What's New with Crossword Construction Kit 98 v3.1
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1. Expanded puzzle dimensions to be a maximum 49 x 49.
2. Added additional default page layouts


What's New with Crossword Construction Kit 98 v3.0!
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This is the first 32 bit version of the program.

We've incorporated a whole host of new features including desktop publishing 
capabilities, spell checking, thesaurus lookup, manual word addition to a 
puzzle, creating crossword web pages and more. 

Crossword Construction Kit Features 

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***New Features are preceded by a dash***
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Main Window
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Create Puzzle
Modify Puzzle
Copy Puzzle
Delete Puzzle
Set Default Crossword Header Values
-Create Puzzle Group
-Open Puzzle Group
-Import Groups of Puzzles
-Export Groups of Puzzles
-Puzzles are now categorized
-Edit Puzzle Shapes
-Edit Page Layouts
-Edit Puzzle Content
-Change Screen Size
-Choose Language Dictionary (English, British, Spanish, Italian, French, 
     German, Dutch, Swedish)
-Add words to Dictionaries
-Exclude words from Dictionaries
-change Fonts of Labels, Buttons and Input Fields through out program 
     (language support)
-Define "Word Separator Characters" that will show up in puzzle 

Creation Window
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Easily Enter Words and Clues
Delete a Word & Clue
Import Words, Clues or Words and Clues
Multiple Creation Attempts available
Enter Puzzle Name and Category
Select a Puzzle Shape
Shrink Puzzle size to better fit generated puzzle
-Delete all Words & Clues
-Bonus Question incorporated with Puzzle
-Multiple Creation Attempts can be aborted
-Exhaustive creation attempt available
-Spell Checking of words and clues available for American, British, Spanish, 
     Italian, French, German, Swedish and Dutch languages
-50,000 Thesaurus in both American and British formats
-Exporting Words, Clues or Words and Clues
-Page Layout incorporated into Puzzle
-Best four puzzle creation fits displayed with Zoom-In capabilities

Modifying Puzzles
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Rename Puzzle Title
-Rename Puzzle Category
-Change the clues
-Change the Puzzle Layout
-Change the Bonus Question
-Add additional words and clues to the puzzle manually

Puzzle Shapes
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Shapes up to 30 x 30 in size
Create unlimited Shapes
Copy Shapes
Edit Shapes
Delete Shapes
Import Shapes
Export Shapes
Left Mouse Click to define Puzzle Shape Block
Right Mouse Click to fill in Puzzle Shape Blocks
-Reverse Shape Option
-Shift Shape Left, Right, Up or Down Options

Reports
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Preview puzzle before printing
Choose Parts to Print: Title, Puzzle, Clues, Word List, Bonus Question
Optionally print answer key
Export as Windows Metafile
-Optionally print selected answers
-Optionally print selected letters as hints
-Override Puzzle Page Layout
-Override Puzzle Fonts
-Override Skeleton Puzzle
-Override Clue Headers
-Override Bonus Question
-Puzzle Zooming Preview
-Multiple Copy Print Option
-Export as Enhanced Windows Metafile
-Export as Windows Bitmap
-Export as JPEG image
-Create a Web Page in HTML 

Page Layout/Desktop Publishing (100% New)
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-Desktop Publishing Capabilities
-Create unlimited Page Layouts
-Edit Page Layouts
-Copy Page Layouts
-Delete Page Layouts
-Export Page Layouts
-Import Page Layouts
-Set Page Layout as Puzzle Default
-Page Zooming
-Choose Paper Size: Letter, Legal, A4, A5, B5, Executive, Custom
-Portrait or Landscape
-Add Crossword Objects: Title, Puzzle, Across Heading, Down Heading, Across 
     Clues, Down Clues, Word -List, Bonus Question, and/or Combined Clues
-Add Other Objects: Text, Bitmaps, Rectangles, Circles
-Drag and Drop Objects
-Mouse resizing of objects 
-Change Properties of Objects:
    Size & Location: All Objects
    Send To Back: All Objects
    Bring To Front: All Objects
    Text Font (Change Size, Style, Colors, etc): All but Puzzle, Bitmap, 
         Rectangle, Circle Objects
    Answer Key Font (Change Size, Style, Colors, etc): Puzzle Object
    Puzzle Numbers Font (Change Orientation, Size, Style, Colors, etc): Puzzle Object
    Text Alignment (Left, Center, Right): Down Header, Across Header, Title, 
         Text and Bonus Question Objects
    Make It Fit (Auto Shrink Font) option: All but Puzzle, Bitmap, Rectangle, 
         Circle Objects
    Border Option (Color & Size): All but Puzzle Object
    Color Fill: Rectangle and Circle Objects
    Specify Columns: Across Clues, Down Clues, Combined Clues and Word List 
         Objects
    Skeleton Puzzle, Puzzle Block Color, Puzzle Fill Color, Puzzle Line Color, 
          Puzzle Line Width: Puzzle Object
    Transparent or Opaque background: All but Puzzle, Bitmap, Rectangle, 
          Circle Objects

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