can word art become part of or locked onto a photo?

[david1]

I would like to super-impose word art on or into photos, and then lock it to
the photo so that I can then use it as a single copy to documents.

 

[Ed Bennett]

I would like to super-impose word art on or into photos, and then lock it to
the photo so that I can then use it as a single copy to documents.

Select the two objects (with the aid of the Shift key), and group them
together (right-click > Group).