| Crossword Studio is a tool for creating your own crossword puzzles. For others to "play" puzzles you've created in Crossword Studio, print or export your puzzle. | |
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A crossword puzzle consists of a grid with cells and horizontal or vertical answer slots. The grid is shown in the central grid editor. |
A grid cell can be either white or black. You can toggle cells several ways, including...
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An answer slot crosses (intersects) several other slots that are perpendicular to its direction. |
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You can select a slot by clicking it or using arrow keys in the grid. When a slot is selected, you can type letters into its cells using the keyboard. |
| You can also fill in a slot by picking a suggestion from the matches list. This list shows all known words and phrases that can fit in the selected slot. To help you choose words, it automatically runs what-if scenarios and ranks the words based on the results. | |
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Auto Fill attempts to fill the entire grid with words or phrases from the answer dictionary. |
| The answer dictionary stores a huge list of words and phrases. You can type any word you want into the grid yourself, but to show up in the matches list or in Auto Fill, a word must be added to the dictionary. | |
Enter clues for each slot in the clue editor.
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When you're done with a puzzle, you can print it or export it as an HTML web page. You can choose to show the solution or to leave the grid blank. |
 To create a puzzle, typically you:
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If you're curious about anything you see in Crossword Studio, hover your mouse cursor over it for a moment and you will often see a helpful explanation pop up. You can also press F1 to read more about each area of the program. |
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Still have a question? Search the help index. |
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