How To Use Word Art

WordArt is a quick style to make text stand out with special furnishings. You begin by picking a WordArt style from the WordArt gallery on the Insert tab, and then customize the text as you wish.

An example of WordArt that says "Happy Birthday" that is curved text.

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Click Insert > WordArt, and choice the WordArt fashion you lot want.

In the WordArt gallery, the letter of the alphabet A represents the different designs that are applied to all text you lot type.

Note:The WordArt icon is located in the Text grouping, and it may appear unlike depending on the program you're using and the size of your screen. Look for ane of these icons:
The placeholder text "Your text here" appears, with the text highlighted.

Enter your own text to replace the placeholder text.

Tips:

You lot can enter entire sentences, and even paragraphs, every bit WordArt. (You may accept to modify the font size for longer text.) And in Give-and-take, you can besides convert existing text to WordArt in Word.
You tin can include symbols every bit WordArt text. Click the location for the symbol, and on the Insert tab, click Symbol, and selection the symbol you want.

Do more things with WordArt

Select a heading below to open it and run into the detailed instructions.

You might take tried using shape styles to alter the shape of WordArt and so were puzzled that the text didn't change. Use the text options in the WordArt Styles group instead. Shape styles and effects apply to the box and groundwork surrounding your WordArt, not to the WordArt text. And so, to add effects to your WordArt, such as shadows, rotation, curves, and fill and outline colors, you utilise the options in the WordArt Styles grouping, including Text Fill, Text Outline, and Text Effects.

WordArt Styles group

Annotation:Depending on your screen size, yous might only meet the icons for WordArt Styles.

WordArt Styles group showing icons only

Select the WordArt text or messages to modify.

The Drawing Tools Format tab appears.
On the Drawing Tools Format tab, click Text Fill or Text Outline, and pick the color you desire.
Click outside of your text box to encounter the effect.

In this case, a low-cal blue text fill and a ruddy text outline were applied.

Yous can bend text around a circular object.

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Select the WordArt text or letters to change.

The Cartoon Tools Format tab appears.
To create a curved effect, on the Drawing Tools Format tab, click Text Effects >Transform and choice the one you desire.

Important:The Text Effects menu is not the aforementioned every bit the Shape Effects menu. If you don't see Transform at the bottom of the menu, make sure you lot've clicked the Text Effects carte.

In this instance, the first curved transform effect is selected.
Click outside of your text box to see the effect.

Use the Text Furnishings menu to create other effects, such as shadow, reflection, glow, bevels, and 3-D rotation. This example shows WordArt with a curved transform upshot and a shadow practical.

To rotate WordArt text to any angle, select information technology, and so drag the circular rotation handle at the tiptop of the box.
To flip WordArt or rotate it 90 degrees, click the Cartoon Tools Format tab, click Rotate in the Arrange group, and so select an option.

To alter the font size or fashion of your WordArt text:

Select the WordArt text or messages to alter.
On the Home tab, select options in the Font group, such as font manner, font size, or underline.

In your Word certificate, select the text to convert to WordArt.
On the Insert tab, click WordArt, and then pick the WordArt you want.

Double-click the WordArt that you lot want to remove, then printing Delete.

Insert WordArt

Click where y'all desire to insert decorative text in a document.
On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click WordArt.
Click any WordArt style, and start to type.

Do more things with WordArt

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Click anywhere in the WordArt text that you want to alter.
Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, click any choice.

For example, yous can change the direction of the WordArt text by clicking Text Direction in the Text group and choosing a new direction for the text.

Double-click the WordArt that you want to remove, and and so press Delete.

Add WordArt

Excel

On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click WordArt, and and then click the WordArt manner that you want.
Enter your text.
- You tin add together a fill or effect to a shape or text box as well as the text in the WordArt.
- If you have a chart in your 2007 Office release document, you can replace the nautical chart title with WordArt to give the title additional emphasis.

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On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click WordArt, and then click the WordArt manner that you want.
Blazon your text in the Text box.

You tin add a fill or effect to a shape or text box as well every bit the text in the WordArt.

PowerPoint

On the Insert tab, in the Text grouping, click WordArt, so click the WordArt style that yous want.
Enter your text.
- You can add a fill or event to a shape or text box besides every bit the text in the WordArt.
- If yous have a chart in your 2007 Function release document, you can supersede the chart title with WordArt to give the title additional emphasis.

Publisher

On the Objectstoolbar, click Insert WordArt .
In the WordArt Gallery, click the WordArt that yous want, and then click OK.
Type your text in the Text box.

If you want to change the text in the WordArt, double-click the WordArt that you desire to change, and then type the new text in the Text box.

Word

On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click WordArt, and so click the WordArt style that y'all want.
Blazon your text in the Text box.

You tin add together a fill or consequence to a shape or text boxas well as the text in the WordArt.

Exercise more things with WordArt

Select a heading below to open it and meet the detailed instructions.

Excel

Exercise one or more than of the post-obit:

To alter the text, select it, and and then make the changes that y'all want.
To change the font, meet Change the font or font size in Excel or Change the color of text in a worksheet.
To add an consequence to WordArt, see Add or delete a fill, outline, or effect for text or WordArt.
To rotate the WordArt, see Rotate or flip a pic, shape, text box, or WordArt in Excel 2007.
To resize the WordArt, see Change the size of a picture, shape, text box, or WordArt.
To align the WordArt, run across Align or arrange a picture, shape, text box, or WordArt.
To move the WordArt, see Move a picture, shape, text box, or WordArt.

For more information virtually selecting WordArt, see Select a shape or other object.

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Do one or more of the following:

To alter the text, select it, then make the changes that you want.
To change the font, see Modify the size or formatting of text.
To add an effect to WordArt, meet Add or delete a fill, outline, or effect for text or WordArt.
To rotate the WordArt, encounter Rotate or flip a picture, shape, text box, or WordArt in Outlook 2007.
To resize the WordArt, see Modify the size of a flick, shape, text box, or WordArt.
To align the WordArt, come across Marshal or arrange a flick, shape, text box, or WordArt.
To motility the WordArt, run across Move a picture, shape, text box, or WordArt.

For more information about selecting WordArt, see Select a shape or other object.

PowerPoint

Do one or more of the following:

To change the text, select it, and and then make the changes that you desire.
To add an effect to WordArt, see Add or delete a fill, outline, or consequence for text or WordArt.
To rotate the WordArt, encounter Rotate or flip a motion-picture show, shape, text box, or WordArt in PowerPoint 2007.
To resize the WordArt, see Alter the size of a picture, shape, text box, or WordArt.
To marshal the WordArt, see Align or adapt a picture, shape, text box, or WordArt.
To move the WordArt, come across Motion a motion picture, shape, text box, or WordArt.

For more data about selecting WordArt, see Select a shape or other object.

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Do ane or more of the following:

To modify the text, select it, and so make the changes that you want.
To modify the font, encounter Alter the font size or Modify the color of text.
To add an result to WordArt, see Add or delete a fill, outline, or result for text or WordArt.
To resize the WordArt, see Change the size of a picture, shape, text box, or WordArt.
To marshal the WordArt, see Align or arrange a picture, shape, text box, or WordArt.
To movement the WordArt, see Motility a picture, shape, text box, or WordArt.

For more information about selecting WordArt, see Select a shape or other object.

Word

Do one or more of the following:

To change the text, select it, and and so make the changes that you want.
To change the font, come across Change the font size.
To add an effect to WordArt, see Add or delete a fill, outline, or result for text or WordArt.
To rotate the WordArt, see Rotate or flip a picture, shape, or WordArt.
To resize the WordArt, run across Change the size of a flick, shape, text box, or WordArt.
To align the WordArt, come across Align or adjust a movie, shape, text box, or WordArt.
To move the WordArt, meet Move a picture, shape, text box, or WordArt.

For more information nearly selecting WordArt, see Select a shape or other object.

Excel

When you remove the WordArt style from your text, the text remains and changes to obviously text.

Select the WordArt text that you want to remove the WordArt way from.
Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the WordArt Styles grouping, click the More button , so click Clear WordArt.

To remove the WordArt mode from function of your text, select the text that you want to remove the WordArt fashion from, and so follow the steps to a higher place.

PowerPoint

When y'all remove the WordArt style from your text, the text remains and changes to patently text.

Select the WordArt text that yous desire to remove the WordArt style from.
Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the WordArt Styles grouping, click the More than button , and so click Articulate WordArt.

To remove the WordArt style from office of your text, select the text that you lot want to remove the WordArt manner from, and then follow the steps above.

Do the following for all programs listed in the Applies To at the top of the article.

Double-click the WordArt that yous want to remove to select it, and then press Delete.

In Role for Mac 2016 or afterwards, select the Insert tab on the Ribbon.

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In Office for Mac 2011, select Insert on the toolbar.
Select WordArt, and pick the WordArt style you lot want.

In the WordArt gallery, the alphabetic character A represents the dissimilar designs that are applied to all text you type.
Enter your text.

Tip:You lot can also include symbols as WordArt text. To practice so, click the location in your document for the symbol, and on the Insert tab, click Advanced Symbol, and selection the symbol y'all want.

Exercise more than things with WordArt

Select a heading below to open up it and see the detailed instructions.

To create curved or circular WordArt text, y'all add a Transform text effect.

Select the WordArt.

When you do that, the Shape Format tab appears.
Click Text Effects > Transform and option the effect you want.

To change the color of the WordArt text, y'all modify the Text Fill.

Select the WordArt text or messages to change.

When you lot do that, the Shape Format tab appears.
Click Text Fill up, and pick the colour yous want.

Tip:To modify the outline of the WordArt text, on the Shape Format tab, click Text Outline.

Select the text to convert to WordArt.
On the Insert tab, click WordArt, and then pick the WordArt style yous desire.

In Role for the spider web yous can see WordArt that's already in your document, presentation, or worksheet, but to add more than WordArt you need to open or edit the physician in the desktop version of Word, PowerPoint, or Excel.

In Office for the web, you lot can use the Font features on the Home tab to alter the font colour and size, and employ bolding, italics, or underlines to your text.

If you don't have the desktop version of Word or PowerPoint, you tin can try it or purchase information technology in the latest version of Office now.