You can easily create word search puzzles with numbers, using Puzzle Maker Pro - Word Search. ## Step 1 - Select a file with numbers or paste the list of numbers First of all, you need a list of numbers instead of words. The process is the same as for word search puzzles: ![Word Search - Number puzzles 2.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/haVcACKzjT/Word%20Search%20-%20Number%20puzzles%202.png) These numbers will be used to fill the grid with digits. You can click preview to see the result, and you may notice that the empty squares still contain letters. (Not visible in the screenshot). Step 2 will fix this. ## Step 2 - Enter the numbers for the empty squares ![Word Search - Number puzzles 2.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/haVcACKzjT/Word%20Search%20-%20Number%20puzzles%202.png) Find the 'Hidden Word' section on the Solution tab, make sure 'Random Characters' is selected, and enter enter 0123456789 in the text field. Click 'New Preview' again to verify that the result is what you want it to be. Of course you can also add only a 0 in this field, to fill every empty square with a 0. That's up to you. Right now the puzzle is correct, but there's one more step to make sure the PDF or PPT output looks good too: ## Step 3 - Set the sort order By default, words will be sorted in alphabetical (dictionary) order. You can do that for numbers too, but especially if you use numbers of different lengths, like 11 and 90210, you may want to use the numerical sort order. You can find this on the 'Style' tab, below the color settings. ![Word Search - Number puzzles 3.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/89vI8kQz01/Word%20Search%20-%20Number%20puzzles%203.png)

You can easily create word search puzzles with numbers, using Puzzle Maker Pro - Word Search. ## Step 1 - Select a file with numbers or paste the list of numbers First of all, you need a list of numbers instead of words. The process is the same as for word search puzzles: ![Word Search - Number puzzles 2.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/haVcACKzjT/Word%20Search%20-%20Number%20puzzles%202.png) These numbers will be used to fill the grid with digits. You can click preview to see the result, and you may notice that the empty squares still contain letters. (Not visible in the screenshot). Step 2 will fix this. ## Step 2 - Enter the numbers for the empty squares ![Word Search - Number puzzles 2.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/haVcACKzjT/Word%20Search%20-%20Number%20puzzles%202.png) Find the 'Hidden Word' section on the Solution tab, make sure 'Random Characters' is selected, and enter enter 0123456789 in the text field. Click 'New Preview' again to verify that the result is what you want it to be. Of course you can also add only a 0 in this field, to fill every empty square with a 0. That's up to you. Right now the puzzle is correct, but there's one more step to make sure the PDF or PPT output looks good too: ## Step 3 - Set the sort order By default, words will be sorted in alphabetical (dictionary) order. You can do that for numbers too, but especially if you use numbers of different lengths, like 11 and 90210, you may want to use the numerical sort order. You can find this on the 'Style' tab, below the color settings. ![Word Search - Number puzzles 3.png](https://malcolm-en-gb.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/instances/wuGqS3zSeN/resources/89vI8kQz01/Word%20Search%20-%20Number%20puzzles%203.png)

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 question to answer, because there are several steps involved, and additionally, not all fonts have the same size at a given font size. (Which has nothing to do with Puzzle Maker Pro). In general, if you want to publish Large Print books, it also make sense to use a clear font like Arial, to improve readability. If you use a artful font with lots of embellishments, it may satisfy the requirements for Amazon, but still be hard to read for your target audience, resulting in negative reviews. # How are Fonts and DPI related to each other? First, lets discuss font size and DPI. DPI is an acronym for Dots Per Inch, and for print you’ll need 300 DPI. All Puzzle Maker Pro images are created at 300 DPI (unless you switch to 96DPI). You don’t have to worry about that. Font size is measured in points, not in dots or pixels: One point is 1/72th of an inch. Large print, 16 points or larger, means 16/72th of an inch, which is 0.222″ (or larger). Note: Different tools use different units. For example Microsoft Office uses points, while most image editing apps use pixels. # Which steps does Puzzle Maker Pro use to create a puzzle book? Puzzle Maker Pro uses two steps to create puzzle books: 1. Create the puzzles, 2. Create the puzzle book from these puzzles. [Find out more about the two-step approach of Puzzle Maker Pro](https://help.bookpublishertools.com/faqs/puzzle-maker-pro-workflow) # How can you find out the font size that's used for a puzzle? The font size that is used in your puzzles depends on the size of your puzzle, the puzzle type and the puzzle settings. ## How to set the Puzzle Size In puzzle Maker Pro, you can select how big you want your puzzle images to be. Starting at 300, up to 3000. With 300DPI that’s 1″ up to 10″. ## How to calculate the font size for a puzzle type The size of the characters that are used to print a puzzle, depends on the puzzle size you’ve selected. Let’s take regular 9×9 sudokus as an example: The total puzzle size (let’s say 2700 pixels) is split into 9 rows and 9 columns. Each row has a height of 2700/9, and each column has a width of 2700/9, which is 300 pixels. Which is 1″ Puzzle Maker Pro automatically calculates the font size for each square. By default it uses 80% of the height, leaving 10% on top and 10% at the bottom as margins. For some puzzle types you can modify this ratio, resulting in a different font size. To calculate the font size, take 80% of 300 pixels, this is 240 pixels (numbers are rounded here). This is not yet the font size in points. To go from pixels to points, we divide by 300 (300 pixels per inch) and multiply with 72 (72 points per inch). 240 / 300 * 72 = 57.6 points. Summarized: A 9×9 sudoku puzzle, rendered to a jpg of 2700 pixels, will use a font size of 57.6 points. However… That only applies when you would print the image at it’s actual size. ## How does the font size change when creating a puzzle book from your puzzles? When you create your puzzle book, the puzzle images will be resized, and usually the size will be reduced. For example, let’s create a 6×9″ book interior with 0.5″ margins left and right. 6″ minus 0.5″ (left margin) minus 0.5″ (right margin) leaves 5″ for the puzzle. 5″ at 300 DPI is 1500 pixels. Let's say we created a puzzle of 3000 pixels, resulting in a font size of 64 points. You can easily see that it needs to be reduced by 50% (1500 / 3000). In which case the font also will be 50% smaller. 64 points / 2 = 32 points. Still a lot more than 16. For the 9×9 sudoku puzzles, you’ll usually be fine, but for other sudoku puzzles, you’ll need to do the math, unfortunately. ## What are the steps to determine the font size? In most cases it's enough to approximate the font size, as long as it's clearly over 16 points. Here are the steps: 1. Calculate the page body width, which is the trim size minus the margins. Example: an 8x10" book with .5" margins has a width of 7" 2. Divide by the number of puzzles in a row. Example: let's print 2 rows of 2 puzzles on each page. 7" / 2 = 3.5". For simplicity, we'll ignore the 0.1" padding between the puzzles. 3. Calculate the number of pixels for each square in the puzzle. This depends on the puzzle type. Example: For Sudoku 9x9, we can divide 3.5" by 9, that's 0.3889". 4. Calculate the font size in pixels for each square. This is 80% of the square size (with 10% padding). Example: 0.3889" times 0.8 = 0.311" 5. Calculate the font size in points from the font size in pixels: inches * 72 = points. Example: 0.311" * 72 = 22.4 points. For some puzzles, for example Word Search and Bingo, you can further modify the font size for each font. In that case these calculations get a bit more difficult, but the slider for the font size also shows the percentage. You can use this percentage to calculate the resulting point size.

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 question to answer, because there are several steps involved, and additionally, not all fonts have the same size at a given font size. (Which has nothing to do with Puzzle Maker Pro). In general, if you want to publish Large Print books, it also make sense to use a clear font like Arial, to improve readability. If you use a artful font with lots of embellishments, it may satisfy the requirements for Amazon, but still be hard to read for your target audience, resulting in negative reviews. # How are Fonts and DPI related to each other? First, lets discuss font size and DPI. DPI is an acronym for Dots Per Inch, and for print you’ll need 300 DPI. All Puzzle Maker Pro images are created at 300 DPI (unless you switch to 96DPI). You don’t have to worry about that. Font size is measured in points, not in dots or pixels: One point is 1/72th of an inch. Large print, 16 points or larger, means 16/72th of an inch, which is 0.222″ (or larger). Note: Different tools use different units. For example Microsoft Office uses points, while most image editing apps use pixels. # Which steps does Puzzle Maker Pro use to create a puzzle book? Puzzle Maker Pro uses two steps to create puzzle books: 1. Create the puzzles, 2. Create the puzzle book from these puzzles. [Find out more about the two-step approach of Puzzle Maker Pro](https://help.bookpublishertools.com/faqs/puzzle-maker-pro-workflow) # How can you find out the font size that's used for a puzzle? The font size that is used in your puzzles depends on the size of your puzzle, the puzzle type and the puzzle settings. ## How to set the Puzzle Size In puzzle Maker Pro, you can select how big you want your puzzle images to be. Starting at 300, up to 3000. With 300DPI that’s 1″ up to 10″. ## How to calculate the font size for a puzzle type The size of the characters that are used to print a puzzle, depends on the puzzle size you’ve selected. Let’s take regular 9×9 sudokus as an example: The total puzzle size (let’s say 2700 pixels) is split into 9 rows and 9 columns. Each row has a height of 2700/9, and each column has a width of 2700/9, which is 300 pixels. Which is 1″ Puzzle Maker Pro automatically calculates the font size for each square. By default it uses 80% of the height, leaving 10% on top and 10% at the bottom as margins. For some puzzle types you can modify this ratio, resulting in a different font size. To calculate the font size, take 80% of 300 pixels, this is 240 pixels (numbers are rounded here). This is not yet the font size in points. To go from pixels to points, we divide by 300 (300 pixels per inch) and multiply with 72 (72 points per inch). 240 / 300 * 72 = 57.6 points. Summarized: A 9×9 sudoku puzzle, rendered to a jpg of 2700 pixels, will use a font size of 57.6 points. However… That only applies when you would print the image at it’s actual size. ## How does the font size change when creating a puzzle book from your puzzles? When you create your puzzle book, the puzzle images will be resized, and usually the size will be reduced. For example, let’s create a 6×9″ book interior with 0.5″ margins left and right. 6″ minus 0.5″ (left margin) minus 0.5″ (right margin) leaves 5″ for the puzzle. 5″ at 300 DPI is 1500 pixels. Let's say we created a puzzle of 3000 pixels, resulting in a font size of 64 points. You can easily see that it needs to be reduced by 50% (1500 / 3000). In which case the font also will be 50% smaller. 64 points / 2 = 32 points. Still a lot more than 16. For the 9×9 sudoku puzzles, you’ll usually be fine, but for other sudoku puzzles, you’ll need to do the math, unfortunately. ## What are the steps to determine the font size? In most cases it's enough to approximate the font size, as long as it's clearly over 16 points. Here are the steps: 1. Calculate the page body width, which is the trim size minus the margins. Example: an 8x10" book with .5" margins has a width of 7" 2. Divide by the number of puzzles in a row. Example: let's print 2 rows of 2 puzzles on each page. 7" / 2 = 3.5". For simplicity, we'll ignore the 0.1" padding between the puzzles. 3. Calculate the number of pixels for each square in the puzzle. This depends on the puzzle type. Example: For Sudoku 9x9, we can divide 3.5" by 9, that's 0.3889". 4. Calculate the font size in pixels for each square. This is 80% of the square size (with 10% padding). Example: 0.3889" times 0.8 = 0.311" 5. Calculate the font size in points from the font size in pixels: inches * 72 = points. Example: 0.311" * 72 = 22.4 points. For some puzzles, for example Word Search and Bingo, you can further modify the font size for each font. In that case these calculations get a bit more difficult, but the slider for the font size also shows the percentage. You can use this percentage to calculate the resulting point size.

Puzzle Maker Pro can create puzzles, and additionally create puzzles books from these puzzles. It is a two-step approach on purpose: 1. Create the puzzles and solutions using the settings you selected for your puzzles, 2. Create a puzzle book from the puzzle and solution files you created in step 1 ## 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 Files tab, and set all specific puzzle settings on the Puzzle Settings tab. ### Which files will be created by Puzzle Maker Pro? For most puzzle types this will result in * A file containing the puzzle image in JPG or PNG format (in the project/puzzles folder) * A file containing the solution image in JPG or PNG format (in the project/solutions folder) In some cases additional files will be created: * For Mazes, the SVG add-on will let you create the maze drawing in SVG format. This is an efficient vector format that can be used to display the puzzle on a web page, for further editing or styling in Adobe Illustrator, or to control cutter machines such as Silhouette * An XML file containing specific information about the puzzle, to use when you create puzzle books * A TXT file with the words used in a Word Search puzzle, and an additional file with the remaining words from your word list You can use these files in any way you like. There is no obligation to create your puzzle books with Puzzle Maker Pro. ## How to create Puzzle Books After creating your puzzles, Puzzle Maker Pro will automatically create a puzzle book for you. Consider this a friendly gesture of Puzzle Maker Pro - it does not aspire to compete with professional book layout software such as Adobe Indesign, Affinity Publisher or Microsoft Publisher. This is called "Additional Output". It will use the settings on the Output Settings / Additional Output tab, and the Output Settings / Page Format tab to create a PDF or Powerpoint file according to your specifications. If you have set the options to create additional output, it will do so immediately after creating the puzzles (when you click the Create button). ## How does the Time Saver fit in? The Time Saver extension allow you to create puzzles a lot faster, by creating puzzles with different settings in one go. It speeds up Step 1 (see above). It will create puzzles for each setting you specified, and will create a puzzle book after all the puzzles have been generated.

Puzzle Maker Pro can create puzzles, and additionally create puzzles books from these puzzles. It is a two-step approach on purpose: 1. Create the puzzles and solutions using the settings you selected for your puzzles, 2. Create a puzzle book from the puzzle and solution files you created in step 1 ## 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 Files tab, and set all specific puzzle settings on the Puzzle Settings tab. ### Which files will be created by Puzzle Maker Pro? For most puzzle types this will result in * A file containing the puzzle image in JPG or PNG format (in the project/puzzles folder) * A file containing the solution image in JPG or PNG format (in the project/solutions folder) In some cases additional files will be created: * For Mazes, the SVG add-on will let you create the maze drawing in SVG format. This is an efficient vector format that can be used to display the puzzle on a web page, for further editing or styling in Adobe Illustrator, or to control cutter machines such as Silhouette * An XML file containing specific information about the puzzle, to use when you create puzzle books * A TXT file with the words used in a Word Search puzzle, and an additional file with the remaining words from your word list You can use these files in any way you like. There is no obligation to create your puzzle books with Puzzle Maker Pro. ## How to create Puzzle Books After creating your puzzles, Puzzle Maker Pro will automatically create a puzzle book for you. Consider this a friendly gesture of Puzzle Maker Pro - it does not aspire to compete with professional book layout software such as Adobe Indesign, Affinity Publisher or Microsoft Publisher. This is called "Additional Output". It will use the settings on the Output Settings / Additional Output tab, and the Output Settings / Page Format tab to create a PDF or Powerpoint file according to your specifications. If you have set the options to create additional output, it will do so immediately after creating the puzzles (when you click the Create button). ## How does the Time Saver fit in? The Time Saver extension allow you to create puzzles a lot faster, by creating puzzles with different settings in one go. It speeds up Step 1 (see above). It will create puzzles for each setting you specified, and will create a puzzle book after all the puzzles have been generated.

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 puzzle number. If you want to use the hashtag symbol in your title, for example to print "Puzzle #13", you can set the 'Placeholder' to '@', and the title to "Puzzle #@".

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 puzzle number. If you want to use the hashtag symbol in your title, for example to print "Puzzle #13", you can set the 'Placeholder' to '@', and the title to "Puzzle #@".

You can get the demo version for Puzzle Maker Pro [here](https://shop.bookpublishertools.com/puzzle-maker-pro-demo-version/). The demo version includes all puzzle modules, but will create watermarked puzzles. For other products, please contact our [helpdesk](https://bookpublishertools.com/members/helpdesk/) to get a temporary license for testing.

You can get the demo version for Puzzle Maker Pro [here](https://shop.bookpublishertools.com/puzzle-maker-pro-demo-version/). The demo version includes all puzzle modules, but will create watermarked puzzles. For other products, please contact our [helpdesk](https://bookpublishertools.com/members/helpdesk/) to get a temporary license for testing.

When you first start Puzzle Maker Pro and try to set up the output settings, it can seem overwhelming. You can use the default settings unless you have specific requirements. Most advanced options have been requested by users (so don't blame us for make it overwhelming) ## What are the different areas on the Puzzle Files for? You can find all of the file settings on the Output Settings -> Puzzle Files tab. 1. You can set manually how large the puzzles should be, in pixels. Puzzle Maker Pro will always save your files at 300DPI (300 dots per inch). This way you can efficiently create smaller images if you plan to do a puzzle book with 12 puzzles on a page, or create a really large 3000 pixel (10″!) puzzle. (If you need even larger, please contact the helpdesk) “Longest Side” means that for rectangular puzzles, the shortest side will always be smaller than the value you select here. The value you select here will impact the font size of the puzzles that are created. (read more). 2. You can set the output format: JPG, PNG and Transparent PNG. This will result in a 24 bit image for JPG and PNG, and a 32 bit color image for Transparent PNG. (Use Transparent PNG only if you plan to add a background image or color behind the puzzle image.) This output format will be used for all puzzle and solution files that are created. SVG output is only available with an additional extension (read more) and not needed for most purposes. 3. You can set where all puzzle projects will be saved, and 4. In which folder format the puzzles will be saved. ## How to set your preferred folder structure The combination of Root Folder, Project and Folder Options may seem daunting at first, but there’s a purpose to it: * The “Root Folder” sets the main folder under which all other puzzle files and folders will be saved. By default it’s set to a “PMP Output” folder in your “My Documents” folder, but you can choose any folder you like. That way you can always find your puzzle projects; * The “Project” name is the current project, which is totally up to you. It could be “sudokus”, “mermaids”, etc. If you create puzzles for clients (e.g. Fiverr), you could use the client name or order number as the project name; * “Folder Options” allows you to create a structured hierarchy of puzzle folders, to keep things organised. By default a structure “Root \ Date \ Project” is used, which should help to prevent puzzle files to be overwritten. The option you select will be saved automatically for other sessions. ### Folder Structure - Advanced Options When you click “Show Advanced Options”, there are 4 additional options to structure your folders and files, along with an additional date option. (If you need more dates (i.e. date formats), please contact our helpdesk). The advanced options allow you to select a mix of Puzzle Type, Date and Project name in various orders to create folders. 'Puzzle Type' is the name you see in the Puzzle Type dropdown menu. ## Where can I find my puzzle files? The “Tools” tab has a few options related to these file settings. In the “Puzzle Files” section on the “Tools” tab, you can: * Set the “Clear Project Folder Before Create” option to automatically remove all files (puzzles, solutions, metadata, PPT, PDF, etc) from the directory before you create new puzzles. This will clean up after you’ve been saving some files to preview alternative puzzle or style settings. If you create Additional Output (PDF, PPT), this will include all the puzzles in the folder; * “Clear Project” will clear the project folder manually; * “Open Project Folder” will open the current project folder (using the settings for Root Folder, Project and Folder Options). This is useful if you do not want to open a new folder each time you create puzzles, but still want to open that folder.

When you first start Puzzle Maker Pro and try to set up the output settings, it can seem overwhelming. You can use the default settings unless you have specific requirements. Most advanced options have been requested by users (so don't blame us for make it overwhelming) ## What are the different areas on the Puzzle Files for? You can find all of the file settings on the Output Settings -> Puzzle Files tab. 1. You can set manually how large the puzzles should be, in pixels. Puzzle Maker Pro will always save your files at 300DPI (300 dots per inch). This way you can efficiently create smaller images if you plan to do a puzzle book with 12 puzzles on a page, or create a really large 3000 pixel (10″!) puzzle. (If you need even larger, please contact the helpdesk) “Longest Side” means that for rectangular puzzles, the shortest side will always be smaller than the value you select here. The value you select here will impact the font size of the puzzles that are created. (read more). 2. You can set the output format: JPG, PNG and Transparent PNG. This will result in a 24 bit image for JPG and PNG, and a 32 bit color image for Transparent PNG. (Use Transparent PNG only if you plan to add a background image or color behind the puzzle image.) This output format will be used for all puzzle and solution files that are created. SVG output is only available with an additional extension (read more) and not needed for most purposes. 3. You can set where all puzzle projects will be saved, and 4. In which folder format the puzzles will be saved. ## How to set your preferred folder structure The combination of Root Folder, Project and Folder Options may seem daunting at first, but there’s a purpose to it: * The “Root Folder” sets the main folder under which all other puzzle files and folders will be saved. By default it’s set to a “PMP Output” folder in your “My Documents” folder, but you can choose any folder you like. That way you can always find your puzzle projects; * The “Project” name is the current project, which is totally up to you. It could be “sudokus”, “mermaids”, etc. If you create puzzles for clients (e.g. Fiverr), you could use the client name or order number as the project name; * “Folder Options” allows you to create a structured hierarchy of puzzle folders, to keep things organised. By default a structure “Root \ Date \ Project” is used, which should help to prevent puzzle files to be overwritten. The option you select will be saved automatically for other sessions. ### Folder Structure - Advanced Options When you click “Show Advanced Options”, there are 4 additional options to structure your folders and files, along with an additional date option. (If you need more dates (i.e. date formats), please contact our helpdesk). The advanced options allow you to select a mix of Puzzle Type, Date and Project name in various orders to create folders. 'Puzzle Type' is the name you see in the Puzzle Type dropdown menu. ## Where can I find my puzzle files? The “Tools” tab has a few options related to these file settings. In the “Puzzle Files” section on the “Tools” tab, you can: * Set the “Clear Project Folder Before Create” option to automatically remove all files (puzzles, solutions, metadata, PPT, PDF, etc) from the directory before you create new puzzles. This will clean up after you’ve been saving some files to preview alternative puzzle or style settings. If you create Additional Output (PDF, PPT), this will include all the puzzles in the folder; * “Clear Project” will clear the project folder manually; * “Open Project Folder” will open the current project folder (using the settings for Root Folder, Project and Folder Options). This is useful if you do not want to open a new folder each time you create puzzles, but still want to open that folder.

Several Puzzle Maker Pro modules, like Sudoku 9x9 Creative, Sudoku Kids Edition and Sudoku Variations, Bingo and Game Maker, allow you to use your own images (cliparts) as symbols in a puzzle. In this tutorial we will use Sudoku 9x9 Creative as an example. In other modules it works the same, although it may be named differently. ## Preparing your images for use in Puzzle Maker Pro To use images in Puzzle Maker Pro, they need to be stored on your computer in PNG or JPG format. Puzzle Maker Pro will reduce the size of the images when they are too large, but will never increase the size. Increasing may result in blurred lines or edges, reducing the quality of your puzzles. In most cases images can be quite small, this depends on the puzzle size and puzzle type you are using. The puzzle type defines how many images will be put next to each other horizontally or vertically. For example, Sudoku 9x9 will use 9 images horizontally and 9 images vertically. Sudoku Kids Edition will use 4 or 6 images in each row or column. A quick example: Let's say you create a Sudoku 9x9 puzzle, the puzzle size is set to 1800 pixels. 1800 pixels at 300 DPI means a puzzle size of 6". Since there can be 9 images in a row or column, we can easily calculate the minimum size for each image: 1800 divided by 9 is 200. That means the images you use can be as small as 200 x 200 pixels, and still create a fairly large puzzle. Another example: A Sudoku Samurai puzzle has 21 x 21 squares. If we create a puzzle of 2100 pixels (7" x 7" at 300 DPI), each square will be 100 x 100 pixels. Which is also the size at which your images will be printed in the puzzle. Note 1: The puzzle sizes in the examples were chosen to make the calculations easy. However, if you will use the puzzles in a puzzle book - for example on KDP - you'll still be limited by the available trim sizes. Even for a large 8.5"x11" puzzle book, the maximum width for the page content is only 7.5", if you use 0.5" margins. 7.5" equalis 2250 pixels at 300 DPI. Note 2: Even though Puzzle Maker Pro will resize the images to make them fit in smaller squares, this will take processing time. In other words, creating puzzles and puzzle pages will take longer if large files have to be imported and resized to fit. ## How to use your images in Puzzle Maker Pro There are two ways to select the images you want to use: 1. Click the little image panel to open a file selection window (the same 'dialog' you'll see in most other Windows apps), and select the file you want to use for that panel; 2. Use drag and drop to select multiple images at once. ### How to use drag and drop to import your images to Puzzle Maker Pro It's easy to use your own images: Just drag the images from your file explorer, and drop them onto one of the little image panels (where the domino tiles are shown). You can select one or more images, click the left mouse button on one of them, and then move the mouse (while keeping the button pressed) to these little image panels, and let go of the mouse button. The images will be used, for one or more panels, starting at the panel you pointed at.

Several Puzzle Maker Pro modules, like Sudoku 9x9 Creative, Sudoku Kids Edition and Sudoku Variations, Bingo and Game Maker, allow you to use your own images (cliparts) as symbols in a puzzle. In this tutorial we will use Sudoku 9x9 Creative as an example. In other modules it works the same, although it may be named differently. ## Preparing your images for use in Puzzle Maker Pro To use images in Puzzle Maker Pro, they need to be stored on your computer in PNG or JPG format. Puzzle Maker Pro will reduce the size of the images when they are too large, but will never increase the size. Increasing may result in blurred lines or edges, reducing the quality of your puzzles. In most cases images can be quite small, this depends on the puzzle size and puzzle type you are using. The puzzle type defines how many images will be put next to each other horizontally or vertically. For example, Sudoku 9x9 will use 9 images horizontally and 9 images vertically. Sudoku Kids Edition will use 4 or 6 images in each row or column. A quick example: Let's say you create a Sudoku 9x9 puzzle, the puzzle size is set to 1800 pixels. 1800 pixels at 300 DPI means a puzzle size of 6". Since there can be 9 images in a row or column, we can easily calculate the minimum size for each image: 1800 divided by 9 is 200. That means the images you use can be as small as 200 x 200 pixels, and still create a fairly large puzzle. Another example: A Sudoku Samurai puzzle has 21 x 21 squares. If we create a puzzle of 2100 pixels (7" x 7" at 300 DPI), each square will be 100 x 100 pixels. Which is also the size at which your images will be printed in the puzzle. Note 1: The puzzle sizes in the examples were chosen to make the calculations easy. However, if you will use the puzzles in a puzzle book - for example on KDP - you'll still be limited by the available trim sizes. Even for a large 8.5"x11" puzzle book, the maximum width for the page content is only 7.5", if you use 0.5" margins. 7.5" equalis 2250 pixels at 300 DPI. Note 2: Even though Puzzle Maker Pro will resize the images to make them fit in smaller squares, this will take processing time. In other words, creating puzzles and puzzle pages will take longer if large files have to be imported and resized to fit. ## How to use your images in Puzzle Maker Pro There are two ways to select the images you want to use: 1. Click the little image panel to open a file selection window (the same 'dialog' you'll see in most other Windows apps), and select the file you want to use for that panel; 2. Use drag and drop to select multiple images at once. ### How to use drag and drop to import your images to Puzzle Maker Pro It's easy to use your own images: Just drag the images from your file explorer, and drop them onto one of the little image panels (where the domino tiles are shown). You can select one or more images, click the left mouse button on one of them, and then move the mouse (while keeping the button pressed) to these little image panels, and let go of the mouse button. The images will be used, for one or more panels, starting at the panel you pointed at.

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