How to save a wordle in high resolution on a PC
October 30, 2011 at 5:19 pm 13 comments
Over on the Wordle Yahoo Group folks are always asking how they can save a wordle to print at a large size so I wanted to make a short video to show how. The video demonstrates the “print to PDF” technique using a virtual print driver (CutePDF Writer in this case). Printing to PDF is handy for lots of things besides saving wordles so don’t be put off by the fact that you will need to install a piece of downloaded software.
You can get CutePDF Writer at http://www.cutepdf.com
If you want to see the CutePDF install process for your operating system, check out these videos (not by me)
For Windows XP
For Vista
For Win 7
Note to Mac users
There’s nothing to install! PDF printing is built in. Just click the PDF button at the bottom of any print dialog window and choose “Save as PDF…”
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judy koch | October 30, 2011 at 6:26 pm
Kay, I feel like I am living in the stone ages………..what do people use wordles for?
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judy koch | October 30, 2011 at 6:41 pm
Hi, it’s me again and I have now done some research on what Wordle is. The info I have found says that it is mostly for teachers to use in the classroom. So now I should add that I am basically a card maker. Can you tell me if this is something that is mostly for teachers or could it be a new tool for card making? If so….then I need to get busy and learn about it. Thanks for posting
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Kay | October 30, 2011 at 7:47 pm
Fair question, Judy. I use wordle in cardmaking and vinyl projects. Wordles can also be printed on paper and framed, or printed on canvas, too. You might do a search at etsy to get some ideas. The print to pdf technique is very useful for cardmakers in other ways, too, from saving instructions in a convenient format to creating cut files from templates, etc.
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Judy Koch | October 31, 2011 at 12:04 pm
Kay, I just created my very first wordle and am having a problem. I used SCAL to create the wordle, then saved it to pdf, then printed it. The result was disappointing…not clear or crisp. Do you think the problem was with SCAL or did I do something wrong? I am really excited about this new technique that you have shared with me and want to figure out how to make it work. I also went to the wordle site and created one which when trying to print it was way bigger than card size. Can you offer me any advice? Thanks in advance, Judy
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Kay | November 1, 2011 at 2:49 pm
If you created a word collage with SCAL, you do not need to create a PDF, just size your collage on the SCAL virtual mat and print it. If you get the same disappointing results then you will know the problem is with SCAL.
If you create a PDF from wordle.com per my tutorial it will be full page size by default. You will either need to scale it down in your print settings when you print it or import it into another program like MSWord, Photoshop Elements, etc. where you can then scale it and position it on the page however you like.
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Sherry Anderson | November 19, 2011 at 11:31 pm
Wonderful tip. Thank you.
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Soraya | December 2, 2011 at 1:18 pm
you’re a genius! I don’t understand a thing and have to read it again! I learn so much from you.
Thanks
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diait | January 13, 2012 at 6:06 am
This is awesome! High definition: just what I was looking for. Thank you so much from an Italian Wordle addict.
Also, I meant to ask you something, and I’m sorry if it’s OT here.
How do I look for a tool that allows me to produce a video of words being written, in real time. You know like a typewriting effect. I tried to google something like “Writing for video” or “video writing”, but all my seraches failed. Have you got any clue?
Thanks again for your hard and beautifully useful work.
Diana
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Kay | January 13, 2012 at 3:23 pm
Hi Diana and thanks for your kind comments. You might try a search for “dynamic text” but one way I can think of to do a video of words being written in real time is by doing a screen capture (using screenr.com or similar tool) of a PowerPoint presentation with animated text. I know PowerPoint has the typewriter effect. If you can input via twitter you might be able to use something like http://visibletweets.com/ I haven’t yet found a web app like visibletweets that lets you input text directly. Good luck with your project!
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diait | January 14, 2012 at 4:02 am
dynamic text, typewriter effect, animated text… there I go…ogle!
thanks a lot,
will be following you
d
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scb | February 18, 2012 at 6:18 pm
thanks to you and srajure for getting me started.
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Missy | February 20, 2012 at 5:43 am
I tried to watch your video on how to make a wordle a pdf and it says Navigation to the webpage was canceled.
I tried re-entering address but same thing. My security asked my permission to access and I clicked yes so why isn’t it coming up?
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Kay | February 20, 2012 at 9:13 am
Don’t know, Missy. Probably a temporary issue with your browser. Might try going to youtube and doing a search for “wordle power user” and watching it from there.