Using Tagxedohttp://www.tagxedo.comStart:1. Click on Create 2. Click on Load 3. Next, open MS Word and key

a word list. (Having your original text in Word works great because you can easily use the text more than once if you need it.)

4. Then copy your text and paste it into the text area of Tagxedo.

5. Hit submit. Remember, the more times the word appears, the more prominent it will appear in the design.

6. The illustration to the right shows what Tagxedo designed using those words:

7. To arrange your design into a shape, click on the arrow next to the shape. You can then select from their images, or you can choose a classic horizontal or vertical cloud, or you can add an image.

8. Click on add image. You may have to just use .jpg formatted files as .png, .bmp, and .gif formats may not work.

9. Browse to find your desired image and open it.10. After you have selected your image, Tagxedo wants

you to add threshold and blur. Explore your options and play with the range until your design looks good to you. (You can always change things up later.)

11. Click Accept when you are ready. 12. The results looks ok, but it would look

better if more words were added.

13. Here is the result of adding more text:

14. Once you have the basic design, play with the Theme, Font and Orientation. Explore your options until you like the finished design.

15. Check out the helpful History button.

16. When you are ready to save, click Save and choose your format.

17. Selecting the 4mp jpg is fine for most applications. However, if you need your image to be high quality, you may save it as 16mp jpg.

18. Save your finished design in your Weebly online portfolio. Please place it on your “Examples of Work” page. Add a short description of your efforts. Show me.

19. Explore what you can do. Learning Tagxedo is fun. The best designs are achieved through trial and error. Enjoy!