Old Style Word Art in Word 2010?

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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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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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2013-10-09T15:54:52+00:00

Some time ago, I don't remember when, I prepared a web tips page on this topic. I must have forgot to post the link: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word\_tip\_pages/classic\_wordart\_in\_word2010\_2013\_documents.html
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Charles Kenyon 170.8K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator

2013-10-09T19:24:40+00:00

Yes, you can, even without saving to the Word 2003 format. You can download a free, macro-free Add-In that does this at Legacy WordArt Add-In for 2010-2013.

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It is not the same in that the is not a 4x4 gallery, but it does have all of the classic patterns ready to insert. In Docx formatted documents, you then have to right-click and edit the text. The above shows the new WordArt dropdown in the same document as the custom gallery.
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