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PC HELP-LINE
35250 Silver Leaf Circle
Yucaipa, CA 92399
United States
909-797-3091
Crossword Clipper for Windows
=============================
Introduction
Crossword Clipper for Windows is a graphical layout and
conversion tool. Its singular purpose is to produce graphic
images from the puzzles you design with Crossword Creator.
These graphics can then be pasted directly into any Windows
application via the Clipboard, or saved as .BMP files and
imported from disk.
System Requirements
- IBM PC or compatible computer
- Microsoft Windows 3.0 or higher, standard or enhanced mode
- VGA monitor
- Crossword Creator 5.0 or higher
Product Support
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Installation
A "formal" installation is not required. Simply copy
all the files to a subdirectory on your hard disk.
Note: The VBRUN100.DLL library file from the distribution
disk must be copied into your main Windows subdirectory,
usually \WINDOWS. This library file must be present
before you can run CWCLIP.
Preparation
Before you can use Crossword Clipper, you must generate an
.XWP-formatted puzzle file. You can do this using Crossword
Creator's "File Export" tool.
In Crossword Creator:
1. Use "File Open" to retrieve one of your existing
puzzles.
2. Use "File Export" to generate the puzzle file. Be
sure to select "XWP" as the desired output format.
Program Manager
If you wish to add Crossword Clipper to your Windows
desktop, follow these steps in Program Manager:
1. Open one of your "Program Group" windows.
2. From the Program Manager menu bar, select "File/New".
A "New Object" dialog box appears.
3. Click on "Program Item", then click on "Ok". A
"Properties" dialog appears.
4. For "Description", type "Crossword Clipper".
For "Command Line", type the pathname where Crossword
Clipper is installed, followed by the program name.
For example:
c:\cwc\cwclip.exe
For "Working Directory", type the pathname again. For
example:
c:\cwc
5. Click on "Ok". Crossword Clipper's icon appears on
your desktop.
To add Crossword Creator to your desktop:
1. Select "File/New", again. The "New Object" dialog box
appears.
2. Click on "Program Item", then click on "Ok". The
"Properties" dialog appears.
3. For "Description", type "Crossword Creator".
For "Command Line", type the pathname where Crossword
Creator is installed, followed by the program name.
For example:
c:\cwc\cwc.exe
For "Working Directory", type the pathname again. For
example:
c:\cwc
4. Click on "Change Icon". A message box informs you that
no icons are available.
5. Click on "Ok". A "Change Icon" dialog box appears.
6. For "File Name", type the pathname where Crossword
Creator is installed, followed by "CWC.ICO". For
example:
c:\cwc\cwc.ico
7. Click on "Ok". Crossword Creator's icon appears in the
scroll bar.
8. Click on the icon, then click on "Ok". Crossword
Clipper's icon appears on your desktop.
Tutorial
Note: The following tutorial assumes you know how to
operate the Windows desktop and Windows
applications using a mouse.
Crossword Clipper adheres strictly to
standard Windows conventions; the
user-interface should be quite familiar.
Try this now
1. Start Crossword Clipper by double-clicking on its
desktop icon.
2. Select "File/Open".
3. Using the drive and directory list boxes, display the
sample .XWP files in:
\cwc\puzzles
If you installed the sample puzzles in a different
subdirectory, then display that pathname instead.
4. Double-click on MOVIES.XWP. When the .XWP file is
finished loading, a graphical picture of the crossword
is displayed.
5. Select "Display/Font".
6. Choose a new typeface and/or point size. The puzzle is
redrawn using the new font.
7. Three toggle settings are available on the "Display"
menu: "Letters", "Numbers", and "Fill Puzzle Area".
Take a moment to try each of these, and observe how the
puzzle display changes.
8. Resize CWCLIP's window by dragging a corner of the
window frame. The puzzle is redrawn to fit within the
new dimensions.
9. Select "File/Clip Grid". An image of the puzzle is
placed into the Windows Clipboard.
10. Open the Windows Clipboard by double-clicking on its
desktop icon. Observe that the Clipboard does indeed
contain a graphic copy of the puzzle from CWCLIP's
window.
11. Open Windows Paintbrush, and select "Edit/Paste". The
contents of the Clipboard is placed into the Paintbrush
window.
12. Return to CWCLIP, and select "File/Clip Clues".
13. Return to the Clipboard, and observe that the graphic
has been replaced with text -- the puzzle title and all
of the puzzle clues.
14. Open the Windows Notepad, and select "Edit/Paste". The
contents of the Clipboard is placed into the Notepad
window.
15. In the same way, you can use CWCLIP to paste graphics
and/or text into any Windows desktop publishing
application or word-processor.
Tips and Hints
1. To change the size of the puzzle, simply resize
Crossword Clippers's window -- the grid will be redrawn
to fill the new window dimensions. Note, however, that
resizing the window does not alter the font size you've
selected. It is up to you to select an appropriate
font for the new box size.
2. Try to avoid resizing the puzzle graphic once you've
imported it into another application. Since you are
now manipulating a bitmap, rather than specific fonts
and lines, resizing the image may distort its clarity.
Instead, resize the puzzle in Crossword Clipper,
recreate the .BMP file or re-clip the image into the
Clipboard, then re-import or re-paste the new image
into your target application.
3. Most publishing applications allow you to choose the
resolution at which graphics are displayed. Since
Crossword Clipper creates relatively high-resolution
bitmaps, you may only see a "rough" image on the screen
if you've selected a low-resolution graphics display.
The resolution of the display, however, should have no
effect on printed output.