GROUP MEMBER OF WORD ART

NO	NAMES	REG NUMBER
1	PILLA        ELAI,P.	TEKU/BAED/HK/11845
2	NTENGA         ABIL	TEKU/BAED/GE/10712
3	MWANGOKA      HAPPY	TEKU/BAED/HK/11798
4	TEMBO         GEORGE,G.	TEKU/BAED/HG/11545
5	MWANKUSYE     JONAS	TEKU/BAED/GE/11103
6	MWILONGO   MESHACK	TEKU/BAED/GE/11104
7	KIOZYA    JOHN	TEKU/BAED/GE/1176
8	NYAGAWA    ERICK	TEKU/BAED/GE/11111
9	ALISTO          PALDON	TEKU/BAED/HK/111605
10	SANGA    FATUMA	TEKU/BAED/HE/111602

DEFINITION OF WORD ART

Word Art is a gallery of text styles that you can add to your publications to create decorative effects, such as shadowed or mirrored (reflected) text. You can use Word Art to add special text effects to your document. For example, you can stretch a title, skew text, make text fit a preset shape, or apply a gradient fill. This Word Art becomes an object that you can move or position in your document to add decoration or emphasis. You can modify or add to the text in an existing Word Art object whenever you want.

STAGES TO OPEN WORD ART

1   click start button after switching on your computer

2       click all programs

3.   Click Microsoft office

3        click Microsoft word

4        click insert

5        click word art

Word Art Tools tab

The Word Art Tools tab enables you to format the Word Art text and effects, arrange the Word Art in relation to other objects on the page, and change the size of the Word Art object.

diagram of word art tools 

Edit Text

To change the text in the Word Art object click on Edit Text and edit your text in the Edit

 Word Art Text box. 

 Spacing

Spacing enables you to adjust the space between characters in your Word Art by using one of the five pre-set formats and using or not using kerning pairs, very tight, normal, loose, very loose.

·Even Height

This selection will make all letters the same height, both upper and lower case.

 

Word Art Vertical Text

This tool toggles your Word Art between vertical and horizontal format.

Like this one,

Align Text

Here you can change the alignment of the text in the Word Art object. you can align the text center,light,left and justify.

Word Art Styles group

The Word Art Styles group enables you to change the style of your Word Art, change the color of the fill and lines, and change the shape of the Word Art object. You can preview each of these effects by hovering your mouse cursor over the selection and Publisher will preview the selection in your Publication.

Word Art Styles

Select the style you want from the gallery, to see all the available styles.

Shape Fill

You can change the color that fills your Word Art text. You can also replace the fill with a picture and adjust the gradient, texture, and pattern of the fill.

diagram of shape fill

In the Shape Styles group, click Shape Fill, and do one of the following:

·         To use a color that you have used recently, click one of the colors that is displayed.

·         To see more color choices, click More Fill Colors, and then select the color that you want.

·         To use a color from anywhere in your workspace, click Sample Fill Color and then click the eyedropper on the color you want to use.

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You can change the color of the outline of your Word Art text. You can also change the weight of the outline, make the outline dashed, or use a pattern.

In the Shape Styles group, click Shape Outline, and do one of the following:

·         To use a color that you have used recently, click one of the colors that is displayed.

·         To see more color choices, click More Outline Colors, and then select the color that you want.

·         To adjust the Weight, Dashes, or Pattern of the outline, select the appropriate menu item.

Change Shape

Your Word Art text will follow a defined shape.

For example you can change the default straight shape to curve upwards by selecting the first Warp option from the gallery:

 Shadow Effects group

The Shadow Effects group enables you to format a shadow to your Word Art.

1.         Click Shadow Effects, and then select the effect you want from the gallery of shadow effect styles.

2.         To change the color of the shadow, select Shadow Color and select the color options you want.

3         To turn the shadow effect on and off, click the center button.

diagram shadow effects

 3-D Effects group

The 3-D Effects group gives you the ability to make your Word Art appear to be three-dimensional.

3-D Effects

You can apply a 3-D effect from a gallery of effects. You can also adjust the color, depth, direction, lighting, and surface of the effect. If you hover your mouse over the 3-D effect selection your Word Art will preview the effect.

Examples of 3-d effects

3-D effects gallery

Hover over the gallery selections to see the effect previewed on your Word Art. Click to select the effect. To remove all 3-D effects, click No 3-D Effect.

3-D Color

·         To use a color that you have used recently, click one of the colors that is displayed.

·         To see more color choices, click More 3-D Colors, and then select the color that you want.

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       Examples of 3-D color

Generally word art now days employ people in different artistic activities  such as designers, printings, and others

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