User Guide (Main Window)

Enter the input letters in the input field. For unknown letters, enter a question mark (?) character. Press enter or click on the "Search" button to start the word search. Click the "Reset" button to clear all the data fields.

The settings box in the upper-right corner of the window displays all the preference settings that are applicable to the currently selected column sort options. This changes dynamically as the preference settings and column sort options change. Click anywhere in the box to open up the application preference window. (The same as selecting the "Preferences" option from the Word Unscrambler menu item.) This box changes to the processing display status while performing the unscrambling.

After a search is concluded, the results are displayed in the individual result columns along the bottom of the window. Each column displays the results based on the specified sort value. All columns will display results based on the settings options specified in the Preferences window.

Each result will display the dictionary word value first. Next will be the value used as part of the primary sort. The values used to determine the secondary sort (if specified) is included in parenthesis. An arrow image on the right of a result indicates that there is a valid double-click action. If there are multiple words in the result, double-clicking the result will open a sub-result window which will allow you to work with individual words. If it is a single word result, double-clicking will open up the online dictionary (as specified in the preferences) so you can view the definition of the word result.

o	Click the + button to add a result column to the window. Click the - button to remove the last result column from the window. This can also be done by selecting the appropriate option under the "Edit" menu item.

o	This setting determines how the unscrambling is performed. The options are:

▪	Match Percentage - Percentage of letters in the result word that are also in the scrambled letter input.

▪	Word Score - Total points of all the letters in the result word based on the scoring system selected in the Preferences.

▪	Word Score (2-letter words) - Same as 'Word Score'. Only two-letter words are displayed in the results. Ignores the minimum word length specified in the Preferences.

▪	Word Score (3-letter words) - Same as 'Word Score'. Only three-letter words are displayed in the results. Ignores the minimum word length specified in the Preferences.

▪	Word Score (4-letter words) - Same as 'Word Score'. Only four-letter words are displayed in the results. Ignores the minimum word length specified in the Preferences.

▪	Match %, then Word Score - Sorts first by the 'Match Percentage'. Results with the same match percentage are then sorted by the 'Word Score'.

▪	Word Score, then Match % - Sorts first by the 'Word Score'. Results with the same word score are then sorted by the 'Match Percentage'.

▪	Alphabet (Ascending) - Sorts the results alphabetically from A to Z.

▪	Alphabet (Descending) - Sorts the result alphabetically from Z to A.

▪	Word Length (Ascending) - Sorts by the length of the word results starting with the shortest words first.

▪	Word Length (Descending) - Sorts by the length of the word results starting with the longest words first.

o	If two results are equal based on the specified sort parameter, the results are then sorted by the secondary sort option set in the Preferences.

o	If two results are equal based on the primary and secondary sort option, or if no secondary sort option is specified, the results are then sorted alphabetically (ascending).