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Contests & Activities: October 04, 2006 Issue [#1295]

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  Edited by: terryjroo
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Table of Contents

1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
7. Removal instructions

About This Newsletter

The abundance of contests and activities offered at Writing.com, help to create the most exciting and fun website for writers. The Contest and Activities Newsletter is provided each month to, not only assist you in keeping up with the latest and greatest items, but to help assure that, if interested, you have the tools necessary to run a successful contest or activity. Enjoy this issue and please feel free to comment at the bottom! terryjroo



“Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.”
~Petrarch


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Letter from the editor

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Crossword Puzzles


The one thing I really enjoy about Writing.com is the vast array of items offered. Sure, it’s mainly about writing and reading, but so many other fun things abound. Take for instance, the crossword puzzles. What a great way to entertain yourself while you’re waiting for your muse to return. WDC members have created crosswords on a variety of subjects from television shows to history. You can create a crossword of your own by following the instructions below.

First, go to the top of the page and click on the writing link. Next, go to the writing-interactive section and click on crossword puzzle. From there the setup is like most of the other items on WDC.

*Right* Basic Item Information
         *Bullet* Title: give it an appropriate title
         *Bullet* Folder: pick where you want the item to be located in your portfolio
         *Bullet* Brief Description: you have 90 characters to entice someone to open your crossword
         *Bullet* Intro Rating: rate your brief description

*Right* Content and Access Control Settings
         *Bullet* Content Rating: rate the content of your questions and answers
         *Bullet* Access Restrictions: decide who you want to see the crossword puzzle
         *Bullet* Passkey: fill this in if you want a passkey on the item (explanatory link provided)
         *Bullet* Group Edit Access and Edit Level: decide if you want a group to have editing access

*Right* Genres and Keywords
         *Bullet* Genres: pick the appropriate genres
         *Bullet* Keywords: list any relevant keywords for the search engine

*Right* Item Body
         *Bullet* Item Body: tell us something about the crossword puzzle and list any information you want to appear above it

*Right* Item Preferences
         *Bullet* Rating/Reviewing Preference: decide whether you want the item ratable or not
         *Bullet* Auto Reward Gift Points: fill this in if you want to reward reviewers automatically

*Right* Copyright Information and Store Item
         *Bullet* Save options: you can choose save, save and edit or save and view

After you’ve completed the set up, you will need to go back into the item to add the clues and the answers. Once the item is open you will see a link that says manage crossword. This is where you will add the words and the clues for each word. Your puzzle can have up to thirty words in it but words or combinations of words must be twenty characters or less.

Once you’ve added all of your words and clues, click on submit crossword updates and presto, in a matter of seconds the answers are arranged into a crossword puzzle! Next you decide if you like the arrangement of the answers. If you don’t, you have five shuffle buttons to choose from. Each button will rearrange your puzzle. When you find the one you like, click on store and you’ll have your crossword all set up and ready to go!

One brilliant feature about the crossword puzzles is the pop crossword feature. If you come across a large puzzle (or even a small one), click this button (underneath the puzzle, before the clues) and it will bring up the puzzle in another window so you don’t have to keep scrolling up and down between the puzzle and the clues.

That’s it for setting up crossword puzzles! Go out there and enjoy and maybe even learn a thing or two.

I hope you’ve found this issue helpful!
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Editor's Picks

*Star* Below are some crossword puzzles, sorted by category, which I found interesting! *Star*

Television/Movies

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Writing & Literature

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Educational/Trivia

 
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Interesting trivia about each American president from George Washington to Chester Arthur.
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Fun/Entertainment

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Don’t forget to check for current activities and contests here:
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Ask & Answer

No one really had any questions about the last issue, so this time I’m going to ask a question of you. What activity do you find the most interesting and why? Anyone who sends in a legitimate answer before October 11, 2006 will receive 250 gift points!

Thank you to everyone who commented on the last issue; I appreciate your support. *Bigsmile*

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