Some word art generators offer more elaborate styles for a small fee. You can decide if you are happy to use the free styles offered or want to pay a little more for a particular style.
You may be given a variety of word art styles, from text that flashes to text in an elaborate font or a bright color. Some generators require you to type in the text you want to make into word art. For example, you may type in “Happy Birthday” into the text field. You can then click on a style to see how the style looks on the text.
Click through the custom options for the text to select the ones you like. Have fun with the custom options and play around with different styles until you create a style that you like.
Look over the text once you have applied the word art. Make sure you are happy with it. If not, you can always switch to a different word art style in the gallery or adjust the custom word art style as you see fit.
You may choose a shape that reflects the intent of the word art. For example, if you are creating word art as a gift for a friend’s baby shower, you may choose a shape like a stork or a baby rattle for the word art cloud. You can also choose a shape that you like or that looks appealing to you. For example, you may choose a heart shape or an oval shape for the word art cloud.
This option will likely cost you, as you will be paying for the cost of printing the word art on the object or item plus shipping.
If you are using a newer version of a computer program like Microsoft Word, you can find the word art option in the Document Elements tab. Depending on the version you are using, word art may be called “Smartart” in Microsoft Word.
To add a color to fill in the text, use the Text Fill option. To add a colored outline to the text, use the Text Outline option. To add a curve or shadow to the text, use the Text Effects option.
You can also type out the text first, such as “Congratulations!”, then choose a word art style and highlight the text to apply the style. You can include symbols in the word art as well by clicking the Insert tab and then choosing a symbol to include in the word art.
You can also flip the word art or rotate it 90 degrees by clicking on the Drawing Tools Format tab. Then, click Rotate in the Arrange group and select an option. You can rotate the text right 90 degrees, rotate the text left 90 degrees, flip it vertically, flip is horizontally, as well as other options.
