WordArt manipulation

[Guest]

I can create WordArt. Sometimes it has squares in the corners, sometimes it has circles in the corners. Circles indicate more ability to manipulate. Why the difference?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

This visual code applies to all graphics in Word. The black squares indicate
that the graphic is "In Line With Text" (in the text layer). That means it
will behave like a giant font character. Although you can drag and drop it
just as you would a block of text, you can't put it anywhere that there
isn't text already, and you can't drag it outside the margins.

A graphic with white circles is in the drawing layer ("wrapped" or
"floating"), which means that you can put it anywhere on the page and wrap
text around it or put text on top of it or behind it.

When you select a graphic and get the Picture toolbar, there is a Text
Wrapping menu (button with the dog icon) that lists the various wrapping
options. The WordArt toolbar also has this button.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

I can create WordArt. Sometimes it has squares in the corners, sometimes

it has circles in the corners. Circles indicate more ability to manipulate.
Why the difference?

 

[Guest]

Thank you for that explanation. Now, what are the different steps to create the "in line" versus the "floating" WordArt? Also, when I select "in line", the text wrapping options appear "greyed". Is there a way to change "in line" to "floating"?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

In Word versions before 2000 (maybe 2002), WordArt was always "floating" (it
could not be inline). In 2002/2003 inline became the default (as it is for
many other graphics, but not for AutoShapes, which I consider inconsistent).
If you have a version in which text wrapping is permitted, you should be
able to select a different option. If you have a version in which you don't
have the Text Wrapping menu but instead have a "Float over text" check box
in a dialog, then you cannot make WordArt inline.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

Thank you for that explanation. Now, what are the different steps to

create the "in line" versus the "floating" WordArt? Also, when I select "in
line", the text wrapping options appear "greyed". Is there a way to change
"in line" to "floating"?