Hang2000 includes a variety of different methods of choosing the next word to be guessed. You can enter a word one word at a time, you can use words from a list that you supply (a vocabulary list, for instance), you can choose from among a wide assortment of built-in categories of words, or, you can let the program randomly choose a word from among your choice of these same built-in categories.

Enter Word... - Select this menu item to enter your own word one at a time. This is a fun way to play the game if  two (or more) people are playing together. If you would like to enter your own word, or short phrase, (while your friend turns his or her back), you should choose this option. The word, or short phrase, should be 26 characters in length or less. Optionally, you can also enter some related information about the word or phrase entered. This information will be displayed at the conclusion of the current game.

Edit Custom Words... - Select this item to bring up the "Edit Custom Words" Dialog. This dialog allows you to enter and modify a list of words, perhaps from a weekly vocabulary list. Later, words from this list can be randomly chosen for use in the game. See the next Help Text item for more detailed information on using this dialog.

Use Custom Words - Select this menu item to have the program randomly choose a word from among the list of words you created using the "Edit Custom Words" Dialog. When chosen, this menu item will have a checkmark next to it.  This item will be grayed out if there are no words in the current Custom Word List.

Edit Random Categories... - Select this item to bring up the "Edit Random Categories" Dialog. This dialog allows you to select from which of the many built-in categories of words, a random word will be chosen. By default, all the categories are selected, so that the random word may be any word from any category.  Use this dialog if you wish to restrict from which categories a random word will be chosen.

Use Random Words - Select this menu item to have the program randomly choose a word from among the list of words in the categories you've chosen in the "Edit Random Categories" Dialog. When chosen, this menu item will have a checkmark next to it.  This item cannot be selected unless at least one category is selected from the "Edit Random Categories" Dialog.

Built-in Categories - This program includes many built-in categories of words. If you choose any single category, then a random word from that category of words will always be chosen for the next "game word". NOTE: Category names shown in boldface include associated information for some or all of the words in the category.