Working with a Puzzle
Once you have created a new puzzle, it will be displayed as a completed puzzle
on the screen. At this point you can modify, save, print, or check the pictures
of the newly created puzzle. Follow the steps below to work with your puzzle.
To work with a puzzle:
- Click the Modify button if you want to make changes to the puzzle
type or word sets. The Modify button will take you back through the
steps of the PuzzleMaker Wizard.
If you open a previously created puzzle, it cannot be modified. The Modify
button will be dim.
- To check a picture that is associated with a word or a clue, highlight
the word or clue and click the Picture button..
- (Optional) Choose Preferences from the Edit menu to change
the puzzle preferences. Puzzle preferences
include the puzzle instruction line and the general options.
- (Optional) If you want your students to be able to complete
a puzzle using the computer, you must save the puzzle to disk. To do this,
click the Save As button, enter a name for the puzzle (this is what
the students will see as the puzzlename), then enter a file name for the puzzle,
and choose a location to save the file.
Later, you can open the puzzle to print it or change the puzzle preferences.
- Click the Print button to print the puzzle. You can choose to print
the student puzzle or the answer key from the print
preview screen. Once you have chosen what you want to print, click the
Print button. Click the Close button to return to the program.
If necessary, use the Printer Setup option in the File menu to select
or setup your printer before you choose to print a puzzle.
- If you want to create additional puzzles, open an existing puzzle, or edit a
vocabulary database, choose Menu to return to the PuzzleMaker main menu.
- Choose Exit from the File menu to quit the program.