Acrostic Construction

These graphics are size-reduced images of the Magnum Opus screen used for the construction of Acrostic puzzles, and of a PDF file produced directly by Magnum Opus using Primo PDF. To see full sized versions of these images, click anywhere within each graphic.

FEATURES

The key features of the Magnum Opus Acrostic Construction function are as follows:-

Fully automatic construction of puzzles.
Manual construction is also available. Select a word slot and ask for suggestions. The program provides a list of possibilities from which you can make a selection.
Alternatively, you can enter a number of words manually, and then request the program to complete the construction process.
Words added manually can be extracted using the Extract Word function if it becomes necessary to backtrack on the design.
Clues can be added to those words requiring them, or existing clues can be edited using the Add a Clue function.
Puzzles can be printed in an unprecedented range of user controlled colors and formats. Output can be sent direct to the printer or, if you install the appropriate software, it can be sent to a PDF file. The recommended software for this purpose is Primo PDF which you can download free from their website, although you might consider sending them a small donation if you find their program useful.
A fully interactive Solve function is available to allow you to solve the puzzles "on screen" without needing to print them.
Export selected puzzles to a Java Applet which can be uploaded to a web server to provide interactive puzzle content on your web site.