how to you use WordArt on Microsoft Word?

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Answer 1

The following is from a Word class that I teach. Unfortunately, the illustrations are missing.

Let’s create some text that has some shape to it, not unlike the words just above here (not shown). The heading at the top of the first page of this document would be another example of what Word calls “WORDART”. With WordArt, you can create text that can be fitted into shapes, such as waves, arches, slants, circles and more. Besides colors, you can add shadows, a 3D effects and textures with WordArt then rotate it, stretch it, and manipulate it in several ways.
1. Open a new blank document by clicking the NEW BLANK DOCUMENT button on the standard toolbar (it looks like a blank piece of paper).
2. On the menu bar, click the INSERT menu and choose PICTURE from the list
3. From the resulting menu, click the WORDART option
4. Choose a basic WordArt concept from the WORDART GALLERY that pops up. Don’t worry if you don’t see exactly what you are looking for because you can modify any preset template to suit your needs.
5. Type your words into the EDIT WORDART TEXT box. You can type several lines if desired but, remember that simpler is usually better
6. Click the OK button when ready and the new WordArt will be placed on the page
7. Use the GRAB BARS (boxes on corners and sides)that surround the WordArt to stretch and form the words into the size and shape you want on your page.
8. On some WordArt shapes, you can use the yellow adjusters to alter the shape.
a. Remember: Double clicking on the WordArt will re-open the EDIT WORDART TEXT box.
By now, you should have some WordArt on the page. You can modify the WordArt at any time and apply any changes you like to it. To make changes easier and learn all of the options available, you should have the WordArt and drawing toolbars visible on the screen. To access these toolbars, click the VIEW menu at the top of the screen and move the mouse to the TOOLBARS menu. From the resulting menu, place a check in front of WORDART and DRAWING if they are not already checked. From these two toolbars, you can add, remove or adjust the features of WordArt.
Once WordArt is created, Word treats it as if it were a graphic (photo or drawing). Because of this, Word’s spell checking will not correct any mistyped words that appear in your WordArt, so be sure to check your own spelling.
To make WordArt text behave well when inserted amongst normal word processor words, you’ll need to format the layout. When text and graphics (WordArt, pictures, etc.) exist on a page together, there’s several ways they can be situated. The ugliest and most basic is “in line” with the text. In line graphics act like giant letters that take up lots of space. The neat way for text and graphics to appear is to have the text wrap (or flow) smoothly around the image just as these words are wrapped around the image shown here. There are several ways to control the text wrapping and the image above shows some of them.
To access the feature that allows you to control the way text and graphics coexist on a page, right-click the mouse on the object and select the ‘Format WordArt’ or ‘Format Picture’ option. Next, select the ‘Layout’ tab at the top of the box. You’ll find the same controls that are shown above. In the lower right corner is an ‘Advanced’ button that will reveal even more options under the ‘Text Wrapping’ tab at the top. Options such as ‘Left Only’, ‘Right Only’ or ‘Largest Only’ will force the text to the desired side of the image.
WordArt can have special effects added to it. Besides simply changing the color of the WordArt, you can fill effects, such as color blends (called gradients), or textures like, sand or wrinkled paper, or you could even use a photograph as a WordArt background. Photo backgrounds will look like the letters are cut out and you can see something else behind them.
WordArt can also appear to be floating above the paper by adding a shadow affect. By adding a 3-D effect, WordArt can appear as if carved out of solid blocks.
As with many options available in Word, these effects are almost infinitely variable. For example:
· Shadows can take several different forms
· Shadow colors are adjustable
· 3-D objects can be rotated to nearly any angle
· 3-D depth can be modified
· 3-D lighting angles can be adjusted
· The thickness and color of outlines are adjustable

Answer 2

You can also:

Open a new Word Document
click the Drawing button on the Standard Toolbar
you will get the Drawing toolbar across the bottom of the screen.

The Wordart button is accessible there.
click the Wordart button to get the Wordart Gallery dialog box
click to select a style, click o.k.
type your word(s) - click o.k. - do not end with a Return
you will see your text

you will get the Wordart Toolbar
experiment with it
change color of the fill and lines, the shape, etc

Familiarize yourself with the rest of the buttons on the Drawing toolbar. You can do almost anything.
click a line. Drag it. You get a wavy line.
Shift-Drag for a perfectly straight line.

click the oval. Drag an oval.
Shift-Drag for a circle.
double-click to select. Drag a sizing handle to resize.

Align several graphics
rotate

right-click on Wordart or a graphic to format it

Have fun!

Answer 3

Click the "Insert" menu. Then go to Picture > Wordart.

Answer 4

Insert your WordArt by going to the insert tab. Then you'll see a "Drawing Tools, Format" tab. In there, go to "WordArt Styles" section and click on "Text Effects". Open the menu "Transform". There, you'll find the Chevron Up transform effect. Hope this helps!