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Word Art
« on: July 29, 2010, 09:09:06 am »
When doing word art, how do you move the letters around so they join together, both up and down as well as side to side? Thanks for your input!

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Re: Word Art
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2010, 09:50:56 am »
What program are you using to make your word art?  ???
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Re: Word Art
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2010, 09:54:26 am »
I use Coreldraw  "text on trac?" to make text follow curves or circles.

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Re: Word Art
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2010, 10:03:26 am »
I'd like to use MS word or Photo Shop Elements 7 as that is what I have.

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Re: Word Art
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2010, 11:30:59 am »
Bill, I use corel draw 13 to do my word art. On mine I high lite the word and a box shows up on the right that says kerning. Now I'm taking for granite that all programs call it kerning. check yours to see if you have a kerning tool--not much help I guess--Richard aka thumbs

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Re: Word Art
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2010, 11:02:06 pm »
I use photoshop.... very easy to move letters in every direction , even turn them, distort them....

but if all you have is say Word..... just print them out, cut them and glue them onto the wood closer together

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Re: Word Art
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2010, 11:36:51 pm »
Lesson in Typography...

Spacing between letters, symbols, etc. on a HORIZONTAL line is called "Kerning".

Spacing between Letters or lines of type in the VERTICAL is called "Leading."

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Re: Word Art
« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2010, 11:58:10 pm »
Thanks GB.
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