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Text box with shadowing
Many of my document old files are word perfect based. Whenever I update any,
I try and make the switch to word. On many documents, I have a black box with white text inside (company name) with a shadow image around it (essentially it's placed behind and the top and right edge is showing). This was an easy insert with word perfect, but I can't figure out how to do it in word. I want the main box to be a black background with white text and the shadoe box to be grey. Any help much appreciated... |
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Text box with shadowing
Insert a text box with black fill. If the text color is set to Automatic, it
will flip to white. The shadow is applied with the drawing tools. You can select the position, depth, and color of the shadow. If the Shadow Style button is not on the Drawing toolbar, you can add it. The Shadow Settings allow you to nudge the shadow up, down, right, and left and choose the color. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Scott" wrote in message ... Many of my document old files are word perfect based. Whenever I update any, I try and make the switch to word. On many documents, I have a black box with white text inside (company name) with a shadow image around it (essentially it's placed behind and the top and right edge is showing). This was an easy insert with word perfect, but I can't figure out how to do it in word. I want the main box to be a black background with white text and the shadoe box to be grey. Any help much appreciated... |
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Thanks that's what I'm looking for. However, my drawing tools don't include
"shadow" only 3D. How do you add shadow to this. I'm currently using a Mac with Word for Mac, but have regulat word at home - hopefully it's the same. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Insert a text box with black fill. If the text color is set to Automatic, it will flip to white. The shadow is applied with the drawing tools. You can select the position, depth, and color of the shadow. If the Shadow Style button is not on the Drawing toolbar, you can add it. The Shadow Settings allow you to nudge the shadow up, down, right, and left and choose the color. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Scott" wrote in message ... Many of my document old files are word perfect based. Whenever I update any, I try and make the switch to word. On many documents, I have a black box with white text inside (company name) with a shadow image around it (essentially it's placed behind and the top and right edge is showing). This was an easy insert with word perfect, but I can't figure out how to do it in word. I want the main box to be a black background with white text and the shadoe box to be grey. Any help much appreciated... |
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Ok. Found it in the Mac version. The problem I'm having now is that my white
etxt is appearing in the shadow.... Also, is there anyway to center teh etxt within the text box vertically as well as horizontally. Thank you. |
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Use the instructions in
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...oToToolbar.htm to add the button to the Drawing toolbar. In the Customize dialog, select the Drawing category, and add the Shadow Style item to the toolbar. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:05:00 -0700, Scott wrote: Thanks that's what I'm looking for. However, my drawing tools don't include "shadow" only 3D. How do you add shadow to this. I'm currently using a Mac with Word for Mac, but have regulat word at home - hopefully it's the same. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Insert a text box with black fill. If the text color is set to Automatic, it will flip to white. The shadow is applied with the drawing tools. You can select the position, depth, and color of the shadow. If the Shadow Style button is not on the Drawing toolbar, you can add it. The Shadow Settings allow you to nudge the shadow up, down, right, and left and choose the color. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Scott" wrote in message ... Many of my document old files are word perfect based. Whenever I update any, I try and make the switch to word. On many documents, I have a black box with white text inside (company name) with a shadow image around it (essentially it's placed behind and the top and right edge is showing). This was an easy insert with word perfect, but I can't figure out how to do it in word. I want the main box to be a black background with white text and the shadoe box to be grey. Any help much appreciated... |
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Thanks. That was very helpful. How do I eliminate the shadowing of text within the box. When I print, the text shows up in the shadow. The box is black with white print and grey shadow. Also, can you centre the text vertically within the box. I can find how to centre it horizontally, but not vertically. Currently, I'm just adding some spaces at the top until it is centred. Thank you. |
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On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:34:00 -0700, Scott
wrote: Thanks. That was very helpful. How do I eliminate the shadowing of text within the box. When I print, the text shows up in the shadow. The box is black with white print and grey shadow. Also, can you centre the text vertically within the box. I can find how to centre it horizontally, but not vertically. Currently, I'm just adding some spaces at the top until it is centred. Thank you. I don't understand the issue of text printing in the shadow. The text should be wrapping within the text box, and the shadow should be visible only outside the text box. Are you seeing the text printing beyond the edge of the box? As for vertical centering, you'll have to manually apply Space Above to the paragraph formatting of the first paragraph in the box to move it down and visually center the text. There isn't any automatic centering control (there is one for a table cell, but not for a text box). -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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