Completing a Word Search Puzzle
Follow the instructions given below to complete a word search puzzle. At any
time you can save a puzzle, review the instructions, or print your work.
To complete a word search puzzle:
- Click the Complete a puzzle option from the main menu. Highlight the puzzle that you want to open. Click
the Open button.
- Enter or verify your name in the Student Name dialog box. Click the OK button to continue.
- Review the instructions and then click the OK button to continue.
- Begin working on the puzzle.
- (Optional) Click the Instruct. (instructions) button to review the puzzle instructions.
- Review the clues or words to the right of the puzzle.
Depending on the type of word search puzzle your instructor created, either
clues or words will appear in the list next to the puzzle. Words in the puzzle
area may appear across, down, and diagonally, but not backwards.
- To select a word, click the first letter of a word and hold down the mouse
button. Drag the mouse to select the letters. Release the mouse button to
complete the word selection process.
If your instructor turned on the scoring option, a green line will appear
around correctly selected words and a check will appear next to those words or the
corresponding clues in the list. A red line indicates that a selected word is
incorrect. The program will also show you the number of words you correctly
selected, how many you attempted, and the number of words in the puzzle.
- To erase (or deselect) a word, hold down the ALT key and click the word that
you want to deselect. Then, indicate whether or not you want to deselect the
word.
- (Optional) Click the Print button to print your work.
- (Optional) If you do not finish a puzzle or if you want to save your work,
click the Save As button. Later, you can open the puzzle and continue working on it.
- When you finish a puzzle, click the Menu button to return to the main menu or choose to quit the program.