1. Directions for Wordle http://www.wordle.net Open Word and make a list of the words you want in your poster. Keep the list handy until you are happy with your results and save or print them. Repeating a word will make it bigger in Wordle. Wordle Wordle Wordle Wordle Wordle Wordle Wordle Wordle Vocabulary Definitions Vocabulary Vocabulary Definitions Roots Speech French German Latin Latin Greek Greek Etymology Etymology Etymology Etymology Poster Poster noun noun verb verb adjective adjective adverb adverb

3. If you have words that you want to keep together use the tilde (~). Ex: Civil~War

5. There's a "Print..." button below the Wordle area, on the left-hand side. Click it. You will be prompted to allow the Wordle "Java applet" to access your printer. Check the checkbox that says "Always permit” and accept the dialog.

6. On the Mac, you'll have to press the "Print" button again. Mac users can simply "Save as PDF" from their built-in printer dialog. The PDFs you make in this way are fully scalable. You can insert the Wordle into a PowerPoint slide. They are also suitable for making posters, T-Shirts, and other “what have you’s”.