Question 1

Will the software work on a Mac?

Accepted Answer

All our software relies on certain components of MS Windows to run properly. It will not run directly on a Mac.

There are two options for Mac users:

The software can be used on a virtual Windows system on a Mac, such as Parallels and Virtualbox.
The other solution is to buy a low-end Windows pc to run this software, especially when you're publishing books as a business. Our software requires Windows 7 or higher.

Question 2

Word Puzzle Output

Accepted Answer

This tutorial explains the output options for Word Puzzles in Puzzle Maker Pro.

This tutorial applies to:

Puzzle Maker Pro - Word Scramble
Puzzle Maker Pro - Word Guess
Puzzle Maker Pro - Easy Cryptograms

When you generate puzzles (by clicking "Create") several files will be created in your project folder:

TXT file (plain text) in the 'Puzzles' subfolder
CSV file (Comma Separated Variable-length file) in the 'Puzzles' subfolder
PMP file (Puzzle Maker Pro file for internal use) in the 'Meta' subfolder

Additionally there are some optional files:

JPG/PNG files if you generate Images/Memes as well, see also: Creating Images/Memes for Word Puzzles
PDF and/or Powerpoint file - Instant Puzzle Books

TXT file output

The TXT file output consists of one line for each word or phrase, for example:

This file is for your own use, you can copy the words to other software, or not use it at all, if you create Instant Puzzle Books as well.

Encoded puzzle - the first part is the encoded puzzle, ending with "||"
Solution - after the "||" you see the solution, the original word
Description - if there was a description in the source words file (or a set title if you use word sets), this will be added after a colon ":". To use sets, see: Word List format for Word Puzzles

CSV file output

CSV is a standardized file format that can be used with many applications. The example above in CSV format would look like this:

You can import this file in Excel (or other spreadsheets), for example to use it with our Replicator software, and you can even import this file into Canva (with a Pro subscription) to quickly generate a batch of images. (Note: at the moment of writing, somehow the automatic import into Canva doesn't work properly, but as a work-around, manual import will work - Open the CSV file in Excel, then select all the rows / columns and past it in the manual bulk import area in Canva).