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I have just seen the most amazing card where text is printed in a circle from a computer it looks amazing..... but after sitting at my computer for over an hour i can't work out how to do it..... please help.... I guess i am computer illiterate.... This is the card....
I HAVE BEEN PLAYING WITH WORD ART AND I GUESS I AM JUST MISSING SOMETHING, I CANT GET THE TEXT INTO THE CIRCLE...... I WILL KEEP PLAYING....AT LEAST AS LONG AS THE KIDS WILL LET ME.....
You need Word Art (assuming you're using Word). It's usually in the tool bar along the bottom of the screen - look for an icon that's a capital A tilted slightly to one side. Click on that then pick a shape from the pop up windwo (doesn't really matter what at the moment), type in the text you want (repeating it several time if you want one like the sample you showed). You'll get a box inserted in your document with your text in.
Click on the box and a little menu will appear. From that menu, pick 'Word Art Shape' (it's about half way along the bar) and choose the full circle. You can size the circle by clicking and grabbing the side or top/bottom of the Word Art area and dragging.
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Good luck!
Can I make a suggestion? Could you please not use all caps when typing? It's really hard on the eyes and concidered shouting. Not trying to be mean, just thought I'd mention it in case maybe you didn't realize.....
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Just right click and edit the text/font, etc.
Enjoy!
awesome! Unfortunately I only have a word viewer and cannot edit :(
dang those "great deal" computers that only have trial versions! My word programs expired over a year ago, and I haven't bit the bullet and paid the $150 for the full version... That's a workshop order! ;)
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sorry about the capitals, my 3 year old is sitting on on knee trying to help...she probably will have more luck at this than me....
No worries!
Isn't it amazing how quick kids adapt to technology? I used to roll my eyes at my dad when he would repeatedly ask me how to set up the VCR... now I have to ask MY kids what channel it needs to be on to play the Wii or the DVD... :rolleyes:
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.... also my kids thank you as they will be fed today and actually receive some attention now that i can finally do this....Have a wonderful day.... Andrea
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Yeah, sorry...don't know what to tell you. Those deals aren't always what they're cracked up to be. You get what you (don't) pay for I guess!
Sometimes you can find older versions on eBay.
I'll just use the one at school until my sons get their new computer. We talked to the guy at staples the other night and he's going to throw in the full version for 1/2 price.... I love a store that will negotiate! ;)
Can I make a suggestion? Could you please not use all caps when typing? It's really hard on the eyes and concidered shouting. Not trying to be mean, just thought I'd mention it in case maybe you didn't realize.....
Thanks!
I'm not trying to complain or be mean but I have an eye problem and am currently between eye surgeries and I find the all caps much easier to read. I prefer that for what it's worth. A survey would probably come up about half and half.
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I'm not trying to complain or be mean but I have an eye problem and am currently between eye surgeries and I find the all caps much easier to read. I prefer that for what it's worth. A survey would probably come up about half and half.
While I sympathize with your eye problems, I do have to point this out...
Go to this site. You can not only print in a circle you can several other things. It took me just a little bit to figure it out but it is lots of fun after you do.
It has been a while since I went to this site. You can't print in a circle, but you can print in a spiral, or make a rebus, print around a heart, etc. Sorry.
Actually not using all caps is pretty common netiquette. It usually is reserved for expressing anger online as you voiced above.
It isn't just that one website. It is common courtesy.
There are however little programs that can help enlarge the text on your screen. Just do a google search for freeware and visually impaired monitor and you should get some help.
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HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU THINK HAVE EVER SEEN THAT WEB SITE? I THINK YOU'RE MEAN SPIRITED AND NIT-PICKING!!!
I didn't intend to be, and that is just ONE website that lists netequette.
And mean spirited? I don't think so. It was a request and a share of information. Mean spirited is what YOU did when you intentionally typing in all caps when you KNOW someone has requested it not be done.
This has earned you a spot on my ignore list. Have a nice day.
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Actually not using all caps is pretty common netiquette. It usually is reserved for expressing anger online as you voiced above.
It isn't just that one website. It is common courtesy.
There are however little programs that can help enlarge the text on your screen. Just do a google search for freeware and visually impaired monitor and you should get some help.
Thank you!
If you hold the control key down and use your scroll button, it will increase the text size very easily.
Hi - New Here, but just had to jump in on this one . . .
have you all heard of the free Drawplus 4.0 software? you can do text in circles, waves, spirals, etc etc. there is a newer version that you have to pay for, but free is always better! i've been using it for a while now (even on my laptop that runs Vista) and i love it!
i can't post the link because this is my first post, but if you google Drawplus 4.0 you'll find the link to download it!
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have you all heard of the free Drawplus 4.0 software? you can do text in circles, waves, spirals, etc etc. there is a newer version that you have to pay for, but free is always better! i've been using it for a while now (even on my laptop that runs Vista) and i love it!
i can't post the link because this is my first post, but if you google Drawplus 4.0 you'll find the link to download it!
I knew that I had downloaded another program to put text into a spiral. I found it this morning....finally.....on my pc and it was called Inkscape. It was a free download and you can put text on a spiral but for the life of me I can't figure out how I did it now. Maybe a little more work can reveal it to me! ;-) I'll have to check out the draw 4.0
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Just a tip for those of you (like me) who no longer have MS Office because your trial version ran out and you can't afford it or don't want to pay the bucks...
You can download a free program called Open Office. It is great! I haven't found anything it can't do that MS Office did. Plus, it's a lot more like the MS Office I knew before this new one came out (which I hated). I could not find my way around this new Word for anything. Give it a try!
Oh, how on earth do you do this.....
Microsoft Office
