Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007 Inside Out

Creating WordArt

The WordArt button on the Insert tab opens a palette containing a number of fancy text styles you can employ to create impressive logos and headings. After you click the effect you want in the palette, a new WordArt graphic object appears on the worksheet. You can then type your text and modify the WordArt object using controls on the Format tab under Drawing Tools; this tab appears on the Ribbon when you select the WordArt object, as shown in Figure 10-15.

Figure 10-15. Use the WordArt button to create stunning logos and headings.

Notice that in Figure 10-15, selected WordArt objects display the same handles as shapes, including ...