Godtland Software Sliding Tiles Puzzle - Download the Free Trial Version - Download, Install, and Quick Start Tutorial

The Sliding Tiles Puzzle may be downloaded for free. This is the Evaluation version. Some of its features will remain locked until you purchase the key to unlock it. We recommend that you first try the Evaluation version of the program to see if you like its features and to see if your web server is capable of serving the puzzle applet. System Requirements may be found on the Features page.

Follow the instructions below to Download and Install the Sliding Tiles Puzzle. Then run the Quick Start Tutorial to become familiar with the program and to see how to put it on your web page. When you are ready to register your program and to unlock all of its features, go to the Register/Purchase page.

Download Instructions

There are two versions of the Sliding Tiles Puzzle installer available. They are both for installing to the Windows operating system, and both have the same version of the Sliding Tiles Puzzle bundled in them. The difference is that the first one has the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 1.4.2 bundled with it and the second one does not. If you clicked the above Download Now button, you will have already downloaded the version that has the JRE bundled with it.

You will need to have a JRE version of at least 1.4.0 installed on your computer in order to run the Sliding Tiles Puzzle. However, you may already have it installed on your computer for other applications. Therefore, to save download time, we are providing two installers in case you do not need us to supply the JRE.

Both of these versions will check for the level of the JRE installed on your computer and will let you know if you do not have the appropriate version.

File Name	Size	Download this one if...	Download
SlidingTilesPuzzleWithJRESetup1.1.exe	14.2 MB	Download this one if you know you need the JRE; or if you don't know but have a high speed internet connection	Download
SlidingTilesPuzzleSetup1.1.exe	.98 MB	Download this one if you know you don't need the JRE; or if you don't know but have a slow dial up connection	Download

Click the Download button to download the program. If you are given an option to Run or Save the program, select the option to save it. The file it downloads will be called SlidingTilesPuzzleSetup1.1.exe or SlidingTilesPuzzleWithJRESetup1.1.exe. Make a note of where it is downloading this file on your computer.

Install Instructions

Installation may be accomplished by following these steps. These Install Instructions may also be found in the User's Guide after you install the program.

1. Use My Computer to navigate to and open the folder to which the SlidingTilesPuzzleSetup1.1.exe or SlidingTilesPuzzleWithJRESetup1.1.exe file was downloaded.
2. Double click on the SlidingTilesPuzzleSetup1.1.exe or SlidingTilesPuzzleWithJRESetup1.1.exe file.
3. You may take all the defaults, but be sure to read the License Agreement and click the button to Accept the Agreement. Some options you may choose to set differently from the defaults include:
   • Install JRE 1.4.2. You will only see this prompt if you are installing from SlidingTilesPuzzleWithJRESetup1.1.exe and you do not have a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) version 1.4.2 or greater. If you see this prompt, the default is to have it also install this JRE for you. You may choose to not install this JRE. However, if you do not install this JRE, the Sliding Tiles Puzzle will not work correctly or may not even run at all until you install an appropriate JRE. You may install either the one that comes with the Sliding Tiles Puzzle, or go to http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp to download and install a JRE version 1.4.2 or greater from there.
   • Destination Location. The default location is Program Files / Sliding Tiles Puzzle. You may choose a different location if you wish.
   • Start Menu Folder. The default is to create a new item on your Start Menu called Sliding Tiles Puzzle. You may create a different Start Menu Item or put it within another Start Menu Item if you wish.
   • Additional Icons. There are two shortcut icons you may have it install directly on your desktop if you wish. If you do not choose to install these icons on your desktop, you can still access them through the Start Menu
     • Sliding Tiles Puzzle Setup is how you create and update your puzzles.
     • Sliding Tiles Puzzle is how you try out your new puzzles before you put them on the web.
4. Click Install to finish the installation.
5. If you want, you may now remove the SlidingTilesPuzzleSetup1.1.exe file from your system as it was only needed for installation.

Quick Start Tutorial

This Quick Start Tutorial may also be found in the User's Guide.

Create a New Puzzle

To create your own puzzle, perform the following steps

1. Start the Sliding Tiles Puzzle by double clicking the Sliding Tiles Puzzle Setup icon on your desktop or in your Start Menu. If you are currently using the Evaluation version, the Unregistered Copy of Sliding Tiles Puzzle window will appear. If you wish to continue using it as an Evaluation version, simply click the OK button. If you want to register your copy of Sliding Tiles Puzzle, go to the Register/Purchase page to register it. After you register it, you will be sent a Registration Name and Key. To get your program out of Evaluation mode you need to enter the Registration Name and Key in the Unregistered Copy of Sliding Tiles Puzzle window exactly as they are sent to you, including spaces and upper/lower case letters, and click the OK button.
2. Click New.
3. Browse to and select any .gif or .jpg file. This will open the New Puzzle Setup.
4. Rotate the sample image left or right by clicking the appropriate buttons.
5. If you would like to crop the photo, do the following
   • Click Show the Crop Box. A crop box will appear in your photo.
   • Drag the corners or sides of the crop box to change its size.
   • Drag from inside the crop box to reposition it
   • Click Crop to complete the crop. Your new cropped photo will be displayed
   • You can click Undo Crop to return to your original photo
6. Click OK to finish setting up your new photo.
7. With the new puzzle selected, enter some text into the Photo Info box.
8. Click File / Save or Ctrl-S to save your changes. Note if you are using the Evaluation version, your changes will not be saved.
9. Click File / Exit or Ctrl-X to exit the program.

This is only a quick start tutorial, to quickly get a new puzzle created. There are many more options you can use to help tailor the puzzle to your specific needs. Please refer to the User's Guide for the details of those options.

Try Out Your New Puzzles

You might want to try out your new puzzles yourself before putting them on the web. To try out your puzzles:

1. Double click the Sliding Tiles Puzzle icon on your desktop or in your Start Menu.
2. Click on a tile next to the open space to move that tile to the open space.
3. Once you've gotten all the pieces in the correct location, it will fill in the last missing tile and reveal the text that was entered with the photo.

Put Your Puzzle on the Web

Doing the puzzle setup is only the first part of the process. You will need to put your puzzle on the web to give others access your puzzle:

1. Use My Computer to navigate to and open the folder where you installed the program. If you took all the defaults, it will be in Program Files/Sliding Tiles Puzzle
2. Now open the web folder within that folder, ie. Program Files/Sliding Tiles Puzzle/web
3. Upload all the files from the web directory to your website.
4. Put a link from one of your web pages to the SlidingTilesPuzzle.html file.

This is only a quick start tutorial, to quickly get your puzzle on the web. There are ways to also put the puzzle inside your own existing web page. Please refer to the User's Guide for further details.

Working With the Puzzle on the Web

1. Enter the URL to the page with the puzzle in your web browser.
2. You can now work with it just as when you tried it out before putting it on the web.

Non-Windows Operating Systems

Currently, the only Sliding Tiles Puzzle installer available is for the Windows Operating System. Otherwise, the Sliding Tiles Puzzle could also be run on any operating system supported by the Java JRE version 1.4.0. If you would like a copy of the Sliding Tiles Puzzle Evaluation version or Registered version without the Windows Installer so you could manually install it on another operating system, please contact us at sales@godtlandsoftware.com.