Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007, 2010, and 2013. If you are using an earlier version (Word 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Word, click here: Understanding WordArt.
WordArt is a program that allows you to treat text as a graphic. You can use the program to add special effects and flourishes to text, and then insert the text in your document. It is useful for creating special text elements such as logos, mastheads, or titles. Here's how you use WordArt in your document:
Figure 1. The WordArt Gallery.
After step 3 you should also have noticed the Format tab appear on the ribbon. This tab is available anytime a WordArt object is selected. It provides tools that you can use to change how your WordArt appears. To hide the Format tab on the ribbon, simply click a different place in your document, so that the WordArt object isn't selected.
You should also understand that any text you place into a WordArt object isn't strictly considered text. In other words, you cannot use Find and Replace to change what is in the WordArt object and those words aren't considered by other tools, such as when generating a word count. Instead, the text is considered a graphic object.
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2017-11-09 14:03:36
Peter Kirkpatrick
Is the last paragraph correct? I was curious, so I opened a blank file. I typed a word, and the Word count on the status bar showed 1. I then inserted a word as a Word Art object. The count is now 2. I edited the Word Art text by adding a second word, and the Word count increased to 3. So the Word art text is clearly being counted. But I don't know the details.
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