Completing a Jumble Puzzle
Follow the instructions given below to complete a jumble puzzle. At any time
you can save a puzzle, review the instructions, or print your work.
To complete a jumble puzzle:
- Click the Complete a puzzle option from the main menu. Highlight the puzzle that you want to open. Click
the Open button.
- Enter or verify your name in the Student Name dialog box. Click the OK button to continue.
- Review the instructions and then click the OK button to continue.
- Begin working on the puzzle.
- (Optional) Click the Instruct. (instructions) button to review the puzzle instructions.
- Review the clues in the list to the right of the puzzle entry area.
- To enter a word, click in the appropriate square and begin typing your answer.
If the foreign language character palette is displayed you may need to use it when entering your answers.
If your instructor turned on the scoring option, a check or an "X" will appear
next to the corresponding clue when you complete a word. The program will
also show you the number of words you answered correctly, how many you attempted,
and the number of words in the puzzle.
- To erase a letter, move the data entry box (grey square) to that location and
press the Space Bar.
- (Optional) Click the Print button to print your work.
- (Optional) If you do not finish a puzzle or if you want to save your work,
click the Save As button. Later, you can open the puzzle and continue working on it.
- When you finish a puzzle, click the Menu button to return to the main menu or choose to quit the program.
NOTES:
- The grey square shows the current location of the data entry box. When you
type a letter, it will appear in the data entry box.
- You can use the arrow keys to move the data entry box.
- If the data entry box does not appear in the puzzle area, click on the square
where you want to type a letter.
- While completing a jumble puzzle, you can press ENTER to move to the next word
or press SHIFT+ENTER to move to the previous word.