Changing the Puzzle Preferences

PuzzleMaker lets you change the instructions and options for a puzzle.

To change the puzzle preferences:

  1. Choose Preferences from the Edit menu.

  2. 2. To change the instruction line of the puzzle, select the puzzle type (Crossword, Word Search w/ Clues, Word Search w/ Words, or Jumble) that you want to change. If you have just created a puzzle, the program will automatically select the tab of the puzzle type that you created.

  3. Edit the puzzle instructions.

    To revert back to the default instruction line for a particular puzzle type, click the Reset button.

  4. Choose the General tab to make changes to the puzzle options. Click the checkbox to enable/disable an option.

    Include vocabulary database title on printout: When this option is enabled, PuzzleMaker will print the database title in the printout of the puzzle and answer key. Disable this option if you don’t want to print this information.

    Include space for student name and date on printout: Enable this option if you want the program to leave space on a puzzle printout for a student to write his/her name and the date.

    Students can score puzzles when using the computer: Using PuzzleMaker you can print or save puzzles for your students to complete on the computer. With this option, you can control whether or not students can score their own work. When this option is on, the program will check each answer and show if it is correct or incorrect. If you disable this option, the program will not check the answer.

  5. Click the OK button to record the new instructions and options.