3D Text with Microsoft Word Art

In this tutorial, you'll see how to use the more advanced features. We'll create something like this:

To start, click the Word Art icon on your drawing toolbar and select the first one. Click OK, and type some text. Click OK again and the text is added to the page:

To add a bit of colour, click the Format WordArt icon on the toolbar. Or right click your Word Art and select Format WordArt from the menu:

When you get the Format dialogue box popping up, select the Colours and Lines tab, and choose a colour from the Fill section, as in the image below:

To turn the text into 3D Word Art, click the 3D icon on the Drawing toolbar:

From the popup box, select 3-D Settings:

When you click the 3-D Settings option, you'll get another toolbar on your page. This one:

This allows you to set various 3-D options. You can rotate the text, specify the depth, and add some light. We'll start with the depth setting, which is the 6th icon from the left. Click this icon to see a new menu:

Click inside the Custom box, and change yours to 12 points (the default is 36). With the depth added, the Word Art looks a bit messy. We can change the 3D colour, to make the text stand out a bit more.

Click the 3-D colour icon on the toolbar, which is the final one. But click on the black arrow, as in the image below:

Either choose a colour from the list, or click the More 3-D Colors option at the bottom. When you have selected a colour, your 3-D text might look like this:

Not much left to do now!

To rotate your text, click the Tilt buttons on the 3-D toolbar:

You can tilt the text Up, Down, Left and Right. Experiment with the settings until you have your Word Art in a position you like.

As a final touch, add a spot of light:

When you're finished, your work might look something like this one:

Have fun!