Franklin SOLVER, NCC-100 User Manual

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by Franklin Electronic Publishers

NCC-100

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crosswords

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PUZZLE SOLVER

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User’s Guide

Introduction

Now there’s a fun way to make crossword puzzles less puzzling. With this Crosswords Puzzle Solver you can . . .

• find possible crossword answers when you know only a few letters,

• find possible crossword answers when you know most of the letters,

• find phrases when you know only one word or a few letters,

• find more possible answers by changing one or more letters,

• jumble letters to form words for games such as Scrabble

The Crosswords Puzzle Solver can’t solve all your crossword puzzles, but by combining your knowledge with its 250,000 word crossword answer list from Merriam-Webster many more answers than you find now.

, you will find

Key Guide

JUMBLE

PHRS

LETTER?

MATCH

OFF

CLEAR

Finds more possible answers. Jumbles letters to form words. Finds phrases that include entered word. Stands for an unknown letter. Stands for a series of unknown letters. Turns Crosswords on and off. Clears to Stands for an unknown letter. Stands for a series of unknown letters. Enters a request. Types a hyphen. Darkens screen contrast at

scrolls up, or types an apostrophe. Lightens screen contrast at

scrolls down, or types a period. Erases a letter or scrolls left. Types a space or scrolls right.

Ready

Getting Started

If you are using this product for the first time, follow these steps.

1. Press ON/OFF.

A brief demonstration appears.

2. Press CLEAR to stop the demo.

Ready

appears.

3. Press the screen contrast.

You can adjust the contrast only at

✓ Disabling the Demonstration

You probably do not want to view the demonstration every time you turn this product on. To disable the demonstration, type enable it, do the same.

✓ About Automatic Shutoff

Don’t worry if you forget to turn Crosswords off. If no key is touched within two minutes, Crosswords will shut itself off.

or repeatedly to adjust

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and then press ENTER. To re-

Ready

Finding Words

Crosswords helps you find answers to crossword puzzles by filling in missing letters. Just type a question mark for each unknown letter. To type a

LETTER?

question mark, press

1. Type a word with ?’s.

To erase a letter, press .

2. Press ENTER.

The arrow at the right of the screen indicates there are more matches.

3. Press

4. Press CLEAR when done.

to view more matches.

✓ Follow the Arrows

The flashing arrows at the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to view more words.

or .

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