XWord Help

Install Xword.prc and *.pdb puzzle files on your pilot using the instapp 
program which came with your pilot desktop software.

Hint:  instapp flips a bit which tells the pilot to install new files
       on the next hotsync.  You only need to run it once, then any other
       files that you copy to the  \pilot\USERNAME\install directory will
       also be hotsynced.  So after you add one file the normal way, you can
       just copy all the .pdb files you want to that directory, and they 
       will all be installed at hotsync.


The first screen you see after running XWord is the list of available puzzles.
If this list is empty, you will not be able to do anything with XWord
until you install some puzzle files.

Select a puzzle from the list and then press the "Go To" button.  You will
now see the puzzle on the screen.  The puzzle screen has three items on it.
The top is the puzzle itself which only displays 11x9 squares.  to see the
entire puzzle you simply drag the puzzle around with your stylus.  (press
in the middle of the puzzle and drag)  You can tell when you are at an 
edge of the puzzle because a gray border will show up whenever you are at
that edge of the puzzle.


The current active word is shown by a gray border around each of the 
letters, and the current active square is displayed in reverse.  Simply 
tap any square on the screen to make it the active square.  If you 
tap the active square again it will toggle the current word from Across 
to Down or vice versa.

At the bottom of the screen, the clue for the current active word is shown.
And on the bottom right is a little icon which identifies whether the
current word is across or down.  You can tap this icon to switch the current
direction.


To enter text into the puzzle, simply select on the square you want enter
the letter in and stroke the character in the Graffiti area at the bottom.


The menu options are:

Menu 
    Options
	Get Info
	Horizontal
	Vertical
	Erase Board
	Preferences
	Close Puzzle

    Cheats
	Letter
	Word
	Solve


Erase Board    Will clear the board.  Be sure you really want to do this.
Close Puzzle   Will save your current puzzle and go back to the list of 
		available puzzles.


Letter	    	This will display the answer for the current active letter.
Word	    	This will display the answer for the current active word.
Solve 	    	This will solve the entire puzzle.
Preferences	Show Errors	
		This will toggle the error feature.  If you select this
		then all letters that you enter which are incorrect will
		display as question marks (?).  This way you get immediate
		feedback if you enter a correct or incorrect answer, without
		the answer being directly given to you.



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