Use special formatting features to design a crossword puzzle.
Students design their own crossword puzzle.
Because of the unique column and row layout in Excel, as well as its cell formatting features, students can design a crossword puzzle to learn vocabulary words, definitions, and concepts that are relevant to practically any area of the curriculum. Start Microsoft Excel, and make sure a new, blank worksheet is open. Click on a column letter at the top of the spreadsheet, and drag the mouse across as many columns as you need for your puzzle. For example, select columns A-U if your puzzle will be that many columns wide. Point between the letters at the top of the columns, where two selected columns meet.