Sudoku Dragon FAQ

Here are some Frequently Asked Questions and Answers about Sudoku Dragon.

How do I purchase the Sudoku Dragon ?

First go to the license page. You can get there by clicking on the padlock icon in the toolbar or choose the Help | License menu command. The displayed dialog shows the current state of the license. If a trial is in progress a Purchase button will be shown, click on this button to start the purchase transaction.

How can I make the Sudoku grid larger ?

The text is automatically scaled to fit the window area. To adjust the text size grab the bottom-right corner of the window with the mouse and drag it until the text is the right size for you. The program remembers the size setting for the next time you run it. You can run the program full screen by double clicking on the caption bar. There is also a Zoom command on the View menu which changs the current window size.

I am stuck with a puzzle, how do I get some help ?

The Sudoku Dragon comes with an armoury of tools to help solve a puzzle. The Hint menu and toolbar option gives a choice of hints on how to solve it. You can choose to find incorrectly assigned squares; check the status so far or even (briefly) display the full solution. The software will also show and explain the possibilities for each individual Sudoku square in the grid. You can also look at our online forums, contributing your puzzle and asking an online expert for help.

How to solve a printed Sudoku puzzle

You can use Sudoku Puzzle as a convenient way to solve a puzzle, by using your manual method or using the various hints provided by Sudoku Dragon.
First use File | New Blank puzzle... to generate a blank puzzle grid. Then go through the grid square by square copying in the Newspaper grid allocations. When you have filled in all the pre-allocated squares use File | Save... to store the Sudoku puzzle to a file. This lets you go back and solve the puzzle some other time and also tells the computer that the initial grid allocations are complete. You can now print or solve the Sudoku puzzle as normal.
NOTE: Some printed puzzles are copyright protected, you can not copy or store these puzzles without permission.

How to correct a mistake

If you find you need to correct a Sudoku square allocation there are two ways to do it. Firstly you can go back any number of allocation steps using the Edit | Undo. This will put the square back to where it was prior to the allocation. You can also move to the square and press the Delete or Space key to clear the value from the square.

Changing e-mail notification options

As a registered Sudoku Dragon user you can opt to receive email notifications whenever anyone posts a reply to your message in our forums. You can also choose to be notified whenever a topic changes or the product is updated. You can change the account notification options at any time by going to the Account management page.