How to use Wordle

What is Wordle?

Wordle is a program used for creating 'word clouds' out of any text you choose.

Wordle extracts common words such as ‘a’ and ‘the’ from the paragraph you use.

You decide the way the word cloud is presented (the color, direction of word placement,

organization of words etc.)

You can then save your word cloud for individual use, or allow others to view and comment on it for

personal feedback.

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Creating a Word Cloud

Write or paste a paragraph of text in the word box.

Then select go and watch your cloud form.

Customizing your Cloud

Choose what language you want your word cloud to appear in.

Choose your word font

Choose a color scheme for your

Wordle.

Choose a layout for your words.

Personalizing your word cloud

Randomizing

By Selecting ‘Randomize’ you are allowing Wordle to choose the layout, color, language and font of your

word cloud. You may continuously choose

‘randomize’ until you find a style that best suits you.

Word Count

Select ‘ language’ on your toolbar, and then scroll down to ‘show word counts’. This screen will then pop up, and

allow you to see the number of times a word was used in your

cloud.

What to watch for!

Wordle will take out unnecessary words, such as connecting words (ex. the, then, after etc.) However, Wordle will not

notice subtle differences in the same word and will treat that word as two separate subjects (see below).

Wordle Blog

Use the blog for opinions and information on Wordle.

See how effective Wordle is for people in different professions.

Add comments of your own and voice your own thoughts.

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people's work

Examples