WordList: Quick Start

 

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Getting Started > getting started with WordList

 

For a step-by-step view with screenshots, visit the WordSmith website.

 

I suggest you start by trying the Wordlist program. In the main Oxford WordSmith Tools window (the one with Oxford WordSmith Tools Controller in its title bar), choose the Tools option, and once that's opened up, you'll see Wordlist. Click and WordList will open up, on the right hand side of your screen.

 

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You will see a dialogue box which lets you choose your texts or change your choice, and make a new word list.

If you have never used WordSmith before you will find a text has been selected for you automatically to help you get started.

 

There are other settings which can be altered via the menu, but usually you can just go straight ahead and make a new word list, individually or as a Batch.

 

You'll find that WordList starts processing your file(s) and a progress window in the main Controller shows a bar indicating how it's getting on. After WordList has finished making the list, you will see three windows showing the words from your text file in alphabetical order and in frequency order, and statistics.

Don't forget to save the results (press F2 or SAVE) if you want to keep the word list for another time.

 

See also: WordList Help Contents.