INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If you’re trying to make a more official, standardized crossword puzzle, there are specific dimensions you have to adhere to. If you’re making a more casual puzzle, though, you can pick whatever size you want. If you're using an online crossword puzzle maker or puzzle-making software, you may be restricted to a certain range of available sizes. If you're making your puzzle by hand, it’s totally up to you. Usually you'll select words according to a theme of your choosing. That theme, or a clue to it, can then become the title of the puzzle. Examples of common themes include foreign places or languages, words from a certain time period, famous people, and sports. This part of the process can feel as challenging as actually solving a crossword puzzle. Once you've laid the words out, black out any unused squares.  In a US style crossword, there should be no “hanging words,” or words that do not connect to other words. Every letter should correspond to both an Across word and a Down word, and be totally interconnected. In a UK style crossword, hanging words are permitted. If the answer to a clue is a phrase rather than a single word, there should be no spaces between the words. You don’t need to worry about capitalizing proper nouns in your answers, as crosswords are usually filled out in all caps. The answers should not include punctuation either. Many crossword puzzle creators automatically lay the words out for you. All you do is specify puzzle size and input the list of words and clues. Begin in the upper-left corner of the puzzle, and divide the words by whether they run vertically or horizontally, so that you have a “1 Down,” and a “1 Across,” etc. This can also be pretty mind-bending, and many people prefer to use software instead of doing it all manually. If you're using a crossword puzzle creator, it will handle the numbering for you automatically. This time the starting square for each word should be numbered, but the squares themselves should be otherwise blank. If you’re creating your puzzle by hand this will be a bit more labor intensive, but if you’re using a crossword puzzle creator it should be done for you. Set aside the filled-in puzzle for use as an answer key. You can make as many copies of the blank one as you need.

SUMMARY: Decide on a grid size. Make a list of words for your crossword puzzle. Lay the words out in a grid format. Number the starting square for each word. Create a copy of the crossword puzzle.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Find your scores from each assignment, quiz, homework, etc. throughout the term. Sometimes this will be collected for you online, such as in a system like Blackboard. Sometimes, you'll have to go through your graded work. Write them all in one column on a piece of paper to refer back to. If things like participation or discussion are included as percentages of your final grade, you may have to ask your teacher or professor what your grade on this part is. Refer to the syllabus for the grading system. Teachers employ various systems to determine final grades, but two common systems are points and percentages. Either way, write out the total possible points in the second column next to the score you received.  In a points-based system, there is a maximum number of points you can earn in the class. Each assignment has a certain number of points assigned. For example, there may be 200 total points available in a course, split up into four assignments each worth a maximum of 50 points (4x50=200). In a percentage-based system, each assignment will be worth a certain percentage of your grade. These percentages add up to 100%. For example, you might have four assignments due, each worth 25% of the grade (4x25=100). Note that in these examples, each assignment is worth the same weight overall in your course, even though the numbers are different. Do this whether your assignments are graded on a percentage scale or some other total. Add up all the numbers for the first column and write the total at the bottom. Add up the numbers in the second column and write the total below.  For example, say you have 5 graded course activities total. 2 of these activities were exams worth 20 points each. 2 of these activities were quizzes worth 10 points each. The final activity was an assignment worth 5 points. 20+20+10+10+5= 65. This is total number of points available in the class. Now add up your scores. Let us say you scored an 18/20 on your first exam, a 15/20 on your second exam, a 7/10 on your first quiz, a 9/10 on your second quiz, and 3/5 on the single assignment. 18+15+7+9+3= 52. This is the total number of points you earned in the class. Now divide your total points earned by the total number of points available to get a percentage grade. In other words, divide the number you wrote below the first column by the number you wrote below the second column. To get a grade that may look more recognizable to you, you need to convert the decimal to a percentage. Multiply the decimal times 100. Another way to do this is to shift the decimal point 2 spots to the right.  52/65= 0.8 or 80% To move the decimal point 2 places to the right, add some more zeroes, like this: 0.800. Now shift the decimal 2 spots. This gives you: 080.0. take away the leftover zeros, and you get 80. That means you scored an 80 in the class. You'll need to understand your class grading scale to calculate your final grade. Some schools employ letter grades (ex. A, B, B-, etc...) while others use a point system (ex. 4.0, 3.5, 3.0, etc...). These scales all correspond with assigned percentages that work in relation to the total number of points that can be achieved in a class. These scales may also vary, depending on your school. For example, some schools may assign plus/minus grades, and some may not. Some may use a ten-point scale (e.g., anything between 90-100 is an A, anything between 80-89 is a B, etc.). Others may use a seven-point scale (e.g, 97-100=A, 93-96=A-, 91-92=B+, etc.). This may also vary depending on your professor's preferences.

SUMMARY: Write out your scores. Write out the total possible points. Add up both columns. Calculate your average grade. Multiply the decimal number by 100. Determine your letter grade or grade point equivalent (GPA).


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Click through the registry until you find the following entries:  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFileSystemObjects\ShellEx HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers For each of the entries above, review the menu items under them. Be careful on which entry you identify. If you’d like to disable a particular menu item, click on it from the left panel, and then modify the (Default) value on the right panel by putting a few dashes.  Double-click the (Default) entry to bring out the actual contents. Add a few dashes in front of the Value Data and click “OK.” This essentially disables the item without the need to delete it. This is useful in case you want to bring it back later. Repeat navigating to the other keys, identifying the menu items, and disabling the menu items for all the menu items you’d like to remove from the context menu.

SUMMARY:
Navigate to the keys. Identify menu items. Disable menu item. Continue through the rest of the menu items.