                            CROSSWORD HELP

Creating the crossword
When you first choose create, Puzzler will try up to ten times to fit all
the words into the puzzle. If Puzzler is successful you will be returned to
the create/display menu. You can then display the crossword to the screen
or a printer. If you don't like the crossword pattern, continue creating
and displaying the crossword until you get a pattern you like.

If Puzzler can't place all the words in the first ten tries, it stops and 
gives you a status report and menu. One good method of placing a large 
number of words is to choose Endless Retry. If Puzzler still can't place 
all the words after about 200 tries, press ESC. Then choose meet or beat 
best.

Displaying the crossword
You can choose whether or not to display the crossword boxes, the answer 
letters in the boxes, and the clues. You can choose any combination of 
these. For instance, to print the crossword for someone else to complete, 
choose Boxes=Yes, Answers=No, and Clues=Yes. To print a key, choose 
Boxes=Yes, Answers=Yes, Clues=No.

When printing the crossword, you have additional options. The percent of 
page for Boxes chooses how much of the page will be used for the crossword 
grid. To use half the page for the grid, choose .5. To use the whole page, 
choose 1. To print a small key use about .25.

The Puzzler credit line is a small advertisement for Puzzler. If you have 
registered Puzzler you may choose whether you want to display it. Before 
you register, the credit line will always be included, and will indicate it 
was printed with the shareware version. After registration it simply says, 
"Created with the help of Puzzler software."

If you choose to print the clues on the page with the boxes you will have
two columns for across and down printed in a scalable, graphical font. If 
you choose not to print on the same page, the clues will not be in columns, 
and will be printed in your printers default font on a separate page.

The last option is for the print quality. Some printers have three distinct 
resolutions you can print with. Others only have one or two. A lower 
resolution will print more quickly but will not look as nice. High 
resolutions will use fine lines, but can sometimes take a long time to 
print, or take extra memory in a laser printer. 