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WORDSEARCH/BINGO POWER (tm)
Program to create word searches
and vocabulary bingo cards
Evaluation Version 1.00
WORDSEARCH/BINGO POWER (tm) is a copyrighted program distributed
as SHAREWARE. All rights are reserved. You may make 1 copy of
this program and documentation for a 21 day evaluation.
If you decide to continue to use this program, you must pay a
registration fee of $29.95 plus $2.00 shipping/handling. Checks
MasterCard, and VISA are accepted. Purchase orders are accepted
from schools and Fortune 1000 companies. Building site licenses
are also available. All references to SHAREWARE are removed from
the registered versions of this program. To order the registered
version, use the order blank that can be printed from the pull
down menu.
Registered owners will also receive a diskette with all improve-
ments made to the program since the distribution of the shareware
diskette, removal of all references to shareware, notification of
major updates, and voice telephone support. This program can
only be improved when you support my efforts.
for use with
IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2, and compatibles (320 K)
(C)Copyright Terry L. Jepson 1985-1992
WISCO COMPUTING, P. O. Box 8
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-0008
Modem Support is available on the Rapid River BBS (715) 435-3855
(Free access 300 to 38,400bps V.32bis/V.42bis 24 hr 8/N/1)
MasterCard & VISA orders accepted (715) 423-8189
Voice Support is only available to registered users.
The information contained in the WORDSEARCH/BINGO POWER program and
manual is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no
responsibility is assumed by the author or WISCO COMPUTING for its
use. The author or WISCO COMPUTING shall not be liable for any
direct, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from the use
of the WORDSEARCH/BINGO POWER program or this manual. Comments on
this publication and on WORDSEARCH/BINGO POWER are invited.
WORDSEARCH/BINGO POWER is a trademark of WISCO COMPUTING. The
computer hardware, software, and printer names used in this manual
are the trade names and/or trademarks of their respective owners.
WORDSEARCH/BINGO POWER is a computer software program that combines
entertainment and educational value. This program was originally
developed for teachers to help students learn vocabulary. This
program can be used by anyone who enjoys making and solving word
searches or playing bingo. These word searches and bingo cards can
be created for parties, games, and study aids.
Businesses and consultants can use this program for training
sessions, and advertising promotions. Businesses can use this
program for their internal newsletters. Restaurants can use the
word searches for their place mats.
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EDITING WORDS, CLUES, AND SETTING INFORMATION
The Home key will place the cursor at the beginning of the current
edit field. The End key will place the cursor at the end of the
current edit field. Alt-D will delete the current edit field.
Alt-R will restore the original information. The left and right
arrow keys move the cursor within the edit field. Control-left and
control-right arrow keys move the cursor to the far left or right
sides of the window. The up and down arrow keys move the cursor
between edit fields. Alternate-F1 displays foreign language codes,
Shift-F1 displays math symbols, and control-F1 displays the Greek
characters when appropriate. The special symbols can be included
in your vocabulary words and clues by holding the alternate key
down and entering the 3 digit number on the number pad of the IBM
keyboard.
WORDSEARCH/BINGO POWER Page 3
WORDSEARCH/BINGO POWER is specifically designed to be simple to
understand and easy to use. It requires very little knowledge of
computers. No commands need to be memorized. The menus allow easy
movement through the program so you can begin producing and
printing puzzles in just a few minutes. Help is available by
pressing the F1 function key.
Use the left or right arrow keys or mouse to move between menus.
Inside a menu use the up or down arrow keys to move from item to
item. Once your selection has been hi-lited, press the Enter key
to confirm the choice and continue. Choices with bullets (or red
on a color monitor) can not be selected until other actions have
been taken.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2 or compatible 320K
One disk drive (second recommended) or hard drive
Blank formatted diskette for word list storage
Printer
PC-DOS or MS-DOS Version 2.1 or greater
CAPABILITIES OF WORDSEARCH/BINGO POWER:
Word Search size can be varied from 3 to 17 columns and from 3 to
17 rows. Word Search mazes and clues are printed in 10 pitch type.
Up to 80 words will be placed automatically in each maze. Word
search words and vocabulary bingo words can be up to 17 characters
long. Clues can be up to 100 characters long. Words and clues can
easily be added, deleted, printed, or changed at any time.
A variety of bingo cards can be automatically created and printed
from each list of words and clues. This option allows teachers to
stress the same vocabulary but give different bingo cards to their
students. This has been a proven effective method for learning
vocabulary words.
WORDSEARCH/BINGO POWER is not copy protected. Backups of all files
can be made using normal disk copying procedures.
WORDSEARCH/BINGO POWER Page 4
GETTING STARTED:
Please register this software. Registration is essential
for you to receive the full benefits of WISCO COMPUTING.
WORDSEARCH/BINGO POWER registered users receive announcements about
major improvements for their software. These announcements will
provide you with the cost of the upgrade and ordering procedures.
Only registered users will receive the upgrade notices and be
eligible to purchase the upgrade.
First you should make a working copy or WORDSEARCH/BINGO POWER.
Copy all files on the original diskette to your working copy or
your hard disk subdirectory. Now place the original diskette
in a safe place.
A QUICK TUTORIAL:
1. Insert the working copy diskette in drive A:.
2. Enter the word BINGO when A:> is displayed.
3. When the program is loaded, the Title Screen will appear.
4. Then the Menu Bar will appear at the top of the screen.
5. Use the right arrow key or left mouse button to go to the
Settings Menu. Select Additional Settings.
6. Make the correct settings for your computer and printer.
7. Press Escape to reveal the Menu Bar.
8. Save these settings.
9. Move the cursor to the Wordlist Menu.
10. Move the cursor to Create... Enter a valid MS-DOS name
that will be used to store your word list on diskette.
Then enter the subject of your word list.
12. Enter up to 80 words and related clues. When you are
done, use the tab key to move to the bottom of the screen.
Press the letter S to Save the words and clues.
14. Move the cursor to the WordSearch Menu.
15. Press Enter to automatically place the words into the maze.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
A status line is displayed at the bottom of the screen. The
current word list name is displayed in the status line.
The F1 function key can be pressed to reveal Help Screens.
WORDSEARCH/BINGO POWER Page 5
THE WORDLIST MENU:
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New
Load First Word List
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Create...
Edit Title...
Review/Change/Add
Print Word List
Manipulate Word List
Save Word List
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Shell to DOS
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Exit
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NEW:
This selection removes all vocabulary words from the computer's
memory. The name of the word list is displayed in the status
line.
ABOUT THE WORD LISTS:
Each word list can have up to 80 vocabulary words and related
clues. Word lists can be combined to place up to 80 words in each
word search. Every word list may be reused in new word searches.
This allows the user to review previously learned vocabulary too.
All files created by WORDSEARCH/BINGO POWER may be copied and
erased using the normal DOS commands. Avoid using the & character
in a word list name. The & character is used in our companion
product CROSSWORD POWER. Word lists created with WORDSEARCH/BINGO
POWER are 100% compatible for use with CROSSWORD POWER.
ABOUT THE VOCABULARY WORDS (ANSWERS):
Vocabulary words may be up to 17 characters long. Any character
except the space, comma, asterisk *, double quote ", vertical bar
|, and number sign # can be used in a vocabulary word. Even
numbers can be used to create math word searches.
ABOUT THE CLUES (DEFINITIONS):
Each clue can be up to 100 characters long. Long clues are
automatically divided if necessary. Any character except the
double quote " and comma can be used in a clue.
WORDSEARCH/BINGO POWER Page 6
MANIPULATING THE WORD LIST:
Vocabulary words and clues can be automatically changed to upper
and lower case letters, be sorted by length, alphabetized, and
randomized.
The F1 function key can be pressed to provide more information
about editing the vocabulary words and clues.
ABOUT WORD AND CLUE FORMATTING:
The words can be changed back and forth between capital and lower
case letters. It is easier to work with all capital letters.
However, sometimes lower case letters are necessary. For example,
in chemistry, CO means Carbon Monoxide and Co means Cobalt. This
program treats capital letters and lower case letters as two
different letters. This means that words will not intersect at a
common letter if one is a capital letter and the other is lower
case letter.
ABOUT SORTING, ALPHABETIZING, AND RANDOMIZING WORD ORDER:
The word list order is used to determine which words are placed in
a wordsearch or vocabulary bingo card first.
HINTS:
Placing the longest words into a word list first does not guarantee
that more total words will be placed into a word search.
Each time a word list is randomized, the order of the vocabulary
words and clues is changed.
Different word searches can be used by teachers to stress the same
vocabulary words but wanting to give students different
assignments. The different assignments allow verbal interaction to
learn the vocabulary words and clues.
WORDSEARCH/BINGO POWER Page 7
THE WORDSEARCH MENU:
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Display Word Search
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When selected, a single word search maze is displayed using your
word list and maze size. The PRINT MAZE MENU is displayed. You
are given the following options:
<S>tudent maze printed
<T>eacher maze printed
<U>nused words displayed
<F>lip Student/Teacher Maze
<N>ew maze displayed
<L>eave this menu
STUDENT MAZE PRINTED
This option prints the student maze with the extra letters.
TEACHER MAZE PRINTED
This option prints the answer key with no extra letters.
UNUSED WORDS DISPLAYED:
This option allows you to display and print words from the word
list that were not inserted into the maze.
FLIP STUDENT/TEACHER MAZE
This option alternately displays the student and teacher mazes.
NEW MAZE DISPLAYED
A completely new maze will be displayed when this option is chosen.
LEAVE THIS MENU
Make this selection to return to the main menu.
WORDSEARCH/BINGO POWER Page 8
THE BINGOCARD MENU:
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Display Bingo Card
Multiple Cards Printed
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Calling Cards Printed
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DISPLAY BINGO CARD:
When this selection is made a bingo card is displayed with the
PRINT CARD MENU. You are given the following options.
<S>tudent card printed
<U>nused words displayed
<N>ew card displayed
<L>eave this menu
Pressing the letter S will print the vocabulary bingo card. Each
vocabulary bingo card will fit neatly on a 8 1/2" by 11" piece of
paper.
Pressing the letter U will display the unused words for the
displayed vocabulary bingo card.
Pressing the letter N will display the new vocabulary bingo card.
Press the letter L to leave this menu and return to the main menu.
ABOUT PRINTING MULTIPLE CARDS
You can automatically print up to 35 different Vocabulary Bingo
cards when this selection is made.
ABOUT PRINTING CALLING (FLASH) CARDS
The calling cards for the vocabulary bingo cards or can be used as
flash cards for vocabulary drills. The calling (flash) cards allow
printing the words and clues on regular 8 1/2" by 11" paper or 3"
by 5" cards. The words and clues may be printed on the same or
opposite sides of the paper. When the vocabulary words and clues
are printed on opposite sides of the paper, you will have to turn
the paper over to print the back side.
Additional help is available for test centering the paper in the
printer.
WORDSEARCH/BINGO POWER Page 9
THE SETTINGS MENU:
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Additional Settings
Save All Settings
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Order Information
Print Order Blank
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Print 10 Page Manual
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Additional Settings
Total Word Search Size: 15 Col. 15 Rows
Drive Containing Word Lists & Data:
Word Search Heading - Line 1, Left Side:
Word Search Heading - Line 2, Right Side: Name________________
Listing below Word Search to Use: WORDS
Print Free Space in Vocabulary Bingo Cards: NO
Automatically Capitalize the Letters: YES
Randomize Word Lists for Each Word Search: YES
Type of Printer: DOT MATRIX
WORD SEARCH SIZE:
Word Search size may be varied from 3 to 17 columns wide and from
3 to 17 rows high. A 15 column by 15 row maze with clues should
usually fit on the normal size 8 1/2" by 11" paper.
LISTING BELOW WORD SEARCH:
Below each word search, the vocabulary word, the clue, or the first
letter of the vocabulary word can be printed as a help to solving
the word search. Long Clues will automatically be divided.
TYPE OF PRINTER:
Enter L for a LASERJET/DESKJET printer. Enter D for a Dot Matrix
or Letter Quality printer. Enter A to save the word search as an
ASCII text file.
SAVING THE SETTINGS:
This selection saves the settings to disk so they can be used next
time you start WORDSEARCH/BINGO POWER.
Computer Programs from:
WISCO COMPUTING
P. O. Box 8
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-0008
(715) 423-8189
Quantity Product Unit Price
_____ CROSSWORD POWER IBM 384K Indiv. License $39.95
_____ WORDSEARCH/BINGO POWER IBM 320K Indiv. License $29.95
_____ GRADEBOOK POWER IBM 512K Indiv. License $59.00
_____ GRADING SKILLS POWER IBM 512K Indiv. License $59.00
_____ SURVEY POWER IBM 320K Indiv. License $29.95
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_____ GRADEBOOK POWER APPLE 128K Indiv. License $59.00
_____ GRADING SKILLS POWER APPLE 128K Indiv. License $59.00
_____ CROSSWORD POWER APPLE 128K Indiv. License $39.95
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A site License is available for all products at 3 times
the cost of an individual license. A site license allows
all employees performing their duties for the site to
legally use the program.
_____ _________________________________ Site License ________
_____ Extra CROSSWORD POWER MANUALS with Site License .35 ea.
_____ Extra GRADEBOOK POWER MANUALS with Site License $1.15 ea.
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SUB TOTAL __________
WISCONSIN SALES TAX 5% __________
TOTAL SHIPPING $2.00
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TOTAL ORDER __________
FOREIGN CUSTOMERS - PAYMENT MUST BE IN US DOLLARS
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