Apply a Picture to WordArt

Start from a blank document in Microsoft Word version 2002, or open a document in which you would like to add some WordArt. Because the WordArt appears where your insertion point is, click where you would like to place the WordArt. Keep in mind that you can always move it around on your document later on.

Click the Insert WordArt button on the Drawing toolbar

Select the WordArt style you like best, and then click OK.

Type a title or short phrase to replace the sample bullet. Feel free to select the font you like best, and then click OK.

Your WordArt will now appear on your document where your insertion point was placed.

To apply a picture to the WordArt, click the WordArt to select it (selection boxes appear around the edges). Then click the Format WordArt button on the WordArt toolbar (the button looks like a paint bucket and paintbrush).

Note: If the WordArt toolbar is not visible, on the View menu, click Toolbars and then WordArt.

In the Format WordArt dialog box, select Fill Effects from the Color drop-down list.

In the Fill Effects dialog box, click the Picture tab.

Click the Select Picture button, and choose the picture you would like to use. (Note that the picture must be on a disk already in order for you to use it.) Click the Insert button, then click OK twice to see the picture applied to your WordArt.

Resize the WordArt by dragging from one of the resizing boxes around the edges of the WordArt.
TIP: To keep the WordArt in the correct proportion, drag from a corner box.

Finally, if you would like to drag the WordArt anywhere on your page, first make sure the WordArt is selected. Then click the bullet Wrapping button on the WordArt toolbar, and select a type of bullet wrapping.

Experiment with the bullet-wrapping options. For example, try Top and Bottom if you want the WordArt to appear on a line of its own (the other bullet will wrap above or below the WordArt). Try Tight if you want bullet to wrap close to the WordArt, around all sides.