Instructions how to use our digital jigsaw puzzles
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Downloading

How to download the jigsaw puzzle and start using the jigsaw puzzle

1 - Download a GreetingCardPuzzles.com puzzle by right-clicking on the puzzle link
     and selecting "Save Target As..."

2 - Select a location on your computer to save the puzzle file where you will be able to
     easily find it back and save.


Putting your free GreetingCardPuzzles.com jigsaw puzzle together

1 - Once downloaded and saved to your computer, locate and double-click on the GreetingCardPuzzles.com puzzle file
     you just saved. The GreetingCardPuzzles.com jigsaw puzzle will automatically start.

2 - Need more jigsaw puzzles? Click on our GreetingCardPuzzles.com banner while the puzzle is running, to return to
     GreetingCardPuzzles.com to download more puzzles (you must be connected to the internet)


How to put the free GreetingCardPuzzles.com puzzle together

The puzzle pieces are randomly distributed on your computer screen. To select a puzzle piece, place your mouse cursor overtop of the piece and click the left mouse button. The puzzle piece will appear to be "lifted" off of the page (see sample below), will have a slight shadow under it and will be attached to your mouse cursor. You have grabbed the piece and can move it around the screen. Once the piece is in place click the left mouse button again to let it go.

To select a group of pieces, position your cursor so it is not on top of any puzzle pieces, click and hold down the left mouse button and drag a rectangle (a selection box). The selected pieces will be highlighted in red. You can now grab this group of puzzle pieces and move them around the same as a single piece. Click any other jigsaw puzzle piece or on the desktop area to release the group of pieces.

To fit puzzle pieces together, move one piece into place beside another and click your left mouse button to release it. If you have the correct pieces and they are lined up correctly the pieces will magnetically "snap" together. Once attached, they can no longer be separated. If the pieces do not snap together, they are either the wrong combination or the pieces were not correctly aligned. Remember that although some of the pieces and edges may appear identical, there is only one way that the pieces will fit together!

Some GreetingCardPuzzles.com puzzles have "puzzle pieces" that are rotated

How to rotate a puzzle piece

Some of the puzzles include pieces that are rotated (this is indicated in the puzzle description on each jigsaw puzzle download page on GreetingCardPuzzles.com). To rotate the puzzle pieces, select a puzzle piece by clicking it once with your left mouse button. With your mouse cursor positioned over top of this selected piece, click the right mouse button. Each time you click the right mouse button the puzzle piece will rotate 90 (degrees) to the right. Rotating puzzle pieces also works with a group of pieces. Highlight a group of puzzle pieces, select them with your left button and then you can rotate them as a group. After rotating a piece, click the left mouse button again to release it.

Final note.

Just like a regular jigsaw puzzle, the GreetingCardPuzzles.com puzzle is only "active" as long as it's open on your computer. Closing the puzzle program is the same as placing the pieces back in the box - next time you'll have to start over. If you need to stop working on your GreetingCardPuzzles.com puzzle for a while (maybe your boss asked you to actually do some work...), just click on the Minimize button on the Action menu and the puzzle will be minimized to your Taskbar. As long as your computer stays turned on, the GreetingCardPuzzles.com puzzle will remain active.

Have fun and return often to check for new jigsaw puzzles!

The GreetingCardPuzzles.com puzzle inventory is growing and updated regularly!

The support staff at GreetingCardPuzzles.com