History

=History=

This resource is not just for history but has potential in English and any where that you would like to generate a word cloud. Check it out at http://wordle.net You may need to install java and tweek various internet settings on your computer to make it work, but it is definitely worth it. To save the image onto your computer, use the Print Screen button. This is usually labeled Prt Scr. Pressing it appears to do nothing but infact takes a 'photo' of whatever is on your computer and stores it in memory (just like using Copy in Word) until you Paste into Paint, PowerPoint, Photoshop etc. Because you have 'photographed' the whole of your screen you will need to delete the clutter that will appear around your wordle. A simple way to achieve this is to Paste into Powerpoint and then use the Crop tool to hide the parts of the image that you don't want. The image can then be viewed in PowerPoint of if you right click on the image you will see an option to Save Image As. This allows you to save your wordle as an ordinary image that you can use however you like. The image below was created by pasting the words to The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Tennyson, into Wordle and then adding a background image in Photoshop.