Adding New Words
Using the PuzzleMaker software, you can add up to 2000 new vocabulary words to a vocabulary database. Vocabulary words can contain up to 17 characters
including spaces and the letters ‘a’ to ‘z’. After you have chosen the option to Edit a vocabulary database from the main menu, follow the instructions given below to add new vocabulary
words.
To add a new word:
- Click the Add button.
- Enter the vocabulary word, clue(s), and a set. You can create a new set name
or you can select one of the existing sets.
If the database that you are adding new words to contains multiple languages, you can insert Language Characters from the Edit menu into the word and clue fields.
You can add a picture to any word and symbols to any clue in the database.
- Click the OK button to record the new word or click the Cancel button to have PuzzleMaker disregard adding any new words to the vocabulary database.
NOTES:
- No blank fields are permitted unless the database was set up using multiple
languages. If multiple languages are used, the secondary clue may be left blank.
- Although PuzzleMaker supports the use of multi-word terms (e.g. Solar System) in the vocabulary
database, these terms tend to be long and can add to the puzzle generation time.
In addition, multi-word terms may exceed the maximum 17 characters allowed for
puzzle words. It is recommended that you format multi-word terms as follows:
Word Clue
Solar _____ System: the sun together with the group of celestial bodies that are
held by its attraction and revolve around it.