β˜•Creating a Crossword

To create a crossword, you can run the CrosswordMaker.xcodeproj file on XCode and build and run the project

Click on the + button on the top left of the navigation bar to create a new crossword

Select the Language from the pop up menu

Select the size of the crossword board layout

Select the template from the menu

Click on any of the tile inside the board and click on Edit menu on the top left to start editing the crossword. The purple tiles are the tiles with corner index, and you can click on any of them to start inserting the word by using:

  1. Search Horizontal/Vertical Word menu or

  2. By using Set Word and then Set Question Menu

When you use the Search Horizontal/Vertical Word menu, you will be able to input a new word including the clue that is not yet recorded on the API Database or click one on the list if there's any items on it. Keep in mind that if you want to add a new word from this menu, the word added should follow the selected tiles pattern or it will throw an error.

You can also insert new words from the right tab menu, by clicking on it, and type the word your want to input, hit enter and click on Add word/clue button :

When you finish creating the crossword, you can choose the Done Editing menu. Once the right bar button turns to Done, you can click on it and choose Submit to API

Choose category or create one if you haven't got any, and select the category. Input the crossword name, add screenshot for the board layout and click Submit to send the data to the API.

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