Editing a Vocabulary Database

You can change any of the vocabulary words, clues, or sets in a vocabulary database. You can also add your own words or delete existing words. Each database can contain a maximum of 2000 words.

To edit a vocabulary database:

  1. Choose the option to Edit a vocabulary database from the main menu.

    You must choose this option from the main menu. (See Getting Started.) If you are creating a new puzzle or opening an existing puzzle, click the Menu button to proceed back to the main menu.

  2. Select a vocabulary database from the list and then click the Open button.

    If there is only one vocabulary database, PuzzleMaker will automatically open the database. Otherwise, PuzzleMaker will display a dialog box from which you can choose a database. If no databases appear in the dialog box, navigate to a new location (directory/folder) where the program will find the database files.

  3. PuzzleMaker lets you edit the vocabulary words, add new words, and delete words from the database. Click the corresponding button to change the vocabulary database.

    While working in the vocabulary database you can sort it by word, clue, or set name. If you need to locate a specific word you can use the Find command.

  4. Click the Save As button to save any changes that you made to the vocabulary database.

  5. Select Open Database from the File menu to open a new database.

  6. Click the Close button to return to the main menu, where you can create a new puzzle or open an existing puzzle.

NOTE: 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.