Old Style Word Art in Word 2010?

I asked this question, too. I had three very quick responses, all helpful, and I very much appreciate the time, effort, thought, and ingenuity of my respondents. Prompted by them, I have found what I think is a way to get Word Art on the Quick Access Toolbar. Of course, this could be an old dog’s tricking himself. Be warned.

 1. Right click on the quick-access tool-bar ribbon and then click on “Customize Quick Access Toolbar,” which goes to the page of options,

 Customize the Quick Access Tool Bar

 Choose Commands from:                                            Customize Quick Access Tool Bar

 2. Under “Choose Commands,” Click on arrow to the right of “Popular Commands” and then click on “All Commands.” Near the bottom of the new long list are seven “Word Art” Commands, with the option to “Add” (in the middle, between left and right lists) to the right list under “Customize Quick Access Tool Bar.” The one I Added is the one with the right-tilted capital A at the left of “WordArt Styles” (#5 of 9 “WordArt” entries).The icon turns up on the quick-access toolbar; click on it and one sees all the old, familiar samples of “WordArt” in multiple curves and colors. If I had time, I’d try all nine options, and you may have to.

 Good luck!

Tom

That tab is a called a contextual tab.  Like a the "Table Tools" tab, a contextual tab is only displayed on the ribbon when the selection is the type context.

This is what I have done. I pasted each of the Word2003 WordArt formats into a Word 2010 document.  I then defined a building block (I used the Custom1 galley and created a category named "WordArt") for each of the formats.  Then I added the Custom1 gallery to the QAT.  Inserting one of the 30 (classic) WordArt styles is now just a two clicks away.  As soon as I insert and select the building block, the contextual "WordArt" tab appears on the ribbon. 

Yes, unfortunately this backdoor method appears to have been "partially" closed in Word2013.  You can do as Jay mentions, but simply copying and pasting an older format WordArt in a Word2013 document no longer presents the "WordArt Tools" tab.

There is no easy way that I know. I agree, it is a shame that the functionality is there, but we can't access it easily. Something I read earlier today suggests that this "trick" may not work in 2013 (I have no way of testing).

I agree, the old wordart, and old color scheme had "snap" compared to the muddy grey drudgery they introduced in 2007.

There may be a cludge you could use. Hide an itsy-bitsy-teeny-tiny or all white 2003 Wordart in a header or footer of a new(?) template. Then you will be able to go into the header/footer and copy / paste the old Wordart into the body of your document.

To my way of thinking, Microsoft often complicates things while narrowing the options and reducing the utility and the esthetics. In any case, I found that when I copy-pasted a curved and 3D title into a Word 2010 text and then clicked on the title, a new Format tab appeared (to the right of Add-Ins) with "Word Art Tools" just above it. Clicking on Word Art Tools then displays a great ribbon with all the earlier options and possibly more. It's terrific, but I don't know how to bring in such a Format tab and make it permanent. Does anyone? This really solves most of the problems others besides me are having with the visible options. I couldn't find anything about this Format tab in Office 2010 Inside Out, either. Good luck to all concerned and distressed.

Cheers,

Tom