How Do You Create & Print A Crossword Puzzle?
Crossword enthusiasts may wish to create their own puzzles to their specific tastes. It is possible to do so with a word processing program such as Microsoft Word. You can make your puzzle as large or small as you wish. Determine how large you want the puzzle to be. For the purposes of this tutorial, the grid will be 5 by 5, but you can make your grid as large as you wish. Open Microsoft Word. Click “Tables” on the navigational bar and select “Draw tables.” Click the table icon on the second row of the “Tables and Borders” dialog box and choose “Insert table.” Use the fields in the “Insert Table” dialog box to select the number of columns and rows. Choose “Autofit to contents.” Click “OK.” Create a list of answers for the puzzle and create a clue for each answer. Type the clues underneath the grid. Arrange the answers in the grid. Look for two answers that have a common letter and arrange them so that they share the letter in the grid. For instance, since pear and pull both start with
