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Crossword Compiler
Create, edit, desktop and web-publish crosswords with this powerful Crossword puzzle maker software.
Crossword Compiler has everything you need to create great educational, professional, and fun puzzles.
In one easy-to-use program you can make crossword puzzles, word searches and sudoku. It can build puzzles
automatically from your list of words, or give you full control over the construction process.
Finished puzzles can be printed off as a worksheet, exported to other programs, or hosted on the web.
The program has many professional features but is also easy to use. You can create vocabulary puzzles in seconds -
just type in a list of words and the program will build them into a crossword for you - or fill in blank grids from a word list.
It comes with a Java applet to put interactive puzzles on your web page, and you can also export in many other formats.
The Bundle options include lots of additional word lists (including different languages) and WordWeb Pro,
a thesaurus/dictionary.
The Professional options include the Professional Grid Filler, the most advanced grid filling system available.
The "with Languages" option contains just the program and word lists for making Dutch, French, German, Italian,
Spanish, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Latin, Norwegian, Swedish and Russian puzzles. The Bundle options
also include these language word lists..
Software Information |
System Requirements |
Version: |
8.0 |
- Windows 2000, XP, 98, ME, Windows Vista
- Pentium II CPU
- 256 MB of RAM
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File Size: |
3.19 MB |
License: | Free to try, $59.00 to buy |
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Crossword Compiler: Crossword puzzle maker software features:
- The New Puzzle wizard
The New Puzzle wizard lets you chose the type of puzzle to make and
guides you through choosing a size, which words to use, and automatically generating the puzzle.
Supports cryptic, quick, American, freeform/vocabulary, shaped, word search, suduko, clues-in-squares,
barred and coded puzzles.
- Theme and vocabulary puzzles
You can easily make freeform/vocabulary crosswords or word search puzzles from your own set of words.
Many supplied theme word lists are also supplied to get you started. The program fits as many of the words
as it can in the grid, and lets you select your preferred fill. Puzzles can be rectangular or in different shapes.
You can also just type in a set of words and clues and get the program to make a fill for you.
- Newspaper puzzles
You can make standard newspaper-style puzzles of varying sizes, and many standard grid patterns are supplied.
The powerful grid filling engine can fit words in the grid automatically, or you can use the word finding features
to take full control yourself. The Pro Grid Filler helps you place theme words, and allows you to use
semi-automated filling to have full control over which words are used.
- Other puzzles
The program supports many types of puzzle, including sudoku, coded, clues-in-squares, barred and
various specialty and non-English puzzle types.
Sudoku and coded puzzles can be generated very quickly automatically. The Sudoku builder includes options
for the difficulty and symmetry level.
- Print and Publish
Print out directly or export a PDF file for easy emailing and web-printing. Grids and clues can be also
exported in many standard formats, including JPG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, EPS, PDF and RTF.
The program also includes web publishing: with just a few clicks you can upload a puzzle
to the web and have your own interactive puzzle hosted on our customizable web site.
Alternatively you can export files to upload to your existing web pages. The program comes with a licence
to use the solving applet on one web site.
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