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Working with Categories

Categories are used to identify the type of clue. They are particularly useful when used with the Clue Pool, as the clue pool can be searched by category, which means when you want to reuse clues of a particular type (e.g. for a themed puzzle, or if you only want to use straight clues), you can find them easily.
In the Available Category list, each category has next to it a number in parentheses, which shows the number of times the category is used in the puzzle or clue pool (whichever you are looking at).
Note that the puzzle has its own category list distinct from the Clue Pool, which also has its own category list. If you copy a clue from one to the other, then the categories used by the copied clue are automatically synchronized between the two lists.

Sections
  • Add a new category
  • Delete a category
  • Rename a category
  • Searching Pool by Category
  • Copying Categories from the Pool
  • Remove extraneous categories
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    Add a new category Delete ButtonThe Puzzle and Pool List both have a separate category list.
    To work with the Puzzle category list:-
  • Ensure you are looking at the Clues window
  • Ensure that you are clicked on either the Across, Down or Pending tab
  • Ensure the tab in the bottom portion of the screen is selected on Categories
  • Under Available Categories, type the name of the new category in the edit box
  • Click on the Delete Button button or press the Delete Button key.
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    To work with the Pool category list:-
  • Ensure you are looking at the Clues window
  • Ensure that you are clicked on the Pool tab
  • Ensure the tab in the bottom portion of the screen is selected on Categories
  • Under Available Categories, type the name of the new category in the edit box
  • Click on the Delete Button button or press the Delete Button key.
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    Delete a category You may wish to remove a category if (for example) the category is unlikely to be used.
  • Delete ButtonEnsure you are looking at the Clues window
  • Ensure that you are clicked on either the Across, Down, Pending or Pool tab
  • From the Available Categories list, click on the category you wish to delete so that it is highlighted, and then click on the Delete Button button.
  • If the category is used by any clues, then you will be warned with a dialog box. If you click on Delete Button or press the Delete Button key, then the categories will be removed from the clues as well as on the available categories list. If you click on Delete Button, then nothing will be deleted.
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    Rename a category You may wish to rename a category if you decide later that the category could have a better description.
  • Ensure you are looking at the Clues window
  • Ensure that you are clicked on either the Across, Down, Pending or Pool tab
  • From the Available Categories list, click on the category you wish to rename so that it is highlighted, and then click on the Delete Button button.
  • Delete ButtonThe buttons change to Delete Buttonand Delete Button. Type the new name of the category in the box. Note that if you type the name of a category that already exists, then the Delete Button button will be greyed out to prevent you from having two categories with the same name.
  • Click on the Delete Button button to rename the category, or Delete Buttonif you choose not to rename the category.
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    Copying categories from the pool If you are creating a new puzzle, or updating an older puzzle, you may wish to update its categories to include those from the currently open clue pool, without having to manually check the differences.

    This can be accomplished by clicking on the Clues menu and selecting the Copy Categs from Pool menu item. Make sure you have the clue file opened first! A dialog box will show you how many categories have been copied successfully.

    Remove extraneous categories When you have completed your puzzle, you may wish to remove the categories that were not used, as these are extraneous to the puzzle's needs, and take up valuable space in the saved puzzle.

    To do this, click on the Clues menu, and select the Remove Extraneous Categs menu item. A dialog box will show you how many categories have been removed as a result of not being used by any clues in the puzzle.

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    This Page was last updated: 06 July 2001 23:33