To rotate text, you click once on the textbox, so it gets eight white diamonds to grab for resizing.
Then hold down the command key and hover the mouse over one of the diamonds. The mouse pointer turns into a bent double arrow, which you can use to rotate the text box.
Apart from that you have the options Yvan mentions.
Considering that you have a certain level in these forums, you may also want to look at what can be done with the development tool Quartz Composer. It is definitely not the easiest or most complete solution, but it is free.
Then hold down the command key and hover the mouse over one of the diamonds. The mouse pointer turns into a bent double arrow, which you can use to rotate the text box.
Apart from that you have the options Yvan mentions.
Considering that you have a certain level in these forums, you may also want to look at what can be done with the development tool Quartz Composer. It is definitely not the easiest or most complete solution, but it is free.
To change the curve look for the orange dot in the text box. Click and drag that dot to change the curve that the text flows along. When you click the orange dot the text will switch to curved view.
- In Office 11 (Mac) at the top, go to VIEW and make sure 'Standard' is selected under 'Toolbars'. Go to Insert → WordArt. Type in your text in the wordart box.
- There should be an option in wordart that would let you curve the text.
- Use system dictionaries, accepted words are saved with the drawing. This all works with normal text and curved or annotated text. Live Bezier Edit and Text Flow: Live interactive control of text flowing along a Bezier curve. Use the normal Bezier control knobs to view and modify text position and orientation to get just the effect needed.
You can create all sorts of text effects in Office 2011 for Mac. When you click the Effects button on the Format tab of the Ribbon, you can choose from the following effects, each of which has a submenu that displays preconfigured options. Most have a shortcut to the Text Effects dialog.
Highlight your text or highlight part of the text then choose the Insert / Word Art. Select the third in the top row on the right the Curve Shape. Click the OK. Click on that shape to activated it, right click the shape and choose Format Word Art and then click under the Format Word Art dialogue box under the Layout Tab click Tight and then OK. Select the WordArt icon in the Text group--the text on this icon may vary, but it always features the blue italicized 'A'. Click the style of text you'd like to add to your document. You can customize or change the text style, if necessary, after it's been inserted. Highlight the sample text Word Art provided and update the text to your own words.
- Shadow
- Reflection
- Glow
- Bevel
- 3-D Rotation
- Transform
Keep in mind that when you apply text effects within a box or shape, there needs to be enough room around the text for the effect to show. Resizing the text box to be larger can make room for the text and its effect.
Making a Warp transform with Office Effects
The Transform effect is unique to the Effects button. To get this effect, take these steps:
Curve Text In Word For Mac
- Click into the text within a text box or shape.
- Double-click the text, in this example Drink, to select it.
- On the Ribbon, click the Format tab. In the Text Styles group, choose Effects→Transform. In the submenu’s Warp group click the Can Down effect.
- Drag the purple diamond downward deep into the shape to squish the text so that it fits better on the cylinder.
Hold the mouse over a Transform button to see its name in a ScreenTip.
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Making a Follow Path Transform with Office Effects
You have the ability to make text follow a curve, using the Follow Path transformation.
- Click the Ribbon’s Home tab, and in the Insert group, click the Text Box button.
- Drag a text box in your document.
- Again from within the Home tab of the Ribbon, choose a font and apply some font format options like making the text bold.Try making the text a little larger (at least 20 points) and use a phrase that has plenty of characters.
- Click the text box border to select the box.
- Click the Ribbon’s Format tab. In the Text Styles group, choose Effects→Transform. In the submenu’s Follow Path group, click Arch Up.
- Drag the purple diamond and resize the box until the text has a nice arch.
As you drag the purple diamond, the ends of the curve grow or shrink. Let go of the diamond, and the text tries to fill-in to the end of the lines.