Contents
Contents for Cryptic Help

To learn how to use Help, press F1.

Introduction

About Cryptic

Acknowledgements

Requirements

How To...

General Instructions

Register this copy of Cryptic

Keyboard shortcuts


About Cryptic

Cryptic is a simple Windows Crossword puzzle program.

Cryptic was written in 1994 by Steven Porter using Turbo Pascal for Windows 1.5.  Cryptic © 1994 Steven Porter.  Portions of this product are copyright Borland International.


General Instructions

Attempt to solve the clues and complete the crossword.

To use easy clues ensure that the Easy Clues checkbox is crossed.  Likewise, to use cryptic clues, ensure that the Cryptic Clues checkbox is crossed.  Both sets of clues may be used if required.

To view the clue(s) for a certain word, click on the appropriate place on the crossword grid.  The appropriate position should be highlighted in grey.  The clues will be displayed opposite the grid.

To enter a guess, click once again on the highlighted position on the grid, and enter your guess of the appropriate length.

To check to see if you have made any mistakes (without being told the answers) select Options/Check Answers from the menu.  If you have made one or more mistakes, the first incorrect answer will be highlight.

To reveal only the selected answer, choose Reveal from the Options menu.  Similarly, to view the whole crossword, choose Reveal All.

See Also

Storing A Crossword

Resuming A Crossword


Storing A Crossword

Cryptic allows you to store the current state of the crossword, so that it can be resumed later.

To do this, select Save or Save As... from the File menu, and select an appropriate filename from the

dialog that appears.

See Also

Resuming A Crossword


Resuming A Crossword

To resume a crossword that has been previously stored, select Resume... from the File menu, and select the required file from the dialog that appears.

See Also

Storing A Crossword


Acknowledgements

Cryptic was written using Turbo Pascal for Windows 1.5.  Turbo Pascal for Windows © 1987, 1991, 1992 Borland International.  Portions of this product are also copyright Borland International.


Requirements

Cryptic requires the following minimum hardware to function correctly:

1	IBM compatible PC AT

2	Microsoft Windows 3.1

3	Mouse, trackball or pointing device


Registration

Cryptic is distributed as shareware.  This means that after an evaluation period (in this case 30 days) you must register with the author if you intend to use the software.

When you do register, not only will you receive peace of mind, but

•	you will receive a register ID

•	the annoying opening and closing dialogs will disappear

•	you may receive other shareware material if required

•	you will receive further crossword puzzles

The registration fee is five pounds sterling or equivalent payment in readily convertible currency or money order.  Registration payments should be payable to Steven Porter, written in pounds sterling and drawable on a United Kingdom bank.  Additional sets of crosswords are available at additional charge.

To register you should print out the registration form, fill it in and send it to this address:

Steven Porter

(Cryptic Registration)

27 Elm Place

Aberdeen

Scotland, United Kingdom

AB2 3SN

See Also

Registration Form


Registration Form
Cryptic Registration Form

[   ]	I wish to register my copy of Cryptic.  I enclose the standard registration fee of five pounds sterling (UK £5.00).

Updates and Additional Cryptic Crosswords

[   ]	Please supply a  3.5 inch 720K disk for latest version of Cryptic (and other shareware software on a trial basis).  I enclose an extra £1.50 (£3.00 for non UK locations) to cover costs of disk, duplication, postage and packing.

[   ]	I enclose a blank formatted disk plus return packaging and postage for my location to receive the latest version of Cryptic (and other shareware software on a trial basis).

[   ]	Please supply a  3.5 inch 720K disk containing the additional crosswords available at a further cost of £3.00.  I enclose an extra £1.50 (£3.00 for non UK locations) to cover costs of disk, duplication, postage and packing.  (Please note that the crosswords require a separate disk).

[   ]	I enclose a blank formatted disk plus return packaging and postage for my location to receive the additional crosswords available at a further cost of £3.00.

Name

_________________________________

Address

_________________________________

_________________________________

_________________________________

Telephone Number

_________________________________

Cryptic Version Number from the Help/About Cryptic dialog

_________________________________

CRYPTIC.EXE file date and time stamp

_________________________________

PSUBS.DLL file date and time stamp

_________________________________

Signed

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Keyboard short-cuts

Key	Description/Menu Equivalent

F1	Help/Help Contents.  Allows you to view the help file.

F2	File/New.  Selects a new crossword at random.

F3	File/Select....  Allows you to select a specific crossword.


CRYPTIC.EXE

This is the main program file.  To find out its file date and time stamp, you can use the Windows File Manager.


PSUBS.DLL

This is a dynamic link library that Cryptic uses.  It may either be found in the Cryptic directory or in the windows/system directory.  To find it, you can search with Windows File Manager.


registration payment

Payment for registration can be done in a number of ways:

1	United Kingdom Bank Cheque

2	Eurocheques

3	Postal Money Order, written in UK pounds sterling

4	UK pounds sterling currency

I do not recommend sending cash through the post because it is not secure from theft.  Unfortunately, payment by credit card cannot be accepted.


shareware

Programs and data distributed as shareware are not free.  The user may make full use of the program for a limited period (normally 30 days) after which he or she must register with the author of the software (if he or she intends to continue using it).  A nominal registration fee is charged to encourage further work and reward the author for his endeavours.