Making Crossword Puzzle

  To create eclipse crossword puzzle, there are some steps that you have to do:

1. You have to download the software and install  it in your PC

2. After installing, there will appear the picture bellow 

        There are two options will appear. The first is the option to start a new crossword. The second is the option to open a crossword that you have previously saved. Then click “next” in the right bottom.

3. If you choose the first option, there will be lead in the first step of eclipse. Then you should click the option in red circle. Then click “next”

4. In step 2, you should write the answer of the crossword in the “word” column and then give the clue or the question in “clue for this word “column. After that click “Add word to list” and your words will be appeared in “word list” column. Click “next”

5.       Thie list of words that you have created will appear in column

 6. Write your title of your crossword in the available column. Then click “next”

7.  In step 5, you may customize the size of your boxes puzzle. Then click “next”

8. once you click next, The result of your crossword puzzle will appear. You can change the shape of the crossword you like by click the link in red circle. Then click “next”

9. After you find the shape that you like, you will be lead in the options bellow. If you want to save your crossword click the link save crossword, or you may save the crossword by selecting the available options (print crossword, save as a web page, publish crossword). You can also save your word list that you have created by clicking the link save word list. 

10. As a teacher, if you want to publish the crossword to website as your student’s assignment, you can save it as a web page and click “Interactive with JavaScript”. And the students can fill the crossword by browsing the link that you have shared. To answer the puzzle, just click the blank boxes to get started. And to check whether the answer is right or not, you can click “check puzzle” in the bottom.