Crossword Construction Kit 4.0d

Insight Software Solutions is an US-based software developer that came up with applications that are being used by home users, small business, large corporations and government entities. The company specializes in developing “high quality, user friendly software products for Windows.”

Like for example ShortKeys, an application that will save you time if you do a lot of repetitive typing. Or Zip Express, an application that allows you to search by zip code, city, county, state or area code. Or Capture Express, an application that allows you to easily capture what is being displayed in your screen.

One other high-quality, user friendly application that Insight Software Solutions came up with is Crossword Construction Kit. This application is meant for educators, students, publishers, corporate trainers and puzzle enthusiasts all over the world that would like to easily come up with professional looking crossword puzzles. All the user has to do is enter the words and the clues, then select a puzzle shape and page layout, and press a button - Crossword Construction Kit will take care of the rest.

If you decide to give Crossword Construction Kit a try, there are a few things you need to know. First of all you need to know that the download weighs in at some 6MB – shouldn’t take too long to for the download to complete if you’re on a high-speed internet connection. Once downloaded, the application can be installed on pretty much any version of the Microsoft-developed Windows operating system.

You can use Crossword Construction Kit free of charge only during the 30-day trial period. During this time you can decide if you want to pay to keep using Crossword Construction Kit and the features it has to offer. Speaking of features, you should know that Crossword Construction Kit comes with a built-in spell checker that provides support for 8 different languages. You should also know that you can export the crossword puzzles you come up with as a graphic image, as a ready to use webpage, or as Java.

Pros

• Easy to use
• Create customized crossword puzzles
• Spell check for 8 different languages
• Export puzzles as a graphic image, as a ready to use webpage, or as Java

Cons

• Free to use only during the 30-day trial period

Crossword Construction Kit has been reviewed by George Norman on 13 May 2010. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated Crossword Construction Kit 4 out of 5 stars, naming it Excellent