Thanks for a quick reply. I use version 2003, not sure if this matters, in a
XP MCE ops sys. No matter what I do, the colors will not change.
I got around it by using the regular text box and manipulating the 'form'
options to change the appearance of the words. Seems all the formatting
options are readily available doing that approach.
But this really bugs me that I can't be creative with WordArt.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions or comments.