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On the Colors and Lines tab, click the dropdown arrow next toĬolors.

Click Format Word Art on the toolbar, and the Format Word Art dialog box will open. Select your Word Art by clicking on it, and notice that the Word Art toolbar appears. If you are using MS Word 2003 or a previous version, the steps are a bit different. Fill your Word Art background with a picture such as your company logo by clicking Picture, navigating to the graphic you want to use, and clicking Insert. Add or change textures by pointing to Texture and choosing one from the gallery or clicking on More Textures to make custom changes. Point to Gradient if you want to change the color variation, and then choose the background variation you want or click on More Gradients. If you want to change the background to a different color, click on More Fill Colors. Click the dropdown arrow next to Text Fill. On the Format tab of the ribbon, look under Drawing Tools for the Word Art Styles group. In MS Word 2007, click on your Word Art to select it. You can choose different background colors, add textures and patterns to the Word Art background, and even change your Word Art background from a plain old color to a distinctive picture. Each Word Art style has a default color or set of colors, but you are not obligated to keep these. Once your Word Art text is ready, click OK. You can also choose a different font and change the font size, if you choose.Īgain, you can go back and change these later, soĭon’t worry too much about those now. Click on the Word Art style from the gallery and click OK. Don’t worry if it is not exactly what you are seeking, as you will be able to alter it later. Once you have the Word Art dialog box open, select the Word Art style that is closest to the design you want.

(It looks like a slightly slanted “A.”) If you do not see the Drawing toolbar, point to Toolbars in the View menu and click on Drawing.Īnother way to get to the Word Art dialog is by going to the Insert menu, pointing to Picture and clicking on Word Art. Click the Word Art button on the Drawing toolbar. If you are using an earlier version of MS Word, there are a couple ways to insert Word Art. If you are using MS Word 2007, go to the Insert tab of the ribbon. You can use an existing Word document, or open a new blank one. To insert fun, fetching text, start by opening Microsoft Word. If you have never used Word Art, you are in for a treat. You can even change the background color for Word Art and tailor it to your MS Word document. You can even use Word Art in an otherwise typical Word document, drawing attention to a crucial or central word or phrase. You can make unique, snazzy letterhead by inserting Word Art into your header or footer. You can use Word Art to make brochures, flyers and other printed Word documents really pop. Word Art is a Microsoft Word feature that just does not receive the attention it deserves.
