WordArt

By using WordArt you can turn your plain text into graphic object.


Insert WordArt

To Insert a WordArt into Your Document:

  1. Click Insert on the Menu bar. Choose Picture, WordArt.
  2. In the WordArt Gallery dialogue box, select a WordArt style.

    WordArt Gallery

  3. Click OK.
  4. Click the Font drop-down arrow to choose a font style.
  5. Click the Size drop-down arrow to choose a font size.

    Edit WordArt Text

  6. Click Bold Button and/or Italic Button button if necessary.
  7. Enter the text for your word art in the Text box.

    Edit WordArt Text

  8. Click OK.


Select WordArt

Click on the WordArt to select it.

Once the WordArt is selected, the WordArt toolbar displays automatically. You can also click View on the Menu bar, choose Toolbars, and click to place a check mark beside WordArt to display the WordArt toolbar.

The following is a WordArt toolbar:

WordArt Toolbar

WordArt sample:

WordArt


Buttons, Features, and Functions of the WordArt Toolbar

Button Feature Function
Image Insert WordArt Inserts a new WordArt into a document
Image Edit Text Edits the text of a selected WordArt; It also allows you to change the font, font size, or apply bold or italic to WordArt
Image WordArt Gallery Allows you to choose a different style for the selected WordArt
Image Format WordArt Opens the Format WordArt dialog box
Image WordArt Shape Allows you to apply a WordArt shape to a selected WordArt
Image Free Rotate Allows you to rotate the WordArt
Image WordArt Same Letter Heights Matches the height of the lower case letters to the height of the upper case letters
Image WordArt Vertical Text Toggles the text between horizontal and vertical arrangement
Image WordArt Alignment Allows you to change the alignment of WordArt text
Image WordArt Character Spacing Controls the amount of spacing between the letters of the WordArt


Resize WordArt

  1. Click on the WordArt to select it.
  2. Click and drag the selection handle of the WordArt to resize the WordArt. (If you drag a side handle you will only resize that side. If you drag a corner handle you will resize in two directions at once.)

    WordArt
    Or

  3. Right click on the word art. Choose Format WordArt.
  4. In the Format WordArt dialogue box, click the Size tab.
  5. Enter the measurements in the Height and Width boxes.

    Format WordArt Dialog Box

  6. Click OK.


Move WordArt
  • Click to select the WordArt.
  • When the mouse pointer turns into a four-headed Four-headed Arrowarrow, click and drag to move the WordArt to the location you desire.


Delete WordArt
  • Select the WordArt you want to delete.
  • Hit the Delete key on your keyboard.


Deselect WordArt
  • Click anywhere outside the WordArt to deselect it.

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