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# How to Use the Profanity Filter

> The profanity filter blocks swear words entered by participants across word clouds, open-ended, Q&A, and short answer quiz slides, plus name fields.

The profanity filter setting blocks swear words inputted by your participants at any point during your presentation.

This setting can filter profanities across **any slides in which participants have free range to type**, including:

* *Word clouds*
* *Open-ended* slides
* *Q\&A* slides
* *Short answer* quiz slides
* Any place in which participants can enter their names

With the profanity filter on, swear words will appear as a series of asterisks equal to the number of letters in the swear word.

There are **3 places** on the AhaSlides editor where you can toggle the profanity filter on or off:

1. In the **Settings** tab in the Edit screen.
2. Under **Other settings** in the **Content** tab of Open-Ended, Q\&A, Brainstorm, and Word Cloud slides — toggling the profanity filter on or off here **will take effect across all slides**.
3. While presenting, to turn on the profanity filter, you can click the **Menu** icon and select **Filter profanity**.

Currently, the profanity filter works with the vast majority of profanities in English. If you have noticed an error in the filter or would like to make a suggestion, please contact us at [hi@ahaslides.com](mailto:hi@ahaslides.com).

<Tip>
  You can also censor any quiz name submission on the lobby or leaderboard screen of a quiz, regardless of whether it's profanity or not. See [How to Censor Inappropriate Names on a Quiz](/presenting/how-to-censor-inappropriate-names-on-a-quiz) for a quick guide on how to do it.
</Tip>

## Have a question?

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## Related topics

- [Using Q&A to Gather Audience Questions in AhaSlides](/using-slide-types/using-qa.md)
- [How to Create and Use a Word Cloud Slide in AhaSlides](/using-slide-types/using-the-word-cloud-slide.md)
- [How to Censor Inappropriate Names on a Quiz](/presenting/how-to-censor-inappropriate-names-on-a-quiz.md)
- [How to Set Up and Use the Idea Board Slide in AhaSlides](/using-slide-types/how-to-use-the-idea-board-slide.md)
- [Using the Open Ended Slide for Free-Text Responses](/using-slide-types/using-the-open-ended-slide.md)