Hi there...

I have an odd query. I need to recreate the way some text is shown and I'm
not sure if Word can do it or not. I know this is something that can be
easily done in an image editing peice of software, but I've got over 100
usernames I'd like to do this to. I'm using the TrueType font "Ravia" and
want to surround each username with a thick outline. For an exact example of
what I mean, go to www.mrsmithmusic.com and look at the title of the page "Mr
Smith" with its blue text and white background.

Is there a way I can do this in word? The band is having a gig soon, and I
want to provide all members of the site with a badge so they can say "hi" and
spot each other in real life, as most only know one another by thier
usernames.

In addition, I'm happy to print these with a blue font and light blue
background, as I'm printing on white label paper, but would prefer to be as
close to the original as possible without wasting my toner, so is there also
a way of putting a futher thin outline on the white?

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

Ben

Check out Word Art. It may get you something you'll like. However, you'll
have to do each one individually. Once you have one done, save it as an
AutoText entry. Then modify it to another name, save it as an AutoText
entry, etc. That way you'll only have to do the formatting once and can save
all the names.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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Hi there...

I have an odd query. I need to recreate the way some text is shown and I'm
not sure if Word can do it or not. I know this is something that can be
easily done in an image editing peice of software, but I've got over 100
usernames I'd like to do this to. I'm using the TrueType font "Ravia" and
want to surround each username with a thick outline. For an exact example
of
what I mean, go to www.mrsmithmusic.com and look at the title of the page
"Mr
Smith" with its blue text and white background.

Is there a way I can do this in word? The band is having a gig soon, and I
want to provide all members of the site with a badge so they can say "hi"
and
spot each other in real life, as most only know one another by thier
usernames.

In addition, I'm happy to print these with a blue font and light blue
background, as I'm printing on white label paper, but would prefer to be
as
close to the original as possible without wasting my toner, so is there
also
a way of putting a futher thin outline on the white?

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

Ben