| Round 1 | |
| The colored squares indicate the active letter in both the grid and the current word (and in the acrostic if it's the first letter of the current word). The brighter (orange) square indicates whether the puzzle is in "Grid Mode" or "Word Mode." |
| Mouse | |
| Click in grid square |
Selects the grid square (and the corresponding word square) Sets Grid Mode |
| Click in acrostic square |
Selects first square of the corresponding word (and the corresponding grid square) Sets Word Mode |
| Click in word square |
Selects the word square (and the corresponding grid square) Sets Word Mode |
| Keyboard | ||
| Key | Grid Mode | Word Mode |
| Any Letter without Shift |
Enters letter Advances to next grid square |
Enters letter Advances to next word square |
| Any Letter with Shift |
Enters letter Stays on same grid square |
Enters letter Advances to next word square |
| Tab key | Switches to Word Mode | Switches to Grid Mode |
| Slash (/) | Switches to Word Mode | Switches to Grid Mode |
| Return | Advances to next empty grid square | Advances to next word |
| Space |
Clears current letter Advances to next grid square |
Clears current letter Advances to next word square |
| Forward Delete |
Clears current letter Advances to next grid square |
Clears current letter Advances to next word square |
| Back Delete |
Clears current letter Moves to previous grid square |
Clears current letter Moves to previous word square |
| Up Arrow | Moves up one grid square | Goes to previous word |
| Down Arrow | Moves down one grid square | Advances to next word |
| Left Arrow | Moves to previous grid square | Moves to previous word square |
| Right Arrow | Advances to next grid square | Advances to next word square |
| Round 2 | |
| Highlight a letter in the answer word by clicking it. Then click on another letter letter in the answer word. The two letters will trade places. | |
| Continue in this fashion until you've spelled the correct answer word. |