Detailed instructions for working a group puzzle of type 'Melinda'

This is a signature puzzle named 'Melinda'

The 7 elements in each group of this type of puzzle are: M, E, L, I, N, D, and A.

Every group in the puzzle must contain exactly this set of elements.

Each row is a group numbered as shown in this Melinda figure.

In a Melinda puzzle, each row is a group numbered as shown in the figure above.

Each column is a group numbered as shown in this Melinda figure.

In a Melinda puzzle, each column is a group numbered as shown in the figure above.

Each septomino is a group numbered as shown in this Melinda figure.

In a Melinda puzzle, each septomino is a group numbered as shown in the figure above.