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
    2011-08-12T14:33:11+00:00

    I used to be able to stretch the words in Word Art by simply clicking on the corners and "stretching" the box.  The words inside would stretch with it.  Now, the word size stays the same, only the box stretches.  This doesn't help a lot when you are using WA to label things, etc.  Am I not seeing the correct tool to stretch the word with the box, or is that option now gone also?

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  3. Suzanne S Barnhill 279.2K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2011-08-12T15:28:28+00:00

    I believe if you apply any of the Transform effects (under Text Effects in the WordArt Styles group of the contextual Drawing Tools | Format tab), then you can stretch the WordArt object as before.

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-09-02T15:56:12+00:00

    No, this is no longer an option.  In the 2010 version, that I have, I click on Insert, then Word Art, and all I get are rows of A with various colors and shadows.  It is nothing like the previous versions of Word Art.  :(

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