go back to the Puzzle Screen, or if you would like to see where a word is on the grid, press that word on the Page Screen. Now press HINT and the Puzzle Screen will be shown with boxes around the let- ters of that word. Simply press ENTER to register it.

Puzzle Complete Screen

Once all nine words are found, Puzzle Complete will be shown as well as the amount of time used to solve the puzzle. Press any key to return to the Start Screen.

Make Word

Selecting MAKE WORD from the Home Menu will take you to the Start Menu.

START

TIMER ON

ORDER OFF

To begin, press the START line and the Length of All Words screen will be shown.

Before you press START, you may repeat- edly press TIMER to change between ON or OFF. When on, you will have a fixed amount of time to make as many words as you can. The amount of time will vary based on the number of words that can be found.

Before you press START, you may repeat- edly press ORDER to change between ON or

Computers can sometimes "lock up" due to static discharge or other electrical disturbances. If this should happen, use a slim, pointed object to press the but-

ton marked “RESET.”

OFF. When on, the letters of the word you entered will be returned to the rack in the same order as entered. Sometimes this makes it a little easier to make new words.

Before you press START, press the NEW

 

key or the

key to return to the Home

 

Menu.

 

 

 

Length of All Words Screen

 

 

LENGTH

1[6]

 

 

OF

4[5]

 

 

All

14[4]

 

 

Words

9[3]

 

 

--PRESS--

 

 

--ENTER--

 

The object of this game is to make as

 

many words as you can from six letters.

 

The words must use three or more letters.

 

The six letters on the bottom line are

 

called the Rack. On this screen the letters

 

on the rack are hidden with a on each

 

rack letter position. There will always be

 

at least one six-letter word.

 

The number of words that can be made

 

with the six letters is shown on the right

 

side of the top four lines. The above sam-

 

ple screen shows there are 1 [six-letter], 4

 

[five-letter], 14 [four-letter], and 9 [three-

 

letter] words that can be made with the

 

six Rack letters. This, possible words to

 

be made display, is updated as you make

 

words, so you will always know how

 

many words are left to be made.

 

The six

cells above the six Rack let-

 

ters are where your spelled letters will be

MAKE

placed. This line is the Spelled Word

 

line. Pressing on the Rack letter will

WORD

cause it to move to the Spelled Word

 

 

 

 

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Excalibur electronic ET454 manual Puzzle Complete Screen, Make Word, Length of All Words Screen