STEPS IN MAKING TAGXEDO
Step # 1. Download Microsoft SILVERLIGTH https://www.microsoft.com/Silverlight/
See downloads file. click the Silverlight and install, if it is already installed
You can now start on the internet explorer. Follow the steps below.
Step # 2. Launch/ Use either Firefox or Internet Explorer
Step #3: In your address bar type www.tagxedo.com and hit “enter”. Once on the website, find the
button on the left side of the screen that says “Start now” and click that.
Note that Tagxedo requires Silverlight, and if you have it, you should see the application and the
startup Tagxedo word cloud (currently, the blue planet, using only two words, "Mother Earth").
Otherwise, please install Silverlight, which works on desktop Windows and Macs. Do step no. 1
Step #3: Import the Image of Rose as Shape
Click the arrow next to Shape, which brings up the shape menu. Click "Add Image", while
brings up a file dialog; navigate to the image you just downloaded and open it. Move the
threshold slider to 0%, and then hit Accept. You have just added a new shape! Tagxedo
will now compute the word cloud, and a few seconds later, you should see something like
this:
TIME TO EXPLORE TAGXEDO!! BE CREATIVE!
In other words, the shape has been changed to that of the rose, but the color and the words
are still the same.
Step #4: Choose to Use Source Color
Click the "Word | Layout Options" button, and then change "Use Source Color" to "Yes", and
hit Accept:
"That's easy", you may say. Yes it is!
Step #5: Put in Your Own Words
Now, you want to put in your own words, don't you? Click "Load", and click the area next to
"Enter Text", and start typing your words.
What words? Well, that's up to you. Your mom's name? The words "Happy Mother's Day"?
Some words that best describe your mom? It's all up to you.
What? You still need some examples? Alright, here's mine:
Happy Mother's Day! Linda wonderful caring lovable loving nice kind witty smart quick
patient resourceful love to laugh loyal love to smile dedicated
How many words? As few as just one. As many as, say, 200. If there are not enough words,
Tagxedo will duplicate some of them. If you put in more words than that (say, the Bible in
its entirety, such as http://www.tagxedo.com/shop#Bible), Tagxedo will pick up to a few
hundreds of the top words.
When you are done, hit "Submit". A few seconds later, you'll get this:
That's it! Not too bad, right?
Step #6: Make a Gift at Zazzle
Now let's turn this into a gift. Click the "Gift" button in the lower-left corner of the app.
You'll see a preview of the artwork as a T-shirt, mug, mousepad, and bag:
Click the left-hand-side one ("transparent"). I know the preview color may be a bit off but
don't worry, as you'll get to see the real thing in a minute. After you click, a popup window
will open. Make sure the popup can be successfully opened. Some browsers may block
such popup, but they'll warn you about that. Please make sure your browser allows this
particular popup (usually by clicking something near the address bar to "allow" this
popup).
If the popup window is successfully opened, you'll need to wait a few seconds for Tagxedo
to transfer the data over to Zazzle. When done, you'll be presented with a page like this:
Wow, an entire range of merchandises made with the Tagxedo artwork you just made,
with your own words! T-shirts, mugs, and aprons are popular. Here's what the T-shirt
page looks like:
Taken from:
http://blog.tagxedo.com/an-exact-step-by-step-guide-to-making-a-unique-tagxedo-gift
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