Old Style Word Art in Word 2010?

Anonymous
2010-07-22T19:06:27+00:00

Could anyone tell me whether it is possible to insert Word Art similar to that in versions of MS Word from 2003 and before?  The Word Art in MS Word 2010 only seems to appear in straight lines, whereas I would sometimes prefer to have the writing in the style of a curved banner?  Have MS just removed this option, oram I looking in the wrong place? It just doesn't seem to be an option? Thanks. P.S, I know the text can be offset at an angle, but clicking on the small green circle, but I want the writing to curve?

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Anonymous
2010-07-23T01:15:17+00:00

Word 2010's WordArt is a bit more powerful than you suspect, I believe. Insert a WordArt object, then, in Drawing Tools - Format, look at Text Effects - Transform. Does that give you what you want?

If not, you can still get the old style. Save the file in Word 2003 format, and now when you choose Insert - WordArt, you'll see the legacy choices.

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  1. Suzanne S Barnhill 279.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2011-06-29T03:46:43+00:00

    Unfortunately, this is not true. You cannot change the Insert | WordArt feature just by changing the style set. What you can do is save the document in Word 97-2003 (*.doc) format, and then the WordArt is the old style.

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-06-21T06:00:57+00:00

    Hey,

    Thanks for that but I already knew that info and it isn't what I wanted to know. I wanted to know if the old word art is still possible to use. The old word art was in the 2007 and 2003 Microsoft Word. In the old wrod art you could have rainbow and gold and many more. You could change how it turned out and it was a lot better. Can you please help?

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-06-19T09:15:52+00:00

    OH THANK U SOOO MUCH!!! I HAVE BEEN TRYING LIKE CRAZY TO TRY TO FIGURE THAT OUT FOR A WEEK STRAIGHT! GOT SOOO FRUSTRATING, THEN U SAID TRANSFORM AND I GOT IT FINALLY! THANK U! :)

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  4. Anonymous
    2010-11-04T08:08:50+00:00

    The 2010 transform effect is what I was looking for. It is even more circular options than the "Change Shape" command available in compatibility mode.

    I also noticed that when I click on a "compatibility mode' wordart, the "WordArt Format conditional tab" is displayed. When I click on a 2010 "native" WordArt, the "Drawing Tools Format conditional tab" is displayed.

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