Word is a powerful text editor that is integrated into Microsoft‘s office suite, Office . In fact, it could be said that for some time this has clearly been the leading proposal in the sector, so the program does not stop growing and evolving.
Of course, although we are talking about text editors, the truth is that Word is an application that goes much further in terms of available functions. How could it be otherwise, from here we can carry out a multitude of tasks of all kinds, not just write texts as such. It must be taken into account that the program also allows us to work with a multitude of additional elements that will be very useful in our day-to-day office automation program .
In this way, from the Insert menu we have the possibility to add to the documents all kinds of content such as photos, tables, graphics, screenshots, etc.
But along these lines we are going to focus on a specific element that will probably be very familiar to many of you. Specifically, we refer to WordArt , something that some veterans will surely remember from a few years ago. Well, it is worth mentioning that we can continue to use these design texts in Word , which surely makes many happy.
What is and how to access WordArt in Microsoft Word
First of all, the first thing we will tell you is that when we talk about WordArt, we are specifically referring to a feature that we can find included in the text editor . It allows us to work with the characters, numbers and words to assign them a more original and striking appearance and design. This is something that we used long ago independently to create original and striking texts, and that we now see in the Redmond editor.
For all this, what the functionality does is offer us the possibility of creating texts using various special effects. Among these we can opt for the use of special contours and textures among many other things. In the same way, we can create shadows in the texts, as well as bend, rotate or deform them to our liking. To give us an idea, here we are going to find up to 15 different predefined styles . Then we will only have to put a little ingenuity to customize them, so the possibilities are enormous.
For those of you who do not know, say that to take advantage of all this, the first thing we have to do is open Word in a conventional way. Once in its main interface, we go to the tab called Insert, and on the right side of the options that we are offered we find Insert WordArt.
How to start using WordArt in the text editor
Once we know how to access the functionality as such, as soon as we go to that menu option we will immediately see all the possibilities that it presents us. Therefore, here we are going to find 15 samples in the form of icons with the letter A so that we can choose the one that best suits our needs.
It is worth mentioning, something that we are going to verify first-hand, that the texts that we create with this function are not treated as conventional Word texts . Specifically, we are going to have to work with them more as an image than as a text, at least in view of Word and the way to configure it. Thus, once we have selected the sample we want to use, a series of new options will appear in the main menu of Word. Specifically, we find a tab that appears and from which we will have the possibility to customize this element that we are going to create.
As we can see, the first thing that is created is a box that houses the text that we want to add, with the style selected before. In addition, this is a box that, as with images, we can move, stretch or resize from its corners. This will help us to make the area larger to continue adding more characters.
Available functions for customizing WordArt
As we mentioned before, we have a wide variety of functions that will allow us to fully customize the texts we create here. Therefore, we are going to describe each of them so that you can get an idea of the possibilities that this useful functionality presents us.
Frames and padding
Starting from the left of the new Format menu that we find when marking the WordArt box, we find the possibility of framing or filling the designed text. Although at first we only see three samples, we must move with the small arrows that appear to the right of this section. This way we will see all the colors that we can choose from to fill or frame the work with WordArt. We also have an arrow to see them all at the same time.
Shape fill and outline
As its name suggests, in the Shape Fill parameter, we can specify a specific tonality for the box that houses the WordArt text. It should be noted that from here we will also have the possibility of adding gradients or even textures to the color we have chosen.
Say that in the Contour section of shape we can also customize the tonality, but in this case of the frame that surrounds the text if we choose one previously.
Shape effects
On the other hand we find the section called Shape Effects, which may be one of the most striking for this design. We tell you this because from this section we will have the possibility of integrating a series of attractive effects to the WordArt design that we are creating at this time. For all this we have a multitude of effects related to shading, lighting, edge smoothing, adding a bevel , even a 3D look.
Fill, outline, and text effects
As we have seen in the parameters described above, Word presents us with a good number of elements to customize the box that houses the text. But of course, just as important in this case, or more, is the text as such. That is why in the same way the Microsoft program presents us with three other customizable options that will allow us to adapt the characters of our WordArt to what we need.
We will find all this in the section called WordArt Styles, where we can change the style chosen at the beginning, and much more. Thus, as in the previous case with the shape parameters, here we can modify the fill of the text, its outline or add an effect. For this we will have three other drop-down lists that, in a simple way, will allow us to modify these visual aspects of the design .
Adapt the WorArt to the Word document
As it may happen to you on many occasions, when integrating a new element of this type in Word, we will do it while working on a normal text document. Therefore we might think that it will be a bit complicated to adapt this table added with WordArt, to the whole document . But in reality it is not like that, since we found some other functions that will be very helpful in this.
In this way we can place the new design in the foreground, or place it behind the original text of the document itself. We can also rotate or adjust it to the page. All these options are found in the Organize section. In this way and being a bit creative, we will ensure that the WordArt does not clash at all with the rest of the work we are carrying out.
