• Click on Puzzle menu option
• Click on Open... option

Alternatively, just hold down the Ctrl key and press 'O'

• Choose a Folder if required - the examples folder (usually under c:\Program Files\Arctan Computer Ventures Ltd\wordpuzzle_pro) is provided which has sample crosswords given with this product. Double-click on a folder to open it.
• Note that the Files of Type command currently shows as Puzzle Files. This means that only Puzzle files will be listed (those that end with .xwd)
• Click on the file that you wish to open, and click on the OK button. Alternatively, just double-click on the file that you wish to open.
• If you had made any changes to your previous crossword without saving, you will be asked whether you wish to save your changes before opening the file. Choose Yes if you do, No if you wish to lose the changes, or Cancel if you wish to cancel from Opening the crossword.
• Note that when you open or save a puzzle, it is added to the bottom of the Puzzle menu in the Most Recently Used or MRU list), just above the Exit option. To access one of these recently opened or saved files, just click on the menu option to quickly open it again. You can clear this list by clicking on the Clear option just below the list. Up to 9 recently used files can be shown on the MRU list. 

The files are kept in the application's own directory, in the following subdirectories:-

• Examples
  puzz0001.xwd - 15x15 Combined Cryptic and Straight crossword, with wood-effect background.
  puzz0001.xwe - Encrypted Distributable version of the above. Use this if you want to do the crossword.
  puzz0002.xwd - 15x15 Straight crossword, with wood and marble background. Password is password
  puzz0002.xwe - Encrypted Distributable version of the above. Use this if you want to do the crossword.
  puzz0003.xwd - 15x15 Straight crossword with no unkeyed words - popular American style of crosswords.
  puzz0003.xwe - Encrypted Distributable version of the above. Use this if you want to do the crossword.
  puzz0004.xwd - 15x15 Amalgam of puzzles, including arrow-word, word-fit, code-word, and picture puzzle.
  puzz0005.xwd - 9x9 Straight+Cryptic crossword, with bars (lines) instead of outs.
  puzz0006.xwd - 9x9 Straight crossword, with star-shaped background.
• Templates
  patt0001.xwt through to patt0007.xwt - English-style crossword grid patterns with unkeyed words.
  patt0008.xwt through to patt0010.xwt - American-style crossword grid patterns with no unkeyed words.
  patt0011.xwt - Barred crossword pattern (instead of outs).
  patt0012.xwt - Heart-shaped pattern. When complete, try selecting the Hide Squares when Empty checkbox from the Grid tab of the Puzzle Properties dialog box to show/print the heart shape only. 

• Clipart
  disc_mbl.bmp - A 3D disk in marble effect
  mbl_turq.bmp - Turquoise marble
  wd_sq_dk.bmp - Dark wood square tile
  wd_sq_lt.bmp - Light wood square tile
  xword.bmp - WordPuzzle Pro logo
  star.bmp - Star shape used as a background for puzz0006.xwd.
  various files starting arrow_ - used for GridClues (clue contained within a grid square)