No more pieces gone missing. No more cluttered dining room tables. You solve these jigsaw puzzles right on your computer. Below are some screen shots and complete instructions for playing these jigsaw puzzles. The download is quick and easy and you don't need any special plug-ins or players. When you've finished reading the instructions, please proceed to the Jigsaw Puzzle Gallery. Have fun!
How It Works
Here's a screen shot of how the puzzle will appear on your computer once it is downloaded and opened. Clicking on the 'Puzzle Beach' logo in the top bar will bring you back to the Jigsaw Puzzle Gallery. At the bottom of the work area is a link to the program developer, Tibo Software (not visible in this screen shot).
To move a puzzle piece:
Select a piece by clicking on it with the LEFT mouse button.
Position it.
Drop it in place by clicking again with the LEFT mouse button.
If it's correctly placed, the pieces will lock together.
To rotate a puzzle piece:
Select a piece by clicking on it with the LEFT mouse button.
When selected the piece will rotate 90 degrees each time you click the RIGHT mouse button
To deselect the piece, simply click the LEFT mouse button.
Also on the work area is a menu module and an image viewer as described below.
Menu Module Picture: Displays a picture of the completed puzzle (see example below).
Minimize: Minimizes the window on your computer screen.
Exit: Closes the program.
Image Viewer
The image viewer has five graduated buttons which allow you to increase and decrease the size of the picture. To minimize or close the image viewer, click on the arrow or the X in the top right-hand corner.
Note: You can reposition the image viewer or the menu module by clicking and dragging the top blue portion.