ePortfolio: How to make a Wordle on a Mac

Introduction

This tutorial will show you how to make a word cloud for your ePortfolio on a Mac computer.

This article is divided into different sections. Please click on the desired link to jump to that section:

• Creating your Wordle on ePortfolio
• Displaying your Wordle on ePortfolio

Wordle is a word cloud generator which creates word collages from text that you provide.

Instructions

Creating your Wordle on ePortfolio

1. Visit wordle.net and click Create
   
2. Type words or sentences into the text box. You can also try pasting large amounts of text from a paper, or you resume. Click Go.
   • Note:
     • To link two words together, include a ~ between them. Example” Pace~University.
     • The more times you enter a word, the larger it becomes in the Wordle.

3. Allow Javascript to run
   

4. Your Worlde will appear (If your Wordle does not appear, you will need to update Java on your computer).
5. If you would like to change the style, you can click Randomize to automatically change the style, or use the menu at the top left of your Wordle to customize fonts, layouts, and colors.
   
6. Hold down command+shift+4 to take a cropped screenshot. The image will automatically save to your desktop as a screenshot.
   

Displaying your Wordle on ePortfolio

1. Open the ePortfolio page where you want to display your Wordle, then drag the image icon onto your page
2. When the pop-up window appears, check Yes to confirm that the file you are uploading is yours, then Browse/Choose Files to upload your Wordle. You can give your Wordle a title in the box titled Block Title.
   
   
3. Click Save