Step 1: Open up the Power point program and create a game title.
1.1 Select Insert → Textbox and create a textbox on the slide.
Step 2: Create a table to hold the answers to.
2.1 Select Insert → Table → select the number of rows and columns corresponding to the number of answers you give (each letter of the answer will be in one cell of the table). As an example we will create a table of 5 rows and 9 columns.
2.2 After the table has been created. You need to adjust the width to be equal, so that the cells in the table are square (ensure aesthetics).
2.3 You can adjust the color of the board, the border to suit your idea. Part shading to fill the background for your table and the pen color used to color the border of the board.
2.4 Finally, use the Eraser tool to erase unnecessary cells in the table.
Step 3: Create buttons for questions and answers.
3.1 Select Insert → Shapes → select the image you want to be the button. According to the example above I will create a button for the question is circle and the answer will be ellipse.
3.2 Insert text into the button by right clicking on the image → Edit text.
Step 4: Use the textbox tool to create answers and questions.The textbox section contains the answers you place on the table cell.Try to make the answer, you give each word to fit one cell of the table.
CREATE EFFECTS FOR GAMES
It can be said that creating effects for games is the most important step to making a crossword with Powerpoint. The idea is as follows:
Based on the idea of making the game as above, you follow the steps below.
Step 1: You start from question 1 first.Click Textbox containing question 1. Select Animation → Add animation → More Entrance Effect
Step 2: Display the Add Entrance Effect dialog box.Select the type of object you want → OK.
Step 3: Select Trigger → On Click of → Flowchart: Connector 5 (the name of the button select question 1, may be different for the game you create.
Step 4: Next, the object answers.You choose Textbox containing the answer.Select Animation → Add animation → Add Entrance Effect .
Step 5: In the dialog box Add Entrance Effect, select the type of object appearance you want → OK.
Step 6: Go to Trigger → On Click of → Oval 8 (the name of the answer button 1, may be different for the game you create)
Step 7: Now you know the textbox contains question 1. Select Textbox containing question 1 → go to Animation → Add animation → More Exit Effect
Step 8: Select the type of Exit you like → OK.
Step 9: Select Trigger → Oval 8 (the name of the button showing the answer 1)
Step 10: In the Timing section, select the Start box With Previous.This helps the question will disappear at the same time when you press the answer appears
You do the same with the following questions.The final result after you do the effect with the question.
So you guys had a simple crossword game with Powerpoint.
Good luck!