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
    2012-01-25T15:18:39+00:00

    Thanks this was what I needed.  Took a moment to find the Transform option but once I did magic.

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-02-15T13:40:43+00:00

    So. . . changing the subject slightly:

    I am new to Word 2010 (starting yesterday). I had to change because docs created by others in WORD 2010 came to me (Word 2003) with table margins and formatting all trashed and they reverted to trash after I spend hours fixing them.  TERIBLE COMPATIBILTY.

    Now a simple question.  Where is the mutilple art selector tool (that used to look like a fat arrow)?   Its nice that you can manipulate an object after a mouse-over but how do you select a bunch?

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  3. Charles Kenyon 170.8K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2012-02-15T14:35:35+00:00

    Note: You’ve posted your question or problem in response to a question that has already been marked as “answered” by the original poster. Doing this means you will not get as good a response as you would if you started a new question.

    The reason for this is that people answering these questions look for ones that haven’t already been marked as having been answered. Also, when you ask your own question you give information about the version of Word and your operating system that can make a difference in the answer. That said,

    You can select multiple objects using Shift+Click or Ctrl+Click for each additional one.

    There was a lasso pointer in Word 97-2003 for selecting multiple objects that is not present in Word 2007-2010. Many users have pointed this out as a bug.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-02-15T15:34:33+00:00

    Thanks for all of your answers.  I am resigned to the fact that my productivity and satisfaction with MS Office products will never be what it once was.

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