Save time by creating word collages online.
According to ABC Ya!, word collages or word clouds may represent any main idea or topic based on the words used. Although word collages are often used on blogs and social networking sites, you don't have to own the website to make one. In fact, you can create your collage from any list of words. Creating a word cloud can take time, as you try to fit words into the correct space. By using an online generator, you can create one more quickly.
Instructions
To Cloud
1. Go to To Cloud and type in the full website address (e.g., "http://mywebsite.com/blog/") of the blog or social networking website into the "Page" text field. To insert your own text, highlight the text you want to turn into a collage and press "Ctrl" + "C" to copy it. Then paste it into the "Or Text" box.
2. Add a title for your cloud or leave it blank. Customize the display, size, effect and stop words.
3. Click the "Create Tag Cloud" button to create your word collage.
Tag Crowd
4. Visit Tag Crowd and choose your text source. You may enter the full website address (e.g., "http://mywebsite.com/blog/") of the blog into the "Web page URL" text field; click the "Browse" button to retrieve a plain text file containing the words; or copy ("Ctrl" + "C") your text and paste ("Ctrl" + "V") it into the "Paste text to be visualized" box.
5. Go to the "Options" section to customize the word collage. Choose the language of your text, the maximum number of words you want to display, and the word frequency.
6. Click "Visualize" to make the collage.
ABC Ya!
7. Go to ABC Ya! to create a word cloud.
8. Go to the pad and type in the words for the collage. To use an existing list of words, highlight the words from your computer and press "Ctrl" + "C" to copy them. Return to the website, place your cursor in the pad and press "Ctrl" + "V" to paste your text there.
9. Click the large, white arrow at the bottom of the page to create the collage.
