# Word Cloud

A word cloud chart is a visual representation of text data, where the most frequently occurring words are displayed in a larger font size and arranged in a cloud-like or cluster format. Word cloud charts are commonly used to quickly represent the most prominent terms or keywords as visuals in a body of text.

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**Applying Word Cloud chart Properties to a View**
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## Best Situations to Use a Word Cloud Chart

* To analyze text data
* To identify trends and patterns that would otherwise be unclear or difficult to see in a tabular format

<figure><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/qcRKh6n896BG051TWTp3/blobs/kdlfOL3WbISCyn74Aiyl/image.png" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>Default display of the Word Cloud chart</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>

## **Properties of the Word Cloud Chart**

### **General Settings**

The Properties fields provided under the General Settings help the users to configure various chart-related settings.

* **Exclude Global Filter**: Enable this option to exclude the Global Filter.
* **Shuffle Text**: Enable this option to shuffle the text in the Word Cloud.
* **Shrink To Fit**: Enable this option to shrink the text to fit in the chart display.
* **Show Limited Words**: Enable this option to display limited words through the Word Cloud chart.
* **Exclude Pronouns**: Enable this option to exclude the Pronouns from the display of the Data fields.
* **Animation**: If the ***Animation*** option is enabled, the View will display in an animated format or if disabled it will be static at the position.
* **Convert To Case**: Select any option to display the chart data in the selected case.  The supported options are None, Lower Case, Upper Case, and Title case.&#x20;

<figure><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/qcRKh6n896BG051TWTp3/blobs/QQYhVLWFOuRFP7WLlvri/image.png" alt=""><figcaption><p><strong>General Settings</strong></p></figcaption></figure>

### **Word Styles**

The user can change the style of the words.

* **Font Family**: Select a Font Family from the drop-down menu. The supported Font types are Arial, BizViz Font, BizViz Font Regular, Cambria, Helvetica, Lucida Bright, Monotype Corsiva, Papyrus, Raleway, Roboto, Times New Roman, Ubuntu, and Verdana.
* **Layout Shape**: Select a layout shape using the drop-down menu. The supported layout shapes are Oval, Star, Pentagon, Square, and Circle.&#x20;
* Data Set Type: Select an option using the drop-down menu. The supported dataset types are ***Word*** and ***Paragraph***.
* **Text Opacity**: Set text opacity using this field.
* **Max Font Size**: Set the maximum size for the fonts
* **Min Font Size**: Set minimum size for the fonts
* **Highlight Font Size**: Set highlight font size by using this field
* **Text:** If the Exclude Pronoun option is enabled, all the text entered in this field will be excluded from the chart portrayal.

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### Format

* Format Type: Select a format type from the drop-down menu. The supported options are None, Auto, Percent, Thousand, Lacs, Crore, Million, Billion, Trillion, and Quadrillion.&#x20;
* **Currency Type**: Select a currency type from the drop-down menu. The supported options are None, Euro, and Rupees. Pound, USD, Yen, and Cent.
* Precision: Set a precision value using this field.

### View Filter

* Filter: Select a filter option using the drop-down menu.

### Color

This section helps the user to modify the colors or highlight colors based on their needs.

* **Highlight Color**: Select a color using the color pallet as a highlight color.
* **Show Random Color**: Enable or disable Random Colors to be applied or removed from the Word Cloud chart.
* **Random Colors**: Use the ***Add Color*** option to insert multiple colors to be used as Random Colors.

<figure><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/qcRKh6n896BG051TWTp3/blobs/TTDO0E9hMImGE8DecJMS/image.png" alt=""><figcaption><p>Format, View Filter, and Color Properties</p></figcaption></figure>

### Applying Random Colors

Using the **Show Random Color** the user can apply random colors to the Word Cloud chart.

<figure><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/qcRKh6n896BG051TWTp3/blobs/a0ZRafxR1kng5sV6re3M/image.png" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>Applying Random Colors</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>

### Insights

* **Text:** Provide any information regarding the chart. If any digit or character is required to be highlighted, put it inside two asterisks. (E.g., \*70%\* or \*skills\*).
* **Font Size:** Set/modify the Font Size of the Insights text.
* **Font Color:** Select a Font color for the Insights Text.
* **Text align:** There are three alignments to align the text.
  * Left
  * Right
  * Centre
* **Position:** There are two options to position the text.

  * Bottom
  * Right​​

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<figure><img src="https://content.gitbook.com/content/qcRKh6n896BG051TWTp3/blobs/X5vBFbjuN5h85Bec64R3/image.png" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>Modified View after various Word cloud properties are applied</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>