{"id":1026,"date":"2016-10-08T14:38:44","date_gmt":"2016-10-08T06:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/?p=1026"},"modified":"2016-10-16T13:40:25","modified_gmt":"2016-10-16T05:40:25","slug":"how-to-make-a-crossword-puzzle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/2016\/10\/how-to-make-a-crossword-puzzle\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make a Crossword Puzzle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Crossword puzzles are fun a way to do a quick recap in class on terms and definition. It breaks the monotony of boring fill-in-blank quizzes and it can create a bit of positive competition in class.<\/p>\n<p>Doing a crossword puzzle manually is never an option for me as it will drive you crazy. So I opted to use Hot Potatoes.<\/p>\n<p>[su_quote cite=&#8221;www.halfbakedsoftware.com&#8221; url=&#8221;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.halfbakedsoftware.com\/hot_pot.php\" target=\"_blank\">www.halfbakedsoftware.com<\/a>&#8220;]The Hot Potatoes suite includes six applications, enabling you to create interactive multiple-choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching\/ordering and gap-fill exercises for the World Wide Web. On September 1, 2009, Hot Potatoes was released as freeware.[\/su_quote]<\/p>\n<p>Before you start, it is good to have a set of keywords that you want to use in the puzzle. For the sake of simplicity, we will use the following as a example.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>computer security<\/li>\n<li>networks<\/li>\n<li>programming<\/li>\n<li>puzzle<\/li>\n<li>student<\/li>\n<li>hazinah<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Step 1: <\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Download Hot Potatoes if you have not. You can find downloading sites from Mr. Google. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/ccm.net\/download\/download-15463-hot-potatoes\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a> for one of the sites.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Step 2: <\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>When you open Hot Potatoes you will see something like the image below. Click on <strong>JCross<\/strong> for Crossword puzzle.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1029\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/2016\/10\/08\/how-to-make-a-crossword-puzzle\/capture-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1029\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1029\" class=\"wp-image-1029\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/709\/2016\/10\/Capture-1.jpg\" alt=\"Home Screen Hot Potatoes\" width=\"400\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/709\/2016\/10\/Capture-1.jpg 636w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/709\/2016\/10\/Capture-1-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1029\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Home Screen Hot Potatoes<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Step 3:<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>You will now get the screen as shown. In the white box under\u00a0<strong>Title<\/strong>, you can give your puzzle a name (or not).\u00a0Click on the third icon on the toolbar, the one that looks like a magic wand (ref. The wizard). This will give you the screen to insert your keywords.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1031\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/2016\/10\/08\/how-to-make-a-crossword-puzzle\/capture2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1031\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1031\" class=\"wp-image-1031\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/709\/2016\/10\/Capture2.jpg\" alt=\"capture2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/709\/2016\/10\/Capture2.jpg 836w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/709\/2016\/10\/Capture2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/709\/2016\/10\/Capture2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1031\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JCross Home Screen<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1033\" style=\"width: 75px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/2016\/10\/08\/how-to-make-a-crossword-puzzle\/capture6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1033\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1033\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1033\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/709\/2016\/10\/Capture6.jpg\" alt=\"The wizard\" width=\"65\" height=\"57\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1033\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The wizard<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1038\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/2016\/10\/08\/how-to-make-a-crossword-puzzle\/capture3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1038\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1038\" class=\"wp-image-1038\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/709\/2016\/10\/Capture3.jpg\" alt=\"Add keywords\" width=\"500\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/709\/2016\/10\/Capture3.jpg 596w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/709\/2016\/10\/Capture3-300x259.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Add keywords<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Insert all the keywords you want to use and click <strong>Make the grid<\/strong>. Please be aware that there is a maximum. If you add many keywords and the engine cannot make a good puzzle out of all of the keywords, some keywords may be left out in the final puzzle.<\/p>\n<p>Go to <strong>File<\/strong> and save your work.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Step 4:<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Now you have your puzzle. But you still need to add the clues.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1041\" style=\"width: 608px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/2016\/10\/08\/how-to-make-a-crossword-puzzle\/capture4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1041\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1041\" class=\"wp-image-1041 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/709\/2016\/10\/Capture4.jpg\" alt=\"Your puzzle, without the clues.\" width=\"598\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/709\/2016\/10\/Capture4.jpg 598w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/709\/2016\/10\/Capture4-300x263.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Your puzzle, without the clues.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Click on Add Clues to&#8230; well, add the clues. Click on the keyword, and fill in the clue. It is a good practice to mention if the keyword has 2 words or more, although in the final puzzle the space is not shown. Click OK (<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">red<\/span>) to save each of the clues you entered, and click OK (<span style=\"color: #339966\">green<\/span>) to save everything and move on.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1042\" style=\"width: 821px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/2016\/10\/08\/how-to-make-a-crossword-puzzle\/capture5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1042\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1042\" class=\"wp-image-1042 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/709\/2016\/10\/Capture5.jpg\" alt=\"Adding the clue for each keyword\" width=\"811\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/709\/2016\/10\/Capture5.jpg 811w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/709\/2016\/10\/Capture5-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/709\/2016\/10\/Capture5-768x491.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adding the clue for each keyword<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Step 5:<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>To publish the puzzle, there are many options provided. To print it, go to <strong>File<\/strong> and select <strong>Export for Printing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/2016\/10\/08\/how-to-make-a-crossword-puzzle\/printing\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1043\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1043\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/709\/2016\/10\/printing-279x300.png\" alt=\"printing\" width=\"279\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/709\/2016\/10\/printing-279x300.png 279w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/709\/2016\/10\/printing.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You will be presented with the puzzle and the clues in your web browser. Simply safe this file as PDF or alternatively you can copy and paste it into a word file.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/2016\/10\/08\/how-to-make-a-crossword-puzzle\/capture7\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1044\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1044 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/709\/2016\/10\/Capture7.jpg\" alt=\"capture7\" width=\"723\" height=\"723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/709\/2016\/10\/Capture7.jpg 723w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/709\/2016\/10\/Capture7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/709\/2016\/10\/Capture7-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/2016\/10\/08\/how-to-make-a-crossword-puzzle\/test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1045\">Sample<\/a>\u00a0of what I created.<\/p>\n<p>[su_document url=&#8221;https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hazinah\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/709\/2016\/10\/test.pdf&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crossword puzzles are fun a way to do a quick recap in class on terms and definition. 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