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 and then copy …

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.

Select the WordArt you want to change. Go to Shape Format or Drawing Tools Format > Text Effects. Select Transform, and then choose the effect you want. If you don't see Transform at the bottom of …

Circles and ovals are filled automatically. If you don't want the shape to obscure anything underneath it, such as text or cells, select the shape, and on the Format tab, click Shape Fill, and then click No Fill.

Visio does not support fitting a line of text to a curve. You can, however, create text that follows a curved path using WordArt in Word or PowerPoint. You can then copy and paste the WordArt into Visio. …

Insert a picture into your document. Select the picture. Select Layout Options . Select the layout you want: In Line with Text Square Tight Through Top and Bottom Behind Text In Front of Text Want …

Select anywhere outside the image to see how the text has wrapped around the image. If there's too much space between the text and your image, you can set the wrap points manually.

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.

Select the text you want to format. From the pop up toolbar or the Home tab, select an option to change the Font, Font Size, Font Color, or make the text bold, italics, or underline.

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.