Copyright: ® 1995 Cogix Corporation.


Contents

See also How To

MENU COMMANDS

•	 File Menu

•	 Edit Menu

•	 Solve Menu

•	 Options Menu

•	 Help Menu


WordSearch Wizard Information

Cogix Corporation

3030 Bridgeway Suite 305

Sausalito CA 94965, USA

415 289 5710 10AM-4PM PST

415 332 5443 Fax

America OnLine E-mail: Cogix

Internet: Cogix@aol.com

We will have an Internet Web Site up in the Summer of '95. Look for us athttp://www.cogix.com

Other Products

Cogix also publishes Crossword Wizard, which in a similar manner to WordSearch Wizard creates its own crossword puzzles, complete with clues, and lets you create your own puzzles as well.

You can order Cogix products by calling 1 800 455 3388.

For more information, please use the addresses listed above.


How to...

•	Solve the puzzle

•	Save and Resume later

•	Make a new puzzle

•	Enlarge the letters

•	Develop a library of word lists

•	Publish your puzzle

•	Troubleshoot sound problems

•	Get Technical Support


Startup
Welcome Dialog Box

This dialog contains two main buttons, one for each main thing you can do with WordSearch Wizard. It also contains an Exit button that will quite the program, and a Close button.

Note that from this dialog, you cannot use the menu or the button bar, to get to these, you must first close this dialog with the Close button. To bring this dialog back, select the Close command from the File menu.


Print Dialog
Print Dialog Box

The Printing dialog box is shown while WordSearch Wizard is sending output to the printer.

If you don't want to print, choose Cancel.


Help Index

Use this command to display the opening screen of Help. From the opening screen, you can jump to instructions for using WordSearch Wizard and various types of reference information.

Once you open Help, you can click the Contents button whenever you want to return to the opening screen.


Using Help

Use this command for instructions about using help.


About Box

Use this command to display the version number, system information, credits and copyright notices for your copy of WordSearch Wizard.


No Help

No help is available for this topic.


tips
No Help

Check this option if you want the Tips Window to remain on top of all other windows on your screen.


Developing word lists

Many people -- teachers, for example-- like to maintain favorite word lists, such as names of American Presidents.  After entering the list as described in the Theme words section, but before pressing OK, choose the Save button and name your list.

Similarly, to use a word list later on, or one developed by a friend or colleague, simply use the Open button to select the list you want to use, instead of entering the words one by one.

A note for the technically minded: the lists are strictly ASCII files, so they can be edited by any text-processing program such as Notepad.  The first line is the title of the puzzle; the remaining lines are the words.  For compatibility with other software (such as Crossword Wizard 2.0), a word ends at the first non-alphabetic character. Upper and lower case letters are both treated as upper case.


Publishing your puzzle

Select Copy from the Edit menu


Technical Support

If you are having trouble with Spoken Tips or with Music, please refer to the troubleshooting sound section before calling tech support.

If you are experiencing difficulty printing, then please refer to troubleshooting printer problems before calling tech support.

Cogix Corporation offers free technical support to registered users Monday through Friday from 10AM to 4PM Pacific time.

We will have an Internet Web Site up in the Summer of '95. Look for us at http://www.cogix.com

Tel: (415)-289-5710

Fax: (415)-332-5443

E-mail: cogix@aol.com


Troubleshooting Printers

Most printer problems are the result of incorrect print driver installations. Before calling tech support, make sure that you're using the correct driver for your printer, and that it's configured according to the manufacturer's instructions.


Enlarging the letters
Making the letters larger

You may change the size of the display and the letters' font.

To change the display size, either use the Windows Maximize button or simply grab the corner of the WordSearch Wizard window and make it as large or small as you want.  The type will be automatically enlarged or reduced.


Saving your puzzles

Use the Save command from File menu to save your puzzle so that you may resume playing at a later time.

To resume playing a previously saved puzzle. choose Open from the WordSearch Wizard File menu


Making a new puzzle

Use the New command from the File menu to create a new puzzle.

When you select the New command, the New Puzzle dialog box will appear.

If you choose the Theme Library radio button, you will be able to select from the list of hand made puzzles.

If you press the WordSearch Wizard radio button, you will have access to the Wizard's vast collection of linguistic information.


File Menu Options

Choose a file operation from the list below....

•	New

•	Open

•	Close

•	Save

•	Save As

•	Print

•	Exit


OPEN command

Use the OPEN command from the File menu to open a previously saved puzzle.

Use the Open dialog box to specify the name of the puzzle to open.


CLOSE command

Close command (File menu)

Use this command to close the puzzle you are working on.

If the puzzle is incomplete, WordSearch Wizard suggests that you save changes to your puzzle before you close it.

If you close a puzzle without saving, you lose all changes made since the last time it was saved.

Before closing an untitled puzzle, WordSearch Wizard displays the Save As dialog box and suggests that you name and save the puzzle.

You can also close a puzzle by double-clicking the Close icon on the puzzle's window, as shown below:


SAVE command

Save command (File menu)

Use this command to save the active puzzle to its current name and directory.

When you save a puzzle for the first time, WordSearch Wizard displays the Save As dialog box so you can name your puzzle.

If you want to change the name and directory of an existing puzzle before you save it, choose the Save As command.


SAVE AS command

# Save As command (File menu)

Use this command to save and name the puzzle.

WordSearch Wizard displays the Save As dialog box so you can name your puzzle.

To save a puzzle with its existing name and directory, use the Save command.


PRINT command

Print command (File menu)

Use the print command to send copies of your puzzles to your printer.

You may print either your unsolved puzzle or the puzzle solution.

When you choose to print the puzzle or the solution, the print dialog box will appear allowing you to select a printer and to control how the puzzle is printed.

If you're having trouble printing then see Troubleshooting printer problems.


EXIT command

Exit command (File menu)

Use this command to leave WordSearch Wizard.

You can also use the Close command on the application Control menu.

WordSearch Wizard prompts you to save puzzles with unsaved changes.

Mouse:  Double-click the Control menu button.


Solving the puzzle

The object of WordSearch Wizard is to find hidden words in the shortest possible time.  The words are hidden in eight directions (right, left, up, down, or the four diagonals.) Look at the words on the list and see if you can find them in the letter grid.  When you find one, move the mouse to place the arrow over the first letter, then press and hold the left mouse button.  While holding the mouse button down, move the arrow to the last letter of the word, and release the mouse button.


The OPTIONS menu

Please click on an OPTIONS menu item below...

•	 Display Words

•	 Scramble Words

•	 Hide Words

•	 Display Font

•	 Printer Font

•	 Color

•	 Visual Tips

•	 Spoken Tips

•	 Music

•	 Theme Library

•	 Shape Library


Display Words

Use this option to display puzzle words unscrambled.

This is the default word display option.

See Also..

•	 Scramble

•	 Hide


Scramble Words

Use this option to scramble the words in your word list.

You can use this option to make the puzzles even more challenging.

See Also..

•	 Display Words

•	 Hide Words


Hide Words

Use this option to hide the word list for your puzzle.

See Also..

•	 Display Words

•	 Scramble Words


Display Font

Use this option to change the font used to display the puzzle letters on the screen.

You may select any font that is available with your Windows installation.

See Also..

Printer Font


(def.)
For an extra challenge, try doing a puzzle in the "Symbol" or "Wingdings" font!


Printer Font

Use this option to change the font used when you print your puzzles.

You may select any font that is available with your Windows installation.

See Also..

•	 Display Font

•	 Printing


Back Ground Color

When you start WordSearch Wizard, the basic background color is yellow and the letters are in black. To select a different background color:

•	select COLOR from the Options menu

•	Click the color in the Palette, and then click on OK.


Visual Tips

Use this option to toggle visual tips on or off.

The Visual tips give helpful hints for solving the puzzles and using the WordSearch Wizard menus.

See Also..

Spoken Tips


Spoken Tips

If your computer is equipped with a sound card, then you may use this option to enable or disable audio hints.

The audio hints will let you know, in a pleasant voice, whether or not you have found a word from the list.

See Also..

•	 Visual Tips

•	 Troubleshooting Sound


Music

If your computer can play MIDI music, you may use this option to turn the music on or off.

With music ON, you'll be treated to a soothing selection of Bach while you create and solve your puzzles.

See Also..

•	 Spoken Tips

•	 Troubleshooting Sound


midi (def.)
Musical Instrument Digital Interface

Many sound cards can interpret MIDI codes and play the music using the card's FM chip.


The Theme Library

The Theme Library contains nearly a hundred themes that you may use to contruct your puzzles.

You may use the themes as is, edit an existing theme, or even add new themes.


The Shape Library

The Shape Library contains many fun shapes that you can use when creating or playing your WordSearch puzzles.

You may select from one of the ready made shapes or use the shape editor to create new shapes of your own.


The Shape Editor


SAVE AS


Using the Edit Menu

The Edit menu on the WordSearch Wizard toolbar gives you the opportunity to:

•	 Copy your puzzles to the clipboard for publishing

•	 Alter the puzzle's word list.


Theme Words

When entering words, you can either click the Add button or press the Enter key to continue adding words.

If you misspell a word or want to delete one, highlight it in the list and click the Remove button.

Note that game rules require that you avoid two letter words and that you do not repeat words, or parts of words, so you will have to use a bit of ingenuity. You CAN use spaces in a word; they will be entered into the grid without the space.


Publishing your puzzles


The SOLVE menu


The HELP menu

The HELP menu allows you to view the on-line help for a particluar topic or view a list of on-line documentation topics to choose from. You may also search for keywords using HELP.


Troubleshooting Sound

The Spoken Tips and Music options depend on having a suitable sound card installed and operating properly. If you try these options and they don't do anything, or they are not available, please check this list before calling us for assistance.

Diagnostics check list

1. Make sure that your system can play sounds.  Using the File Manager, find and run Microsoft's Media Player MPLAYER.EXE, located in the Windows directory.  If you don't have one, your system probably doesn't support sound at all, or Windows has been incorrectly installed.

2. Can your system play WAV sounds? From Media Player, use File / Open and look for the CHIMES.WAV file. Open it and play it by pressing the large Play button.  If you don't hear a few pleasant bells, your system is not working correctly; it is likely that Media Player will give you an error diagnostic that can help you install your sound system properly.  If you do hear the bells, then the Spoken Tips option in WordSearch Wizard should work properly.

3. Can your system play MIDI sounds? From Media Player, use File / Open and look for the CANYON.MID file.  Open it and play it by pressing the large Play button.  If you don't hear a melody, look for an error diagnostic from Media Player that can help you install MIDI sound properly.  If you hear music, the Music option in WordSearch Wizard should work properly. Note that not all sound cards can play MIDI sounds.

4. Are all your drivers properly installed? If you have been able to play WAV sounds and MIDI sounds as described above, your system is working fine and WordSearch Wizard should be working fine also.   If you were unable to do any of the above, the following may help you pinpoint the problem.

Practically all sound systems require that sound drivers be installed in Windows from the Control Panel.  Bring up the Windows Control Panel from the Main program group, and start the Drivers program from the Control Panel. The Drivers list should include a driver for your card, with a name that includes the product or the manufacturers name:

•	 Windows Sound System

•	 SoundBlaster

•	 AdLib

•	 MediaVision

(These names change; they usually contain one of the above designations of the systems name.)

You should also see the following drivers installed:

[MCI] Sound	  Needed for Visual Tips and recording Spoken Clues

[MCI] Midi Sequencer Needed for playing Music (not all systems can)

MIDI Mapper	  Needed for playing Music (not all systems can)

Timer	Needed for all sounds

If Media Player can play the files in the directory, where the WordSearch Wizard keeps its sound files, and the WordSearch Wizard can't, there is an incompatibility that we would like to know about.  If Media Player cannot play these files, there is a problem with your sound system or with the way it is installed; please refer to the manufacturer of your sound card for support.

5. Can WordSearch Wizard recognize what you have installed?

From the Help menu, choose About. In the About dialog box, press System.  This display will show you what capabilities have been recognized by the system.