Names on Wheel Random Picker
Make a list of anything and spin for a random pick.
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How To Use The Names On Wheel Spinner
Our wheel of names generator has many options to customise its settings to make it more enjoyable and user-friendly. The following guide details how to configure these settings and get the best use out of the wheel.
Populating The Wheel With Your Own List Of Names
1. Clear the pre-populated list by clicking on the ‘clear’ button.
2. Enter your new list by either typing or copying and pasting. The wheel automatically populates as you type.
3. You can shuffle the list order if you wish by clicking on the shuffle button and you can also remove duplicates in the list by turning on the remove duplicates tab.
Here’s a video on how to do this…
Auto-Fill The Wheel & Provide Ideas With AI
1. In the entries box, click on ‘Idea Generation’ and type in what you would like ideas for alongside the number of results up to a maximum of 16. Then click on ‘Generate’
2. After a short period of thinking time, the wheel will populate automatically with some ideas.
3. If you encounter any error messages, then please refresh the page.
Here’s a video on how to do this…
Changing The Colour Of The Wheel Segments
1. To change the colour of the wheel slices, first click on ‘More Settings’.
2. Select the colour you would like to change and then pick your new colour. Once decided, press the OK button.
Here’s a video to show this…
Adding A Background Image To The Wheel
1. First click on ‘More Settings’
2. Click on Upload Image and select the image you would like.
3. Ensure the ‘Use Image Background’ tab is on.
Changing The Win Message On The Wheel
Depending on what you are using the Names on Wheel Spinner for, you may want to change the pop-up message that appears when a name is picked. If so, follow these steps…
1. Click on ‘More Settings’.
2. Click on the text entry box under the title ‘ Popup win message’.
3. Type in the message you would like to show.
Here’s a video to show this…
Changing The Total Spin Time & Speed Of The Wheel
In some circumstances, you may want to adjust the length of the total spin of the wheel or even let it spin very slowly. Here’s how to do this…
1. To the right of the wheel on desktop or below the wheel on smaller screens look for the settings box.
2. Adjust the spin time lever to vary the spin length between 1 and 60 seconds.
3. For a super slow spin, toggle the on switch.
Here’s a video on how to do this…
Adjusting The Volume & Effects On The Wheel
By default, the wheel makes a ticking sound when spun and also offers a round of applause and confetti when the winning name is chosen. These can be adjusted and turned on/off if needed. Here’s how to do this…
1. To the right of the wheel on desktop or below the wheel on smaller screens look for the settings box.
2. To adjust the volume, look for the Volume slider and turn it up or down. If you select 0% then there will be no sound.
3. On the same settings box, there are tabs to turn on and off the applause and confetti options.
Here’s a video on how to do this…
Removing Winning Names & Keeping Tabs On Those Picked
In some circumstances, you may want to remove the names that have been picked on the wheel. You also may wish to keep a tab on those that have already been picked. You can do this as follows…
1, To remove a winner from the wheel, when the popup announcement appears, click on the ‘Remove From Wheel’ button
2. To see the previous winners, click on the results tab situated on top of the entries box.
Take a look at this video on how to do this…
Hiding The Settings Box
In some situations, you may want to hide the settings boxes for a simplified display. Here’s how…
1. Above the settings boxes there is an icon with an image of an eye.
2. Click on this icon to toggle the settings display.
Take a look at this video on how to do this…
If you have any suggestions for additional features, please contact us and let us know.
You may also want to check out our yes or wheel spinner.