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WordArt for Bending, Spindling, and Mutilating Text

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  Allowing the shape to enlarge for text: You can allow the shape to enlarge and receive more text. Click the Shape Styles group button, and in the Text Box category of the Format Shape dialog box, select the Resize Shape to Fit Text option button.
  

Creating a WordArt image

Follow these steps to create a WordArt image:

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  On the Insert tab, click the WordArt button. A drop-down list with WordArt styles appears.
  
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  Select a WordArt style.
  
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  Enter the text for the image in the WordArt text box.
  

Editing a WordArt image

On the (Drawing Tools) Format tab, click the Edit Shape button, choose Change Shape, and then select a shape in the Shapes gallery. After the conversion, you usually have to enlarge the shape to accommodate the text. Usually, you have to wrestle with a WordArt image before it comes out right. Select the image, go to the (Drawing Tools) Format tab, and follow the steps:

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  Editing the words: Click in the WordArt text box and edit the text there.
  
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  Choosing a new WordArt style: Open the WordArt Styles gallery and select a style. Depending on the size of your screen and which program you’re working in, you may have to click the Quick Styles button first
  
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  Changing the letters’ colour: Click the Text Fill button and choose a colour on the drop- down list.
  
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  Changing the letters’ outline: Click the Text Outline button and make choices to change the letters’ outline.
  

Points to Remember

Welcome to MS Word 2010

Introducing the Word Screen

Easy description of the screen parts:

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  Word button: In the upper-left corner of the screen, the Word button offers a menu for restoring, moving, sizing, minimizing, maximizing, and closing the Word window.
  
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