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August 23rd, 2004, 11:56 PM
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I know. John's very first suggestion about creating two identical text boxes and
moving one slightly is the best. All of this is workarounds, WordArt is the answer. It would be difficult to read a whole page of shadowed text. WordArt in 2003 is really very versatile. http://www.mvps.org/msauer/wordart_i..._publisher.htm -- Mary Sauer MS MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://www.mvps.org/msauer/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Don Schmidt" wrote in message ... Mary, (Publisher 2000) I read it as the goal was to change the color of the shadow, not the text. Your suggestion changes the color of the text. Don Vancouver, USA "Mary Sauer" wrote in message ... Don, This is text box text. You can do this in 2000, select the text box, on the toolbar, format, font, check shadow. -- Mary Sauer MS MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://www.mvps.org/msauer/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Don Schmidt" wrote in message ... You can change the color of the shadow if you use the WordArt option and then select the shadow button on the tool bar.\ -- Don Vancouver, USA "Mary Sauer" wrote in message ... Select the textbox or if it already has text, highlight the text, on the toolbar, format, font, there is a shadow option for the text. You can't change the color of the shadow, just the color of the font. -- Mary Sauer MS MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://www.mvps.org/msauer/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "ltrudd" wrote in message news 
No, I want to put the shadow AND CHANGE ITS COLOR on the text. Idiscovered whenever I choose the shadow option it puts it on the textbox. (I use Power Point extensively and wrongly assumed putting a shadow on text was the same as in Publisher). "Mary Sauer" wrote: Are you wanting to put a shadow on the text box or the text? If it is the box, open the shadow settings toolbar. -- Mary Sauer MS MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://www.mvps.org/msauer/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "ltrudd" wrote in message ... Thanks, WordArt isn't "plain" enough but your second suggestion worked well. Somehow I thought Publisher 2003 had a way to do this without being creative. "John Inzer" wrote: ltrudd wrote: How do I change the shadow color of test in Publisher? The Help section says it needs to be done within an unfilled object but it doesn't explain how this is done. ============================= What version of Publisher are you using? Have you tried using WordArt? Or maybe you could create two exact text boxes and place one over the other with an offset. -- John Inzer return e-mail disabled 
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August 24th, 2004, 01:31 AM
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Thanks to Don and Mary!
The problem with WordArt is that it's too "fancy." I just want simple text (like Times Roman), in a text box, with a shadow, other than gray, in Publisher 2003. Apparently, that can't be done exactly as I described. I assumed it could. To accomplish the above I'm realizing the only way is to use John's suggestion (creating the 2 text boxes). Perhaps I could try it in Power Point and print the individual slide??? I appreciate all of your expertise! Thanks again, Lorrain "Mary Sauer" wrote: I know. John's very first suggestion about creating two identical text boxes and moving one slightly is the best. All of this is workarounds, WordArt is the answer. It would be difficult to read a whole page of shadowed text. WordArt in 2003 is really very versatile. http://www.mvps.org/msauer/wordart_i..._publisher.htm -- Mary Sauer MS MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://www.mvps.org/msauer/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Don Schmidt" wrote in message ... Mary, (Publisher 2000) I read it as the goal was to change the color of the shadow, not the text. Your suggestion changes the color of the text. Don Vancouver, USA "Mary Sauer" wrote in message ... Don, This is text box text. You can do this in 2000, select the text box, on the toolbar, format, font, check shadow. -- Mary Sauer MS MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://www.mvps.org/msauer/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Don Schmidt" wrote in message ... You can change the color of the shadow if you use the WordArt option and then select the shadow button on the tool bar.\ -- Don Vancouver, USA "Mary Sauer" wrote in message ... Select the textbox or if it already has text, highlight the text, on the toolbar, format, font, there is a shadow option for the text. You can't change the color of the shadow, just the color of the font. -- Mary Sauer MS MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://www.mvps.org/msauer/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "ltrudd" wrote in message news
No, I want to put the shadow AND CHANGE ITS COLOR on the text. Idiscovered whenever I choose the shadow option it puts it on the textbox. (I use Power Point extensively and wrongly assumed putting a shadow on text was the same as in Publisher). "Mary Sauer" wrote: Are you wanting to put a shadow on the text box or the text? If it is the box, open the shadow settings toolbar. -- Mary Sauer MS MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://www.mvps.org/msauer/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "ltrudd" wrote in message ... Thanks, WordArt isn't "plain" enough but your second suggestion worked well. Somehow I thought Publisher 2003 had a way to do this without being creative. "John Inzer" wrote: ltrudd wrote: How do I change the shadow color of test in Publisher? The Help section says it needs to be done within an unfilled object but it doesn't explain how this is done. ============================= What version of Publisher are you using? Have you tried using WordArt? Or maybe you could create two exact text boxes and place one over the other with an offset. -- John Inzer return e-mail disabled
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#13
August 24th, 2004, 01:37 AM
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Don and Mary,
Take 2. I just went into WordArt and once I discovered the horizontal text alingment I realize I could accomplish EXACTLY what I wanted. You're so right. Word Art is the answer! Thanks again, Lorrain "Mary Sauer" wrote: I know. John's very first suggestion about creating two identical text boxes and moving one slightly is the best. All of this is workarounds, WordArt is the answer. It would be difficult to read a whole page of shadowed text. WordArt in 2003 is really very versatile. http://www.mvps.org/msauer/wordart_i..._publisher.htm -- Mary Sauer MS MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://www.mvps.org/msauer/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Don Schmidt" wrote in message ... Mary, (Publisher 2000) I read it as the goal was to change the color of the shadow, not the text. Your suggestion changes the color of the text. Don Vancouver, USA "Mary Sauer" wrote in message ... Don, This is text box text. You can do this in 2000, select the text box, on the toolbar, format, font, check shadow. -- Mary Sauer MS MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://www.mvps.org/msauer/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Don Schmidt" wrote in message ... You can change the color of the shadow if you use the WordArt option and then select the shadow button on the tool bar.\ -- Don Vancouver, USA "Mary Sauer" wrote in message ... Select the textbox or if it already has text, highlight the text, on the toolbar, format, font, there is a shadow option for the text. You can't change the color of the shadow, just the color of the font. -- Mary Sauer MS MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://www.mvps.org/msauer/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "ltrudd" wrote in message news
No, I want to put the shadow AND CHANGE ITS COLOR on the text. Idiscovered whenever I choose the shadow option it puts it on the textbox. (I use Power Point extensively and wrongly assumed putting a shadow on text was the same as in Publisher). "Mary Sauer" wrote: Are you wanting to put a shadow on the text box or the text? If it is the box, open the shadow settings toolbar. -- Mary Sauer MS MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://www.mvps.org/msauer/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "ltrudd" wrote in message ... Thanks, WordArt isn't "plain" enough but your second suggestion worked well. Somehow I thought Publisher 2003 had a way to do this without being creative. "John Inzer" wrote: ltrudd wrote: How do I change the shadow color of test in Publisher? The Help section says it needs to be done within an unfilled object but it doesn't explain how this is done. ============================= What version of Publisher are you using? Have you tried using WordArt? Or maybe you could create two exact text boxes and place one over the other with an offset. -- John Inzer return e-mail disabled
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#14
August 24th, 2004, 02:27 AM
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Another happy ending, sounds good.
-- Don Vancouver, USA "Lorrain Rudd" wrote in message ... Don and Mary, Take 2. I just went into WordArt and once I discovered the horizontal text alingment I realize I could accomplish EXACTLY what I wanted. You're so right. Word Art is the answer! Thanks again, Lorrain "Mary Sauer" wrote: I know. John's very first suggestion about creating two identical text boxes and moving one slightly is the best. All of this is workarounds, WordArt is the answer. It would be difficult to read a whole page of shadowed text. WordArt in 2003 is really very versatile. http://www.mvps.org/msauer/wordart_i..._publisher.htm -- Mary Sauer MS MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://www.mvps.org/msauer/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Don Schmidt" wrote in message ... Mary, (Publisher 2000) I read it as the goal was to change the color of the shadow, not the text. Your suggestion changes the color of the text. Don Vancouver, USA "Mary Sauer" wrote in message ... Don, This is text box text. You can do this in 2000, select the text box, on the toolbar, format, font, check shadow. -- Mary Sauer MS MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://www.mvps.org/msauer/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Don Schmidt" wrote in message ... You can change the color of the shadow if you use the WordArt option and then select the shadow button on the tool bar.\ -- Don Vancouver, USA "Mary Sauer" wrote in message ... Select the textbox or if it already has text, highlight the text, on the toolbar, format, font, there is a shadow option for the text. You can't change the color of the shadow, just the color of the font. -- Mary Sauer MS MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://www.mvps.org/msauer/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "ltrudd" wrote in message news
No, I want to put the shadow AND CHANGE ITS COLOR on the text. Idiscovered whenever I choose the shadow option it puts it on the textbox. (I use Power Point extensively and wrongly assumed putting a shadow on text was the same as in Publisher). "Mary Sauer" wrote: Are you wanting to put a shadow on the text box or the text? If it is the box, open the shadow settings toolbar. -- Mary Sauer MS MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://www.mvps.org/msauer/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "ltrudd" wrote in message ... Thanks, WordArt isn't "plain" enough but your second suggestion worked well. Somehow I thought Publisher 2003 had a way to do this without being creative. "John Inzer" wrote: ltrudd wrote: How do I change the shadow color of test in Publisher? The Help section says it needs to be done within an unfilled object but it doesn't explain how this is done. ============================= What version of Publisher are you using? Have you tried using WordArt? Or maybe you could create two exact text boxes and place one over the other with an offset. -- John Inzer return e-mail disabled
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#15
August 24th, 2004, 09:36 AM
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Good for you Lorrain... I certainly hope you weren't under any deadline!!
-- Mary Sauer MS MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://www.mvps.org/msauer/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Don Schmidt" wrote in message ... Another happy ending, sounds good. -- Don Vancouver, USA "Lorrain Rudd" wrote in message ... Don and Mary, Take 2. I just went into WordArt and once I discovered the horizontal text alingment I realize I could accomplish EXACTLY what I wanted. You're so right. Word Art is the answer! Thanks again, Lorrain "Mary Sauer" wrote: I know. John's very first suggestion about creating two identical text boxes and moving one slightly is the best. All of this is workarounds, WordArt is the answer. It would be difficult to read a whole page of shadowed text. WordArt in 2003 is really very versatile. http://www.mvps.org/msauer/wordart_i..._publisher.htm -- Mary Sauer MS MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://www.mvps.org/msauer/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Don Schmidt" wrote in message ... Mary, (Publisher 2000) I read it as the goal was to change the color of the shadow, not the text. Your suggestion changes the color of the text. Don Vancouver, USA "Mary Sauer" wrote in message ... Don, This is text box text. You can do this in 2000, select the text box, on the toolbar, format, font, check shadow. -- Mary Sauer MS MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://www.mvps.org/msauer/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "Don Schmidt" wrote in message ... You can change the color of the shadow if you use the WordArt option and then select the shadow button on the tool bar.\ -- Don Vancouver, USA "Mary Sauer" wrote in message ... Select the textbox or if it already has text, highlight the text, on the toolbar, format, font, there is a shadow option for the text. You can't change the color of the shadow, just the color of the font. -- Mary Sauer MS MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://www.mvps.org/msauer/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "ltrudd" wrote in message news
No, I want to put the shadow AND CHANGE ITS COLOR on the text. Idiscovered whenever I choose the shadow option it puts it on the textbox. (I use Power Point extensively and wrongly assumed putting a shadow on text was the same as in Publisher). "Mary Sauer" wrote: Are you wanting to put a shadow on the text box or the text? If it is the box, open the shadow settings toolbar. -- Mary Sauer MS MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://www.mvps.org/msauer/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "ltrudd" wrote in message ... Thanks, WordArt isn't "plain" enough but your second suggestion worked well. Somehow I thought Publisher 2003 had a way to do this without being creative. "John Inzer" wrote: ltrudd wrote: How do I change the shadow color of test in Publisher? The Help section says it needs to be done within an unfilled object but it doesn't explain how this is done. ============================= What version of Publisher are you using? Have you tried using WordArt? Or maybe you could create two exact text boxes and place one over the other with an offset. -- John Inzer return e-mail disabled
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