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In this tech tip,
I will show you how to make and modify Word Art.
Although word art isn’t the most professional looking, it is a vital
part to knowing how to use Microsoft Word. There are also some pretty
cool options that allow you to make Word Art look pretty spiffy.
First off, in order to make word art, you need text (the whole point of
Word Art is to turn normal text into a 3D, colorful heading), so just
type some text. I’m going to type ‘Word Art’ as a generic
heading.
After typing your
text that you want to be word art simply highlight the desired text and
click on the word art button at the bottom of your screen (under the draw
menu).
After you press the word art button (circled above), a window will appear
titled ‘Word Art Gallery’ (below). In this window you will
select the style of word art that you want for your text.
Note: if you do not have the word art button on your screen, you need
to go to view - toolbars - check ‘drawing’. Then the bar will
appear at the bottom of your screen.
In this window you need to select the style that you want your text to
be, then press ‘OK’. Now a box will appear that asks you what
you want the text to be, and what size you want it to be.
After clicking ‘OK’
your word art will appear in your document. Now you can move it around,
change its appearances, edit it, etc…
If you click on the little yellow diamond to the top left of the word
art, you can drag it around to change the shape of the word art.
By dragging it inward, you make the top of the word art skinnier, if you
drag it outward, you will make the top of the word art wider.
When
the word art is selected (single click on it), an edit box will appear
(seen above). In this box, you can make your word art look pretty neat.
As you can see, I’ve
edited the word art to make it look even cooler than before. I’ve
used various buttons on the ‘word art’ box to change it’s
colors, rotation, and angle of text.
Below, you can see
how I applied a texture. I clicked on ‘fill color’ then ‘fill
effects’. Then click on the ‘textures’ tab and you can
take any picture you have on your computer and apply it as a texture.
As you can see below,
I applied a picture of a cool drum set to fill as a texture inside the
letters of my word art.
Another button you can click is the ‘3-D’ or ‘Shadow’
buttons (in the rectangle in the above picture). These will also give
you more options to work with in your word art.
There are many buttons on the bottom ‘drawing’ toolbar that
can be used with word art. There are tilt buttons (change the angle of
your word art and make it look 3-D), there are lighting buttons, surface
buttons, and more.
It’s fun to
experiment with word art and see what you can come up with.
I hope you come up with some cool word art.
Enjoy!
--Mike, WebCrew--
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