- "File/Print...".
-
- You can change the margins, headers, footers, font sizes, spacing etc.
- for printing lists. Choose "File/Page Setup...".
-
- You can let the program print the current date in headers and footers.
- Use \D in the header or footer title.
-
- You can let the program print the current list name and description in
- headers and footers. Use \F in the header or footer title.
-
- You can let the program print the current page number and total number of
- pages in headers and footers. Use \# for current page number and \P
- for total number of pages in the header or footer title.
-
- The most recently used 4 lists are listed in the File menu. You can open
- any of them by choosing their name under the File menu.
-
- # Edit Menu items
- You can customize the current list. Choose "Edit/Customize...".
-
- You can merge a new list to the current list. Choose
- "Edit/Import/Lexpert (*.lxp) File...".
-
- You can create your own list. Use NOTEPAD to create the list and choose
- "Edit/Import/Text (*.txt) File..." to merge it with the current list.
-
- You can go to the first word in the current list. Choose "Edit/Go to
- Word/First".
-
- You can go to the last word in the current list. Choose "Edit/Go to
- Word/Last".
-
- You can go to any word in the current list quickly. Choose "Edit/Go to
- Word/Other...".
-
- While viewing Hooks or Anagrams, you can find the next word that has
- at least one answer. Choose "Edit/Go to Word with Answer/Next".
-
- While viewing Hooks or Anagrams, you can find the previous word that has
- at least one answer. Choose "Edit/Go to Word with Answer/Previous".
-
- You can "Undelete" all the words you deleted for the current list.
- Choose "Edit/Undelete All".
-
- # View Menu
- You can look at all the words in the current list one at a time. Choose
- "View/Slide Show/List".
-
- You can look at Hooks to the words in the current list. Choose
- "View/Slide Show/Hooks".
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- You can look at Anagrams of the words in the current list. Choose
- "View/Slide Show/Anagrams".
-
- You can type Hooks to the words in the current list. Choose
- "View/Quiz/Hooks".
-
- You can type Anagrams to the words in the current list. Choose
- "View/Quiz/Anagrams".
-
- You can turn on/off the toolbar by choosing "View/Toolbar".
-
- You can turn on/off the status bar by choosing "View/Status bar".
-
- # Tools Menu
- You can search for Patterns, Anagrams and Build words. Choose
- "Tool/Search..."
-
- You can find all 7 letter words beginning with AE. Choose
- "Tool/Search...". Type AE????? in the Input field and choose "Search".
-
- You can find all the words beginning with AE. Choose
- "Tool/Search...". Type AE* in the Input field and choose "Search".
-
- You can find all 8 letter words ending with ABLE. Choose
- "Tool/Search...". Type ????ABLE in the Input field and choose "Search".
-
- You can find all the words ending with ABLE. Choose
- "Tool/Search...". Type *ABLE in the Input field and choose "Search".
-
- You can find all 7 letter words containing the letters AEINST. Choose
- "Tool/Search..." and "Anagram" as the search type. Type AEINST? in the
- Input field and choose "Search".
-
- You can find all the words that are in AEIMOQRTXZ. Choose
- "Tool/Search..." and "Build" as the search type. Type AEIMOQRTXZ in the
- Input field and choose "Search".
-
- # Options
- You can change the order of viewing letters in a word in Anagrams.
- Choose "Options/Anagrams...".
-
- You can change the length of the hooks. Choose "Options/Hooks..."
-
- You can look at the front hooks only. Choose "Options/Hooks..."
- and choose "Front Hooks".
-
- You can look at the end hooks only. Choose "Options/Hooks..."
- and choose "End Hooks".
-
- You can look at both front and end hooks. Choose "Options/Hooks..."
- and choose "FrontHooks, End Hooks".
-
- You can change the timer for Slide Show. Choose "Options/Slide Show...".
-
- You can look at the Word and its Answers in Slide Show mode at the
- same time. Choose "Options/Slide Show..." and set "Time Between Answers"
- to 0.
-
- You can view the letters of the main word as Tiles. Choose
- "Options/Slide Show...". Verify that "View Tiles in the Word window"
- is checked.
-
- You can view the Probability Factor (PF) for the current Word in
- the Status bar. Choose "Options/Status Bar...". Verify that
- "Show Probability Factor" is checked.
-
- You can view the number of Answers for the current Word in
- the Status bar. Choose "Options/Status Bar...". Verify that
- "Show number of Answers" is checked.
-
- You can change the colors for Slide Window, Main Window, and Tiles.
- Choose "Options/Color/".
-
- You can change the Font size for the Slide Window. Choose
- "Options/Font Size/".
-
- You can drag the Tiles when viewing Anagrams. Verify that "Options/Show
- Tiles" is checked.
-
- # Help menu
- You can view the index for all the help topics. Choose "Help/Index...".
-
- You can search for help using Keywords. Choose "Help/Search...".
-
- You can learn about using online help. Choose "Help/Using Help...".
-
- The version and other LeXpert related information is listed in the
- "About LeXpert" dialog. Choose "Help/About LeXpert...".
-
- # Custom Lists
- You can find words that have front and or end hooks. Choose "File/New
- Custom List...", and "Extension" as the Category.
-
- You can find words that begin with PRE as well as RE. Choose "File/New
- Custom List...", "Pattern" as the Category and "Beginning 2" as
- the Search Type.
-
- You can find Compound words like FIREWOOD. Choose "File/New
- Custom List...", "Pattern" as the Category and "Compound" as
- the Search Type.
-
- You can find words matching a Consonant Vowel pattern. Choose "File/New
- Custom List...", "Pattern" as the Category and "Consonant Vowel" as
- the Search Type.
-
- You can find words matching a Cryptogram. Choose "File/New
- Custom List...", "Pattern" as the Category and "Cryptogram" as
- the Search Type.
-
- You can find words that end with EY as well as Y. Choose "File/New
- Custom List...", "Pattern" as the Category and "Ending 2" as
- the Search Type.
-
- You can find find words that contain J or Q or X or Z. Choose "File/New
- Custom List...", "Jumble" as the Category and "Contains Any" as the
- Search Type.
-
- You can find find words that contain exactly 3Es. Choose "File/New
- Custom List...", "Jumble" as the Category and "Contains Exact" as the
- Search Type.
-
- You can find words whose total points are between a minimum and a maximum
- total. Choose "File/New Custom List...", "Others" as the Category and
- "Total Points" as the Search Type.
-
- You can study stems that are not in the Predefined lists. Choose "File/New
- Custom List...", "Jumble" as the Category and "Anagram" as the Search Type.
- To find 8 letter words formed by the stem EASTER, type "EASTER??".
-
- # General doc related
- You can delete/undelete words from the current list.
-
- # Predefined lists
- The 9 letter word SHORELINE contains a chain of legal 2 letter words.
- You can find words like these by choosing "File/New Predefined List..." and
- "SubWord" for the Subcategory and "Chain2Letter" for the List.
-
- The 8 letter word EULOGIAE contains 6 vowels.
- You can find words like these by choosing "File/New Predefined List..." and
- "NumVowels" for the Subcategory and "6" for the List.
-
- The letters EIMOPRS has 3 anagrams.
- You can find words like these by choosing "File/New Predefined List..." and
- "NumAnagrams" for the Subcategory and "3" for the List.
-
- COUNTERMELODIES is a compound word.
- You can find words like these by choosing "File/New Predefined List..." and
- "Compound" for the Subcategory and "Min7Letters" for the List.
-
- The word SHEQEL contains a Q not followed by U.
- You can find words like these by choosing "File/New Predefined List..." and
- "AllLetters" for the Category, "Special" for the Subcategory
- and "QnotU" for the List.
-
- There is a combined list of all 6 letter high probability stems.
- Choose "File/New Predefined List..." and "StemHighProb6" as the
- Subcategory and "All" as the list.