Word Puzzle Output
This tutorial explains the output options for Word Puzzles in Puzzle Maker Pro.
This tutorial applies to:
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:
"ERRNSXEOLVKHUWRROV||BOOKPUBLISHERTOOLS:Software Publisher"
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:
Puzzle,Solution,Title
"ERRNSXEOLVKHUWRROV","BOOKPUBLISHERTOOLS","Software Publisher"
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).