Tuesday, 8 November 2011

Wordle - A new way of looking at text

Wordle is a web tool made for the most reticent of web users.  Simply cut and paste selected text from any  document (or direct Wordle to text on the internet), and click "GO".  A word cloud reflecting the words in your text, giving prominence to words used most frequently,  is generated.  As the creator, you can play with font, colour, and layout.  It is incredibly simple, and surprisingly powerful to see your words graphically displayed in this way.  Access is free and you can print or publish your creations online.  Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any function which allows you to save the picture file, but it was easy to capture the screen image and paste it into a word document for future reference and use.


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