PROGRAM NAME: WORDWIZ - Word Puzzle Composer VERSION: 1.0.0 PUBLISHER: James A. Buccigrossi, 112 Woodward Drive, West Mifflin, PA 15122-1065 CompuServe ID 74013,2740 PREFERRED BBS FILENAME: WORDWIZ1.ZIP or (ARC) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: 386/20 or higher Windows 3.1 or higher. 4MB RAM 500 KB free disk space Mouse supported but not required Printer recommended. SHORT DESCRIPTION: Automated Word Puzzle Composer; CrossWord, WordSearch and more. DESCRIPTION: Announcing a brand new highly automated Word Puzzle Composition program for Windows 3.1. Design and create 4 different kinds of puzzles; crossword, word fill-in, word-search, and number fill-in. You have total control of the layout of the puzzle grid. Simply click on the grid cells to "open" or "close" the cells. Then you start the WordWiz composer and it automatically finds words to fit into the empty cells. This all happens while you watch a dazzling real-time display of the puzzle being constructed. A built in word list of over 30,000 words is provided. The words are used to automatically fill the grid pattern that YOU design. You can also compile your own topic specific word lists from any ascii text or word processing documents. Imagine, automatically creating a puzzle that contains only words from your very own course materials or documents!!! A 'Cell Locking' feature allows you to place specific words into the empty grid pattern before starting the automatic composer. Like magic, the composer then works around the words you have placed to find others that fit your pattern. This is how REAL puzzle designers do it!!! (except they use pencils). Have fun building your vocabulary as you research and write your own clues for the words that WORDWIZ automatically selects for your puzzles (clues are needed for crossword style puzzles only). If the same word is used in a future puzzle, your latest clue is automatically retrieved and placed in the clue edit box. The clipboard interface provides compatibility with most windows based dictionary/thesaurus programs you may already have. (this can make clue writing a breeze). You then print you masterpiece using any of your existing true-type fonts. The result is a publishable quality puzzle every time. Use the puzzles for party activities, educational projects, company newsletters, bulletins, advertising flyers, or your own enjoyment. Even make personalized puzzles to use as greeting cards. KEYWORDS: education, word, game, vocabulary, crossword, puzzle, word search, fillin, design, Windows. CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THIS SOFTWARE MAY BE COPIED AND DISTRIBUTED: Individual users may freely copy this software and share it with friends, family and upload to their favorite BBS's. Nonprofit groups (including user groups and BBSs) may distribute copies of this disk. A fee of no more than $5 may be charged to cover copying and distribution costs. If the files on this disk have dates that are more than 1 year old, we request that you contact the author for a free upgrade to the current version. Disk distributors and dealers must have written permission before selling copies of this disk. When you contact us, you will receive a free copy of the latest version and you will be placed on our mailing list to receive updates as they are released. Disk distributors may charge no more than $5.00 per disk for copies of this software. If as a distributor, you supply copies to other resellers, the end price to the user may not exceed $5. Anyone distributing copies of this software, whether for profit, or as a non-profit organization, must conform to the following: The files on each disk must not be modified or adapted in any way. All of the files provided on the disk must be distributed together. Individual files or groups of files may not be sold separately. Additional files may be added and this software may be combined on a disk or CD-ROM with other programs. This software may not be represented as anything other than shareware and the shareware concept must be explained in any ad or catalog that includes this software and on any packaging used to display the disk. You must immediately stop selling/distributing copies of this disk upon notice from the author. REGISTRATION: $19.00 includes shipping. (9x9 maximum puzzle size). Three additional registration levels are available to support larger puzzle sizes: Junior $27.00 13x13 maximum puzzle size. Classic $49.00 17x17 maximum puzzle size. Pro $79.00 23x23 maximum puzzle size (486 recommended). REGISTERED USERS GET: Latest version (without registration screens). Compuserv support id. Personalized ABOUT screen. 1 Yr. free updates. Bonus Bible word list.