If you need very precise control or are creating a complex combination of shapes and text, you’ll want to use a third-party drawing or graphics program to create the text around your shape …

Use the Text Effects menu to create other effects, such as shadow, reflection, glow, bevels, and 3-D rotation. This example shows WordArt with a curved transform effect and a shadow applied.

You can control the way text flows around a picture or WordArt in a publication. By changing the flow of text, you can change the relationship between the text and the picture.

For example, you can stretch a title, skew text, make text fit a preset shape, or apply a gradient fill. This WordArt becomes an object that you can move or position in your document to add …

Want to add text to an AutoShape, but are having problems getting the text to fit? Here are the steps to make the text fit and look good.

To create text in a different shape, you can create the text by using WordArt and changing it to the shape you want. You can adjust the way the text fits by breaking it into multiple lines.

To draw a straight segment with the Freeform tool, click one location, move your pointer to a different location, and then click again; to draw a curved segment, keep your mouse button …

Learn how to draw lines and arrows in Publisher to illustrate or connect objects in your publication.

You can change the look of your circle or curve by adding a shape fill or effect or changing the border. If you want to create a more advanced diagram like overlapping circles, an …

Right-click the table, and then click Format Table. In the Format Table dialog box, click the tabs along the top to find the options you want, and then enter your formatting changes. For …