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. Anonymous
    2012-01-01T16:47:30+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.

    Herb Tyson Microsoft Word MVP Herb Tyson Word Bible Blog

    You are fantastic!!!! I do scrapbooking and used the 2003 WordArt to write stories and headings for each page.  LOVE YOU!  Solved my problem 100% by saving the document in Microsoft Word 2003.  AWESOME!!!

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  2. Jay Freedman 208.2K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2011-10-17T21:36:43+00:00

    It appears you missed the last bit of Herb's instruction. When you click the Text Effects button (on the Drawing Tools ribbon, not the Home ribbon), hover over the Transform item at the bottom of the menu. The gallery that appears contains most (I think all) of the shapes that Word 2003 WordArt offered.

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-10-17T21:32:25+00:00

    Barb, it does if you are looking at the right one.  We are not talking about the one on the Home tab. It is the one on the (Wordart) Drawing Tools Format contextual tab / WordArt Styles group. Under Text Effects, pick the last option, Transform.  That will give you the the curved shapes from 2003, and more. If you want the funky wordart colors there are instructions for doing that earlier in this discussion.

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-10-17T19:15:53+00:00

    Text effects does not let you use the different Word Art shapes like there are in Word 2003.

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