How the work actually gets done: getting started with Puzzle Maker Pro, batch generation with Time Saver, book assembly in Puzzle Book Studio, and producing PDF, image, PowerPoint and playable output from a single project.
This tutorial describes how to add background images to your puzzles in Puzzle Maker Pro. This feature is only available when you have the Time Saver Add-on for the puzzle type you’re creating. Choosing Background Images You can find the Background Images setup on the “Output Settings” tab, then look for the “Background Images” tab.
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This tutorial describes how to create Social Media Images with Puzzles using Puzzle Maker Pro. For some modules, e.g. Crossword Variations, it’s now possible to create image output with a title and a watermark, in addition to the regular output for puzzle books. Please be aware, this is not yet available for all puzzle modules.
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This tutorial shows how to use the Color Selection options and the Font Options in Puzzle Maker Pro. The Font options are not yet available for every single module at the moment of writing. Color Selection In Puzzle Maker Pro you can set the canvas, line and font color for most puzzles using a little
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This tutorial shows how to use the Word List Editor for Puzzle Maker Pro. The basic functionality is included in: Advanced options, using main and custom word lists, is available as a separate add-on: Introduction A requirement for all Crossword style puzzle is that they have clues. It’s best to vary the clues between puzzles,
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Puzzle Maker Pro can create puzzles, and additionally create puzzles books from these puzzles. It is a two-step approach on purpose: How to create Puzzles The primary function of Puzzle Maker Pro is to create puzzles for you. You can set the the resulting image size and file format on the Output Settings / Puzzle
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This tutorial shows how to create Word Scramble puzzles with Puzzle Maker Pro – Word Scramble. This tutorial applies to: Simple Word File Format For simple puzzles like Word Search, you can use a list of words without any embellishments. However, for the puzzles we call “Word Puzzles” – puzzles consisting of a single word,
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A question that often comes up, is the font size that’s used for puzzles that are generated with Puzzle Maker Pro. Especially when you want to mark a book as Large Print on KDP/Amazon, you really want to know the font size in the books generated with Puzzle Maker Pro. This is not an easy
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This tutorial shows the steps to set the font for the puzzle titles and solution titles in your puzzle books. By default, these puzzle and solution titles will be created with the font Arial. In most cases that should be fine, and Puzzle Maker Pro has been optimized to use this font. However, starting at
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Create Puzzle Books with Puzzle Maker Pro There are several ways to create puzzle books with Puzzle Maker Pro. With ‘puzzle book’ we mean a PDF or Powerpoint file that can be used as an interior for KDP books, or as a printable on e.g. Etsy. Single Puzzle Type Single Puzzle Type in this case
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You can set your own titles for puzzles and solutions, which will be used in the additional output. One of the uses for this is for books in other languages than English. You can type your own text for the Puzzle Title and Solution Title. By default, the hashtag symbol will be replaced with the
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