Creating Multimedia Student Tutorials

Caroline C. Bush

Grand Canyon University

TEC 539

July 6, 2011

WORDART IN POWERPOINT

How to insert and modify WordArt

Overview of WordArt

WordArt is a gallery of text styles that can be added to a PowerPoint presentation to create decorative effects. In WordArt, a title can be stretched, text can be made to fit into a preset shape, or used to apply a gradient fill. WordArt then becomes an object that can be moved around the document to add decoration or emphasis.

WordArt in PowerPoint

Adding WordArt. Sizing WordArt. Moving WordArt. Changing WordArt style.

Adding WordArt

1. Click on the Insert tab on the Ribbon. Then, click on WordArt.2. Browse through the selection of WordArt styles. Once you have decided on a style, click on it to select it.3. A text box will appear. Replace the words “Your Text Here”with the words you would like made into WordArt.4. Changes to the outline color and fill color can be made by using the Drawing Tools Format tab.5. To change the font or the font size, select the WordArt text and make Adjustments.

Sizing WordArt

1. You can change the size of the WordArt text box by clicking and dragging on one of the “handles” around the outside of the text box. Handles

2. To change the size of the WordArt, select the text you want to change and then use the Font Size menu.

Moving WordArt

1. Place the mouse pointer on the border of the text box.

2. Click and hold the left mouse button down.

3. With the left mouse button still held down, move the image.

4. Release the left mouse button.

Changing WordArt Style

To Change the Text:1. Select the text you would like to change.2. Use the Font group on the Home tab to change thetext.

To Change the WordArt Style:1. With the text box selected, click on the Drawing Tools Format tab.2. In the WordArt Styles group, click on the Morecommand beneath the scroll bar to the right ofthe styles. This will open up the full menu ofavailable styles.3. Floating your mouse pointer over any one of theselections will allow you to preview the style onyour WordArt.

Text Effects

Changing WordArt Style

To Change the Text Color:1. With the Drawing Tools Format tab selected, use the Text Fill and Text Outline commands to make the desired color changes to the inside or outline of your WordArt.2. Floating your mouse pointer over the various options will allow you to preview any change before you make it.

To Change the Text Shape:1. To change the shape of your WordArt, click on the Text Effects command.2. Use the menu choices to add 3-D effects to your WordArt.

References

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/add-change-or-delete-wordart-HP010079386.aspx#BM13

http://www.clpgh.org/locations/pccenter/helpsheets/Office2007/PowerPoint/UsingWordArtinPowerPoint2007.pdf