If you need very precise control or are creating a complex combination of shapes and text, you’ll want to use a third-party drawing or graphics program to create the text around your shape and then copy …

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

Use WordArt to create decorative text and customize with effects, fonts, or fill and outline color.

Select the WordArt you want to change. Go to Shape Format or Drawing Tools Format > Text Effects. Select Transform, and then choose the effect you want. If you don't see Transform at the bottom of …

Describes that some characters missing or cut off when displayed on screen in Word. Resolutions are provided.

Rotate a text box, shape, WordArt, or a picture by dragging, setting an exact degree, or mirroring.

Visio does not support fitting a line of text to a curve. You can, however, create text that follows a curved path using WordArt in Word or PowerPoint. You can then copy and paste the WordArt into Visio. …

As you type text, Word and PowerPoint can automatically change straight quotation marks ( ' or " ) to curly quotation marks (also known as smart quotes or typographer's quotes).

For example, you can stretch a title, skew text, make text fit a preset shape, or apply a gradient fill. This WordArt becomes an object that you can move or position in your document to add decoration or …

In the Formatting section, make any formatting changes you want, such as font style, size, or color, alignment, line spacing, or indentation. Choose whether the style change applies to the current …