This function provides an interesting variation to normal crossword puzzles in that you are given an empty grid, and a list of words. Your
task is to recreate the puzzle by fitting the words back into the grid. It's like building a puzzle from scratch, except that you have only a
very small list of words and an assurance that those words will exactly fill the puzzle.
Any character which is typed at the keyboard will be placed into the focus cell, and the focus cell will automatically move forward to the
next character of the focus word. The location of the focus cell and its corresponding word may be shifted by pointing and clicking with the
mouse, or by means of the cursor control keys. Other keys which provide useful functions during the solution process are Space bar, Delete,
Backspace and Return.
Menu Functions
When loading a new puzzle, you begin by selecting the dictionary which was used to build the FILLIN puzzle which you want to solve.
Then you choose your puzzle from the pool of FILLIN puzzles currently available in the selected dictionary.
Returns you to either the CROSSWORD Build screen or the Magnum Opus opening screen.
This leads you to a dialog box in which you can change the colors of various elements within the puzzle, and control the fonts which will
be used for the puzzle's text components. You can also decide if printing of the puzzle will be done in black and white or in color.
If you need a little help to get started, this option will place the correct letter into the current focus cell.
If you think you may have made errors, this option will show you where they are by highlighting them for a period of 1.5 seconds.
The entire solution can be seen by selecting this option.
You can restart the entire solution process at any time by selecting this option.
Displays the Help screen which you are now reading.
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