Art unshackled from the word

Question: I am having trouble with the Word Art tool in Microsoft Word that lets one create sophisticated lettering. When I create one of these elegant text-graphics designs, there is a problem moving them. They get attached to the text surrounding them, and when you move the Word Art, all of that text follows with it. I have been using word-processing and layout software functions for a dozen-plus years and have never once wanted an inserted graphic element tied to the text. This is more than annoying.- Judi Elliott A: Helping you solve this problem delights me, because it also lets me tell other readers about the sweet things one can do with this Word Art tool that Microsoft has so successfully hidden inside Word. With Word Art, anyone can create headlines and other special text that comes in zillions of colored fonts and can be made to swirl into a circle or wave like a flag or drop down the page instead of roll across.

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