WHAT Documentation (18-Jul-19)

WHAT, Wolfberg's Helpful Anagramming Tool, is really a toolbox of powerful tools, with many facilities. You can make effective use of WHAT right away by using just a few of its features, and the document "WHAT's First - Getting Started Using WHAT" introduces these features. If you prefer to use a much shorter document, see the one-page blurb "WHAT Common Queries Reference Sheet"; it can indeed fit on one sheet of paper if you print the MS Word form of this blurb, what_common_queries.doc.

You may find these basic features are all you need to employ to benefit by its use, but WHAT provides a wealth of other facilities which we suggest you explore when you have a chance. Since the product was released, we are aware that its thorough documentation is desirable, and we have wanted to provide more than is available. It is our intention and hope to continue to provide more documentation as time goes on. The available time to do this will be balanced with providing user support as many users begin to use it. It is out intention that some of this documentation be accessible within the program itself. At the moment, there is precious little on-line help. Despite these apologies, there is considerable documentation today.

NOTE - the examples throughout the WHAT documentation are based on the OWL3 Lexicon, the previous lexicon for North American SCRABBLE®.

The following WHAT documentation is available:

• This very page, WHAT Documentation (29-Jun-19)
  
  
• WHAT's First - Getting Started Using WHAT 29-Jun-15)
  
  
• WHAT Common Queries Reference Sheet (13-Jun-15)
  
  
• WHAT Common Queries Reference Sheet (13-Jun-15) - MS Word 1-page version
  
  
• WHAT Flashcarding (27-Feb-15)
  
  
• WHAT Me Study - Making Study Lists Using WHAT (27-Jun-15)
  
  
• WHAT Examples (25-Jun-15) - a 40-page extensive collection, demonstrating many of the WHAT facilities, based on OWL3
  
  
• WHAT User Guide (2-Jul-18) - a 95-page manual
  
  
• WHAT Command Language (8-Jun-18) - a 20-page companion to the user guide, useful as a reference
  
  
• Configuring WHAT (27-Jun-15) - for setting up initial settings
  
  
• WHAT Tourney Adjudications (12-Feb-19)
  
  
• WHAT for Spanish (10-Mar-19) - a short guide to how WHAT supports the FISE lexicon
  
  
• WHAT with SCRABBLE® (16-Aug-16) - how tiles may be placed on a 15 x 15 or a 21 x 21 board and moves may be shown and made; games may be recorded and played back
  
  
• WHAT About Boggle® (19-Jun-16) - Playing the 5 x 5 Grid Gamey
  
  
• WHAT's Wrong (28-Jan-15) - known problems and ideas for enhancements
  
  
• WHAT 2 Release Notes (18-Jul-19)
  
  
• WHAT 1.2 Release Notes (11-Jun-11)