Add puzzle clues to database

Add the clues from the current puzzle to a Clue Database by selecting Add puzzle clues to database from the Clue menu.

This will add all the clues in the current crossword to a database, though any formatting information in a clue will be lost (e.g. bold, italic). If you only want to add some specific clues to the database, click the Specific clues button, and check the clues that you want to add.

Check the Date stamp clue with data box to mark each clue with the given date (by default, today’s date, though you can change it).

Check the Set field valuebox, and enter some text, to see set additional data for each clue. This can be useful for tracking the origin of clues, or where they have been used. The Citation field is present by default, but you can also add other data values as custom columns using the Clue Database Manager.

You can change how it handles entries in the database that already have the same word and clue, by selecting one of the three choices below. When each item is selected, the options panel on the right gives additional choices.

• Update older date will replace the date field of existing older clues (or clues with no date) with the new date, and not add a new entry. Whether or not clues are regarded as the same if only the citation differs is determined by whether the Duplicate checking ignores differences in citation box is checked. When this is unchecked, no clues will the updated or replaced that have a different citation to the citation in the puzzle.
• Replace will update all existing matching clues, regardless of date and citation, with the new date and citation. Alternatively you can check the only replace clues with box, and only replace clues that currently have a specific citation in the database (or other custom field matching a given value; if the match is blank, it will replace entries that are currently with no citation). Without this option, multiple clues with different citations may all be changed potentially giving duplicate entries.
• Add new copy Will make a new clue entry with the current date and citation, also keeping existing clues with other information