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Learn step-by-step how to insert and change Microsoft Word Art into your document pages. Word Art can be used for many things, mostly to decorate your document, invitation, envelopes, well anything you can think of.

Learn how to do a wide variety of adjustments to Word Art.

Word Office Helper What's on this page...
Insert Word Art
Resize your Microsoft Word Art Object
Moving a Word Art Object
Change the Word Art Object's Text
Change the Word Art Object's Style
Change the Shape of your Word Art Object
Change the Word Art Object's Fill and Line Colors

Change the Word Art Object's Fill and Line Colors

You can do all sorts of coloring to your Microsoft Word Art object. You can choose a solid color or some very cool Word Art Fill Effects.

Microsoft Word Art: Example 3

To change the Fill or Line color of a Microsoft Word Art object, follow these steps:

1. Click once on the WordArt object whose fill or line color you want to change.
   
2. From the WordArt toolbar, click on the Format WordArt button.
   
  Microsoft Word Art: Format WordArt button Format WordArt button (on the WordArt toolbar)
   
The Format WordArt dialog box appears. The tab that we are interested in are the Colors and Lines tab.
   
Use the Fill Color list box to color up your Word Art object.
 Microsoft Word Art : Format WordArt dialog box
   
3. Click on the drop-down arrow next to the color list option:

► Choose No Fill to remove any fill color from the WordArt object.

► You can choose a Solid Color to have the WordArt in one color.

► Click on More Colors to get to a bigger selection of solid colors.

► Click on Fill Effects to fill the WordArt object with a Gradient, Texture, Pattern or Picture.
   
Word Office Helper Q: Fill Effects?

With Fill Effects you can make your WordArt look much better than using just a solid color.

Choose Gradient to fill with a shading of two or more colors of you choice, with a Transparency setting and some very nice Shading Styles.

Choose Texture to fill with a very real-looking texture of your choice.

Choose Pattern to fill with a wide range of different patterns, you can even choose the color of the patterns.

P.S - It's definitely worth checking out!
   
4. Now for the line color.
   
Use the Line Color list box to change the color of the outline of the WordArt object.
 Microsoft Word Art: Format Word dialog box for Line color
   
  Click on the drop-down arrow next to the Lines color list option:

► Choose No Line to remove any line color from the WordArt object.

► You can choose a Solid Color to have the WordArt object's line in one color.

► Click on More Colors to get to a bigger selection of solid colors.

► Click on Patterned Lines to fill the Microsoft Word Art object's lines with a Pattern mixed in colors of your choice.
   
5. Once you're happy with your choices, click OK.

If If you're not happy, you can always go back and change it again, or just click Undo! (CTRL + Z)

Word Office Helper Q: Why is my color not showing correctly and sometimes comes out funny?

The difference is in the WordArt Gallery style that you chose.

Some Styles has a 3-D effect to it which makes the color changing a different story! - and a bit confusing!

Remove the 3-D effect from your WordArt object and notice the difference in color.

► On the Drawing toolbar, click the 3-D Style button.
► Click on 3-D Settings. (another toolbar appears)
► Click on the 3-D On/Off button.

Microsoft Word Art: 3-D Style button 3-D Style button
Microsoft Word Art: 3-D On/Off button 3-D On/Off button

This will turn the 3-D effect on or off from your WordArt object.
 
See also...
 
Insert WordArt | Resize WordArt | Move WordArt
 
Change WordArt's Text or Style or Shape
 
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