Word Art?

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sf

Everything here looks well.... complicated. Is this a good
place to ask about WordArt?
 
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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

Hi SF,

Yes, this is the place.

Please respond to the newsgroups for the benefit of others who may be
interested.

Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
 
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sf

Hi SF,

Yes, this is the place.
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Good! I'm trying to design something using WordArt and I'm
having a couple of problems.

If you'd kindly take a look at the trademark on
www.hotwheels.com you'll see what I'm trying to do.

I'd like to make the words "Happy Birthday" curve like that.
I'm not interested in copying the colors, but I like the way
their letters get smaller around that curve. I'll also make
a circle with a name in it to complete the look.

Q: I see a Word Art shape which makes text diminsh to the
right, but nothing that would make it curve in the same
manner as the trademark. How would I do it?

TIA
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

If there is not a WordArt shape for it, you can't do it in WordArt. You need
a graphics app like CorelDraw or Illustrator.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
 
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sf

If there is not a WordArt shape for it, you can't do it in WordArt. You need
a graphics app like CorelDraw or Illustrator.
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Too bad! The birthday is tomorrow, so no time to research
now. I found a tutoriol on CorelDraw, but am mystified
about Illustrator... who makes it? Which is better idiot
proofed?
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

Adobe makes Illustrator. It's the preference of many graphic artists who use
Macs. It's possible it is more user-friendly than CorelDraw, but I doubt it.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
 
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sf

Adobe makes Illustrator. It's the preference of many graphic artists who use
Macs. It's possible it is more user-friendly than CorelDraw, but I doubt it.
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I read one review that says Corel Draw isn't as good as
Adobe Illustrator or Macromedia FreeHand. It says that I'd
also need 512MB of RAM for my computer if I want more than
two other programs to run at the same time.

Do the other two need 512MB of RAM too?

Can I use all of them on a Win98? How easy is it to buy an
older/used edition? I'm not going to be doing any web
design, which it looks like they are really meant for.

TIA
 
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