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Open A Clue Pool File

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  • Open an existing Pool File
  • Provided Sample
  • Open an existing Pool File
  • Click on Pool menu option
  • Click on Open... option
  • Choose a Folder if required - the examples folder (usually under c:\Program Files\Arctan Computer Ventures Ltd\wordpuzzle_pro) is provided which has a sample pool file given with this product. Double-click on a folder to open it.
  • Note that the Files of Type command currently shows as Clue Pool Files. This means that only Clue Pool files will be listed (those that end with .xpl)
  • 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 clue pool 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 clue pool.
  • Note that when you open or save a clue pool, it is added to the bottom of the Pool menu in the Most Recently Used or MRU list). 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.
  • Provided Sample Various sample files are provided with WordPuzzle Pro to get you on the way to producing crosswords of your own, and also some samples to try out for yourself.

    The pool file is kept in the application's own directory, in the following subdirectory:-

  • Examples
    pool.xpl - Sample Categorized Clue Pool containing over 150 clues
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