+===================================================================+ | | | | AUS-PC-SOFT | Pinnacle Solutions | | Onkaparinga Valley Road | 1001 Cassandra Avenue | | Verdun, South Australia | Huntsville, AL 35802-3207 | | 5245 AUSTRALIA | 800-553-4305 or 205-532-1024 | | | | | johnstev@adelaide.dialix.oz.au | pinnacle@iquest.com | +===================================================================+ | C R O S S W O R D E X P R E S S - Professional Puzzle Creator | +===================================================================+ Create Crosswords for Classrooms, Newsletters, Web Sites or Your Family The Crossword Express puzzle creator/player program for Windows is a versatile tool that provides a completely automatic way of creating professional quality crosswords. Teachers: Create vocabulary lesson puzzles in a few minutes. Parents: Help expand the language skills of your children. Web Masters: Add content for your readers & keep them coming back. Editors: Create special interest puzzles for magazines/newsletters. Enthusiasts: Test your mettle with millions of fresh puzzles. Only Four Simple Steps Required! 1.Choose the grid size. 2.Pick an existing template or input your own black square pattern. 3.Start the "Make Crossword" command to create a puzzle. 4.Select Printout, Clipboard Export or Solve Puzzles Onscreen. That's It! Create Fresh Puzzles In A Few Moments! Crossword Express is an indispensable tool for the crossword hobbyist and professional as well as those involved with education or training. You'll have completely new puzzles generated in a few moments with literally millions of puzzles available from the included word and clue dictionaries. New dictionaries are easily created and expansion of the supplied dictionaries is allowed. High quality puzzles are easily created from the included grid templates or user defined layouts. Flexible Output Options Include: Hard Copy Output Onscreen Solution Clipboard Export to DTP and HTML Editing Programs Across Player for Web Browsers CROSSWORD EXPRESS is indispensable for the crossword hobbyist and professional as well as those involved with education or training. Costing only $19.95 US for the Lite version and $39.95 for the Pro version, it's one INCREDIBLE value! Briefly, the main features of both Pro and Lite versions are: o Fully AUTOMATIC puzzle construction of lattices up to 47 x 47 with complete control over design and symentry! By "automatic" we mean automatic ... once you've selected the dictionary and lattice design, Click "Make", then sit back and enjoy as CROSSWORD EXPRESS gets down to business! o Professional, Publication Quality design - No "Scrabble board" output here! The ability to produce lattice designs like those seen in major publications was a mandantory programming requirement for CROSSWORD EXPRESS! o Full mouse support, as well as the ability to control the program from the keyboard. o User configurable for multiple language support. Just translate two text files into the language of your choice, and CROSSWORD EXPRESS will talk to you in that language. o Regardless of the type of printer connected to your system (dot matrix, ink-jet or laser), CROSSWORD EXPRESS will print to it provided only that it is supplied with a *Windows(tm) printer driver. o A wide range of print options allows fine control of the appearance of the printed output, including size, positioning and font. Output can also be exported to the clipboard for subsequent importing into your Desk Top Publisher or Word Processor, etc. as a *Windows(tm) Metafile or PCX image. o Supports an unlimited number of dictionaries, and allows you to select more than one dictionary when making a crossword. The dictionaries you select are merged into a single MULTI dictionary before construction of the crossword begins. o Name your puzzles as they are constructed, so that they may be recalled at a later time. The number of puzzles which can be saved is limited only by the available space on your hard disk. o MULTI-MAKE function allows up to 9,999 puzzles to be made in unattended mode, and printed out or saved for later use. This facility is ideal for making novelty place-mats for use in fast food restaurants etc. Click "Make" and go to bed! o A scoreboard function keeps you up to date on progress if you chose to solve a puzzle on screen. Yes! While printed output is what you'll probably use most, we've also included the ability for CROSSWORD EXPRESS to be an interactive entertainment and educational program. o A preset word facility allows up to 20 words in the puzzle to be preset to particular words of your choosing - GREAT for those topic specific puzzles! CROSSWORD EXPRESS will fill in the remaining words for you. Crossword Express Pro versus Lite Version Summary Both offer great value, but the Pro version offers four main upgrades: (1) Pro Version Adds Special Interest Dictionaries w/255 Words Each Both the Lite and Pro versions allow the import of ASCII word lists up to 30,000 words each (with or without clue definitions), but the Pro version adds an enhanced theme puzzle creation feature called Special Interest Puzzles (SI). This allows the user to specify certain word positions in a puzzle into which only words from the SI dictionaries are to be used. It then backfills the remainder of the grid with the chosen backfill dictionaries. (2) Pro Version Adds Vocabulary Word List Puzzle Creation The Pro version has support for Vocabulary Puzzles with automatic construction of "sparse" puzzles using only a special interest word list. This feature is great for school vocabulary lessons and other special topic puzzles in which only the user words are shown. It gives a puzzle in which each word only interlocks with others in one or two positions, very similar to Cryptic Crosswords. (3) Pro Version Adds Export of Across Player Format Files The Across Player is a powerful way for Web Site Managers to add entertainment for their readers via online playing of crosswords. The player runs on multiple platforms and acts as a helper application for browsers that support them. This feature allows you to use Crossword Express as a site publishing tool for both Across file output as well as a normal HTML page. (4) Pro Version Can Be Registered Online Online registration is offered for fast 2 business day turn around. This is done via email of a password that unlocks the Demo into the fully functional Pro version (demo is limited to 11x11 puzzle size). You may save 14 days delivery time by using this convenient registration method. Just select the Registration button on the main Control Center screen and follow the directions. It's fast and easy! Some Questions and Answers .... Q1: If I sell a crossword that I've created using CROSSWORD EXPRESS what royalty payments are expected by AUS-PC-SOFT? A1: Absolutely NONE if you are a registered owner of CROSSWORD EXPRESS. Under that condition, you are free to do with your puzzle as you wish. Q2: Can I legally use the 30,000+ word dictionary as the wordlist database for another puzzle program? A2: ONLY if it's for YOUR personal use and you are a registered owner of CROSSWORD EXPRESS. Then the answer provided for Q1 would apply. It would, however, be a violation of our copyright protection if any portion of our dictionaries was used in other than AUS-PC-SOFT authorized products. Q3: I've seen advertisements for competing programs that seem to offer substantially less but cost much more. Why? A3: Ahhh, you noticed! Actually, we set the price on the low side for many reasons. Here are a few: 1> Our Advertising costs are extremely low since we're using the Internet as our primary marketing vehicle. 2> We don't use expensive, full-color packaging that you'll throw away as soon as you receive it. CROSSWORD EXPRESS will be Air-Mailed to you in a plain, heavy-weight envelope. 3> Online, self-contained documentation is used instead of costly printed versions. CROSSWORD EXPRESS is so easy to use, you probably will have little need for even the online help functions after one or two puzzles! 4> Volume sales! Admittedly, this is a gamble but one that we hope will be rewarded by your support. Q5: You make reference to "The Perfect Gift" ... a GIFT? A5: A most emphatic YES! We think CROSSWORD EXPRESS will make an exceptional gift item because: - CROSSWORD EXPRESS is the FUN way to build vocabulary skills and knowledge for all ages! - CROSSWORD EXPRESS is an enduring and inexpensive way to provide education and entertainment for a lifetime! - CROSSWORD EXPRESS does NOT wear out! Thank You for affording us this opportunity to acquaint you with CROSSWORD EXPRESS. Our goal was to produce an affordable product offering a genuine value for your money. Once you've experienced CROSSWORD EXPRESS for yourself, we know you'll agree that we more than met that objective! Your comments, suggestions and/or questions are ALWAYS welcome at AUS-PC-SOFT. Please feel free to drop us a line - we'd love to hear from you. You can reach us at: pinnacle@iquest.com (email) http://www.puzzledepot.com/cwe/index.shtml (Internet Web site) * Windows(tm) is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. CROSSWORD EXPRESS runs under Windows(tm) Version 3.1 or highter. ======================================================================= Crossword Express for Windows Order Form ======================================================================== US Registration Agent Pinnacle Solutions Ph: 800-553-4305 or 205-532-1024 (24 hr) Registration Department FAX: 205-883-4305 1001 Cassandra Avenue Huntsville, AL 35802-3207 Internet Email: pinnacle@iquest.com ======================================================================== Company Office AUS-PC-SOFT Email: johnstev@adelaide.dialix.oz.au Onkaparinga Valley Road Verdun South Australia 5245 =========================================================Code=CWE33@tpp Please register and send a copy of CROSSWORD EXPRESS to: Name: ______________________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Zip: _____________ Country: ______________ Phone: ______________ Disk Format: ( ) 3.5" ( ) 5.25" email:_______________________________ Registration Fees (US Funds): Price Quantity Total ------ -------- -------- ( ) Crossword Express Lite $19.95 ________ ________ ( ) Crossword Express Pro $39.95 ________ ________ Prices are in US funds only. 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