Crossword Construction Kit is the Desktop Publisher for creating theme based crossword puzzles.
Design your own puzzle page layout -- drop, place and size the puzzle, graphics and text
components. Select fonts, colors, columns, borders, alignment and more.
The program features the unique ability to make puzzles in fun shapes with over 50 predefined
puzzle shapes (diamonds, doughnuts, trains, etc). Use the shape creator to build an unlimited
number of new shapes. Create puzzles up to 49 x 49 in size with a maximum of 200 words per puzzle
and up to 150 characters per clue. Print options include skeleton or filled box, font selection,
answer key, partial answer key or selected letters as hints. Output puzzle to paper, clipboard,
bitmap, JPEG, metafile, HTML ready web page or as a playable puzzle.
Crossword Construction Kit is a great way to create theme based crossword puzzles of various
shapes and sizes. You can literally create great looking puzzles in minutes using the default
settings. Just enter your words and clues, select a shape and layout and then save. If you want
to be creative you can design your own puzzle shapes or page layouts. Drop a bitmap that matches
the theme of your puzzle onto your page layout to give it that extra pizzazz.
The program also comes with a Puzzle Player unit. Export the puzzles in a java format and solve the puzzles interactively on screen. Or place interactive puzzles on the Internet to enhance a web site.
