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How do I make text wrap a shape
My kid needs to write a poem that is in the shape of a Christmas Tree. The
poem is 13 words, and it needs to follow the outline of a tree. Not as fill, but follow the lines. How do I make Word do this? I figured out how to use text boxes, but that seems very clumsy, and isn't coming out that good. Thanks! |
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How do I make text wrap a shape
Word doesn't have any built-in way to do this. Your best bet is to freehand
a Christmas tree shape (what that is is up to you--anything from a simple triangle to something more elaborate) using the drawing tools, then center the text in Word and insert line breaks (Shift+Enter) as needed to conform to the shape, which can be deleted when you're done. If you have good visual skills, you can imagine the Christmas tree shape as you type. But isn't it a bit late for Christmas tree shapes? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "FF/PM" wrote in message ... My kid needs to write a poem that is in the shape of a Christmas Tree. The poem is 13 words, and it needs to follow the outline of a tree. Not as fill, but follow the lines. How do I make Word do this? I figured out how to use text boxes, but that seems very clumsy, and isn't coming out that good. Thanks! |
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How do I make text wrap a shape
Thanks!
Yeah, weird... but it's for a "What I Got for Chrismtas" thing. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Word doesn't have any built-in way to do this. Your best bet is to freehand a Christmas tree shape (what that is is up to you--anything from a simple triangle to something more elaborate) using the drawing tools, then center the text in Word and insert line breaks (Shift+Enter) as needed to conform to the shape, which can be deleted when you're done. If you have good visual skills, you can imagine the Christmas tree shape as you type. But isn't it a bit late for Christmas tree shapes? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "FF/PM" wrote in message ... My kid needs to write a poem that is in the shape of a Christmas Tree. The poem is 13 words, and it needs to follow the outline of a tree. Not as fill, but follow the lines. How do I make Word do this? I figured out how to use text boxes, but that seems very clumsy, and isn't coming out that good. Thanks! |
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How do I make text wrap a shape
Thanks for the explanation. Could have been worse, I guess (imagining a poem
in the shape of a Christmas stocking). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "FF/PM" wrote in message ... Thanks! Yeah, weird... but it's for a "What I Got for Chrismtas" thing. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Word doesn't have any built-in way to do this. Your best bet is to freehand a Christmas tree shape (what that is is up to you--anything from a simple triangle to something more elaborate) using the drawing tools, then center the text in Word and insert line breaks (Shift+Enter) as needed to conform to the shape, which can be deleted when you're done. If you have good visual skills, you can imagine the Christmas tree shape as you type. But isn't it a bit late for Christmas tree shapes? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "FF/PM" wrote in message ... My kid needs to write a poem that is in the shape of a Christmas Tree. The poem is 13 words, and it needs to follow the outline of a tree. Not as fill, but follow the lines. How do I make Word do this? I figured out how to use text boxes, but that seems very clumsy, and isn't coming out that good. Thanks! |
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