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Picker Wheel
- Spin the Wheel to Decide a Random Choice
Tutorial Updated: October 13rd, 2024
1. What
⭕️ Is Picker Wheel?
A stylish wheel spinner with various functions & customization. Just
enter inputs, spin the wheel and get your⭕️ random result.
In some situations, our brain
just can't make a decision, so why not let the wheel spinner making the⭕️ small
decision.
By just inserting your inputs and spin wheel, you will immediately get a
random result.
The wheel spinner will give⭕️ you the fairest result by using the advanced
algorithm behind it.
People often use the tool for raffles, teachings, remote events,
⭕️ and many other places.
Sections below explain the deep-dive of the Picker Wheel
features.
2. How to Use This Spinner?
Picker Wheel is⭕️ a fast and easy random picker in
only 3 main steps. Insert inputs, spin the wheel, and get the result.⭕️ It has many
features which make decision-solving fun.
Picker Wheel is very easy to use. Below are
the few steps for⭕️ using the spinner to pick a random choice.
Insert text or image
inputs. You can mix both of them. Insert the⭕️ text input one by one by clicking the +
button or return key from your device.
Insert the image input by⭕️ clicking the image
input button. Lists of inputs are displayed. You can still change the input's value,
change the position⭕️ of the entry, duplicate, hide the input or delete it. You can add
both text and image in each entry.⭕️ All these changes will reflect instantly on the
wheel spinner. Click the Spin button from the random wheel to start⭕️ spinning wheel.
Picker Wheel announces the choice selected where its pointer points at the end after
the wheel spin. Choose⭕️ one of the action modes for the choice selected. There are four
function buttons in the Inputs section. Hide inputs⭕️ section button - To hide the inputs
to the side, let everyone focus on the wheel. Shuffle button - Shuffle⭕️ all the entries
before going to spin the wheel. View/import inputs button - Add a list of text inputs
quicker.⭕️ You can also import by uploading a .csv Excel file. All your existing inputs
are also displayed and allowed for⭕️ copy-paste. More button - Many other functions such
as changing the title, enabling weight, etc.
Those are the basic simple steps⭕️ for using
the wheel spinner. Please continue to read on as there are still many great features
behind which you⭕️ may use.
3. Wheel Customization?
There are many customization or
configuration that you can apply to the wheel to suit your needs.
You⭕️ can do it at the
Tool Settings section (below the wheel section). This is where the Tool Settings is
located:⭕️ (Click it then it will expand)
These are the settings you can configure:
Spin
Behavior Spinning speed (lvl1 to lv10). Spinning duration⭕️ (1s to 30s). Enable manual
stop button. Random initial angle. Mystery spin (replace inputs on wheels with “?”)
Spin count
Confetti⭕️ & Sound Disable/Enable confetti. Sound on/off. Customize starting,
spinning, and ending sounds.
Tool Colors - Change the wheel colors with several⭕️ themes
provided.
Background Color - Change the background color of the whole
section.
Background Image - Add a background image at the⭕️ wheel section. (Premium
Users)
Spin Button - Customize your own spin button. (Premium Users)
Banner | Logo -
Adding your own logo⭕️ or banner. (Premium Users)
*Customize wheel with your own wheel
sounds, colors and background color. (Premium Users)
4. File Storage - How⭕️ to
Save/Open/Delete File?
By default for everyone, the inputs with the latest status will
be saved automatically in your browser's storage.⭕️ So, you can still access the same
data the next time when you visit again at the same browser. *Please⭕️ take note the data
might be lost if you clear the browser's history or when your browser's memory is
overloaded.
In⭕️ order to save more lists, you can save them to the Picker Wheel cloud
storage. This is only applicable to⭕️ logged-in users. It is free to sign up for an
account. Click the menu button (top right of the page)⭕️ and sign up.
For logged-in
users, you have more benefits for the file storage.
You can save more than 1 file.
(Free⭕️ Users - 15 Files available, Premium Users - Up to 100)
You can access your file
with any device anywhere anytime.
Feeling⭕️ peace of mind without worrying the data
loss.
There are two types of file in Picker Wheel which are "List" type⭕️ and "Share"
type.
List type - This is the file type you will see after saving your list of data.
This⭕️ is private and only you can open and edit.
Share type - Once you create a share
link from any private⭕️ List file, the file now becomes a Share file, it is
viewable/copyable by others, but only you have permission to⭕️ edit. The process of
converting a List file to a Share file is irreversible.
4.1. How to Save?
Once you have
done⭕️ preparing your data. Click the "File" button. Choose "Save List as..". Choose a
file to save then assign it with⭕️ a name. You may also replace the same type of old
file. It will save your data with their latest⭕️ statuses. You may tick "Include current
settings" to include your current tool settings e.g. tool colors. You can only choose
⭕️ "Save List as.." when want to save fresh data to a new file or replace another file.
You can see⭕️ the "Save" button available to click once you have a file saved before. The
"Save" button allows you to instantly⭕️ save the data to the current file.
4.2. How to
Open/Delete File?
Click the File button. Choose Open/Edit File.. button. For open:
⭕️ Choose a file to open. You can open and edit your "List" type and "Share" type of file
from here.⭕️ For delete: Choose a file to delete. You can delete the "List" type and
"Share" type of file from here.
5.⭕️ Share Wheel
Do you know that you can share your
random wheel with your existing inputs or customization with your friends⭕️ and family or
your audiences? See the steps below to learn how.
Click the share button from the
Picker Wheel site⭕️ (at the top right).
The system will automatically capture your inputs
(statuses are not included) and title to be included in⭕️ the share link. You can choose
to include "Settings" as well, where the sounds, colors and other settings will be
⭕️ included as well. People who open your share link will be in "Share View".
Under share
method, you will see:
Share as⭕️ Guest - Duplicates a new set of data based on what will
be included. The owner can't edit data once⭕️ created. No premium customization will be
included. Link deleted if 365 days unused or 60 days unopened for the first⭕️ time.
Share
from File - Make your file shareable. The owner can edit data later, the data is always
synced in⭕️ real-time. Premium customization will be included if have. The link is
permanent as long as the file exists. You can⭕️ choose to prevent the ads from showing on
the shared spinning wheel and show your banners instead.
View Only - People⭕️ can only
view and play the spinner wheel.
Can Copy - People can view, play and copy the
spinner.
Once done setup,⭕️ click the "Create Share Link" button. You will see a link is
produced. You may copy the link’s address or⭕️ click the copy button to share the Picker
Wheel with other people.
You may also share it directly through Facebook or⭕️ Twitter.
6.
Create New Wheel and Switch Wheel
There is a switch wheel button located at the header
bar (desktop version) or⭕️ inside the file button menu (mobile version).
Click the
"Create New Wheel" button to get a new empty default Picker Wheel.⭕️ You can produce up
to five wheels and switch back and forth among them. For example, you can design a
⭕️ wheel of names, a wheel of animals etc. *Please keep in mind that only the data from
the currently active⭕️ wheel is saved for the next visit. All wheels other than the
active wheel will be lost when you refresh⭕️ the page.
7. Modify Title Section
By writing
your own title, description and popup message your audiences know what the purpose of
⭕️ your spin wheel is.
You can change the title by clicking the More Button from the
Inputs section.
And write down the⭕️ texts for them.
The title and description will be
displayed at the top corner while the popup message will display when⭕️ the result is
announced as shown below.
8. Enable Weight
By default, every input is distributed
equally in portion size in a⭕️ randomizer wheel.
However, you can change this behavior by
enabling the weight.
You have one more weight field that can fill in⭕️ for each of your
inputs by enabling that.
All the weights assigned will be sum together and each input's
portion size⭕️ is drawn based on its weight out of the total weights.
The weight feature
can be enabled or disabled by clicking⭕️ More Button from the Inputs section.
9. View All
Results or Scores
After spinning wheel, in order to review all your result⭕️ or see all
the scores (accumulated by the counts), you can click the "Open All Results" button.
It
will show you⭕️ all the results that had let the wheel decide since the first wheel spin
of your current visit.
You can also⭕️ see the summary of the scores from your current
wheel input in descending order.
You can save results/score as image by⭕️ clicking the
download button.
10. Full Screen View
You can also enter or exit the full-screen view
by clicking the full-screen button.⭕️ (Available in a tablet and desktop device only)
By
entering full-screen view, it will enlarge the wheel picker size and the⭕️ inputs section
will be hidden.
You can still see your results or scores from the "Open All Results"
button.
11. Types of⭕️ Action Modes
You can insert whatever inputs which you wish to let
the spinner wheel decide for you. There are 3⭕️ modes that the users can choose to make
the right choice.
11.1. Normal Mode
It is a one-off random decision picker mode.⭕️ The
randomizer wheel will announce the result selected when the user clicks the done
button. The result selected will not⭕️ have any side effect e.g. hidden.
Use Case 1
This
can be used as a random name Picker Wheel in an event⭕️ where its behavior is like a
digital prize wheel. It will decide 1 winner among the list of candidates’ names⭕️ from a
contest after spinning the wheel. You can also use the wheel together with a countdown
timer to carry⭕️ out more interactive activities.
11.2. Elimination Mode
It picks a
random name alternately by eliminating the inputs one by one. The result⭕️ will be
temporarily removed from the wheel in the next round.
Use Case 2
This wheel of names
can be used in⭕️ a classroom when the teacher can call the students out to solve some
questions one by one without repeating the⭕️ same name.
11.3. Accumulation Mode
It is a
random decision accumulation mode. The count of each input selected is accumulated and
carried⭕️ forward to the next spin.
Use Case 3
This can be used to decide a meal to eat.
Instead of spinning the⭕️ wheel for only 1 time and decide what food to eat (The user
might get less convinced with a 1-time⭕️ result), this mode accumulates each of the
choices’ count after several spins to further convince you to make a decision.
12.
⭕️ Generate Result Certification
You can generate a certification for the result
generated. Then, you may download the cert as an image⭕️ or create a cert to share with
other people.
Then you have two ways to generate it.
At the moment the result⭕️ is
announced.
When you turn on to see the All Results.
13. Premium Personalized Plan
Are
you looking for
ad-free solution?
more file storage?
more customizations?
own
⭕️ logo/banner placement?
embed wheel customization?
support us?
You may consider to
upgrade to the Personalized plan.
14. Picker Wheel Family
Other than the main Picker
⭕️ Wheel, there are several specialized tools of Picker Wheel created as well.
If you are
looking for a tool to do⭕️ a random grouping, please check out our Random Team Generator.
Or, if you need a decision which is only about⭕️ yes or no, please check out our Yes or
No Wheel also. Or, if you specifically want to have random⭕️ number output, you can also
explore our Random Number Generator as well. Or, if you want to get a random⭕️ letter
output, we have the Random Letter Generator for you. We have the Random Country
Generator available if you wish⭕️ to acquire an output of a random country. We also have
the Random Date Generator if you want to choose⭕️ a random date output. Or, if you want
an image-based Picker Wheel, we have created the Random Image Generator. Other⭕️ than
these on-site tools, we also make an embedded Picker Wheel that you can embed on your
page. You may⭕️ refer to embed tutorial page to learn how to do that.
15. Save as an App
in Your Device
15.1. Desktop App
Open⭕️ the Picker Wheel using Chrome. Click the Settings
-> More Tools -> Create Shortcut...
Ensure you tick the "Open as window",⭕️ then click
create.
It is now installed in your desktop or laptop. You can access it anytime
without remember the URL⭕️ and going through the browser.
15.2. Smartphone App
Open the
Picker Wheel site using Safari (iOS) or Chrome (Android). Click the share⭕️ button (iOS)
or Settings button (Android) and click Add to Home Screen selection.
Install Picker
Wheel on iOS device
Install Picker Wheel⭕️ on Android device
It is now installed on your
device.
