WordArt is a really fun tool that turns your text into art! To start the WordArt process, use one of the commands listed below. (If you already have text typed that you want to turn into WordArt, select it before using one of the commands.)

 

-          Click the WordArt button () on the drawing toolbar or on the WordArt toolbar.

-          Click the Insert menu, choose Picture, and choose WordArt.

 

When you perform one of those actions, the Word Art dialog will open:

 

 

You can click any WordArt style in this dialog and click OK to proceed to the next step, which looks like this:

 

 

If you had selected text before starting the WordArt process, your text will appear in the main part of this box. Otherwise, just type in your WordArt text here. (You can also change the font size and type, and add bold and italics using the menu at the top.)

 

Once your text is complete, click OK and it will be displayed in your document.

 

 

You can edit WordArt in a few ways. If you double-click on it, the Edit WordArt dialog (where we typed our text) will pop up, allowing you to change the text, font type, size, bold, and italics.

 

You can also right-click on WordArt and click Format WordArt. A modified version of the Format Picture dialog box will open; you can see a sample on the right.

 

The options in this box are limited to:

-          Colours and Lines: Colour and transparency of WordArt.

-          Size: Height, width, rotation, and scale.

-          Layout: Text wrapping and alignment, as well as advanced text wrapping and picture position options.

-          Web: Enter alternative text here. By default, the text of your WordArt will appear here. Changing the text here will not change your WordArt.

 

You can also format WordArt using the WordArt toolbar. Let’s go over that toolbar again.

 

 

Let’s take a look at each of these commands.

 

	Inserts WordArt.
	Opens the Edit WordArt dialog box so you can change the text or font of Wordart.
	Opens the WordArt Gallery so you can change your style.
	Opens the Format WordArt dialog box.
	Changes the shape of WordArt.
	Opens a menu so you can select a text wrapping style.
	Makes all letters in the selected WordArt the same height.
	Changes the text direction to vertical. (If the direction is already vertical, it will be changed to horizontal.)
	Opens a menu so you can select the alignment for WordArt.
	Opens a menu so you can select character spacing for WordArt.

 

Let’s look at some WordArt samples.