Creating WordArt

WordArt is a tool that allows you to apply interesting effects such as curves or 3-D effects to any text. WordArt is best used to call attention to an important, short phrase, such as "Free!" or "All New," because the distortions of WordArt designs can make longer phrases hard to read. You first insert a WordArt placeholder, enter text into it, and then apply various effects to it.

Insert WordArt

  1. Click the Insert tab.

  2. Click the WordArt button.

  3. Click a WordArt style.

  4. Type your text in the placeholder.

    Insert WordArt

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    You can also select typed text in your presentation and then follow the steps to insert WordArt. In that case, the WordArt placeholder appears with the selected text already displayed in it.

  5. Click outside the placeholder to view the WordArt.

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Tip

Tip

You can resize WordArt easily by clicking on a handle around the edges and dragging out or in. To keep the object’s original proportions, be sure to drag on a corner handle only.

Apply Effects to WordArt

  1. Click the WordArt object to select it.

  2. Click the Drawing Tools, Format tab.

  3. Click the Shape Effects button.

    Apply Effects to WordArt

    Tip

    Tip

    In previous versions of PowerPoint, you chose one set of effects such as shape, 3-D perspective, and colors to apply to your WordArt. In PowerPoint 2007, WordArt offers more powerful design tools, although you have to apply various effects individually. You can use the Shape Effects, Shape Outline, and Shape Fill tools on the Drawing Tools, Format tab to individually apply these effects. You can also use the QuickStyles gallery to choose preset combinations of effects.

  4. Move your mouse over a category and another drop-down gallery appears.

  5. Move your mouse over various effects, and they are previewed on your WordArt object.

  6. Click an effect, and it’s applied to the WordArt. You can apply multiple categories of effects.

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