Double-Click To Edit WordArt Text

[Jim J.]

In Word 2003 (Sob, I miss it terribly, and am sorry I left it for this
floozy, Word 2007 - but then, I don't have an opinion on that)....
Anyway, In Word 2003 you could access WordArt simply by double-clicking on
the WordArt text. Unfortunately, that functionality seems to be gone. Any
way of restoring this?

 

[JoAnn Paules]

When you click on WordArt, the ribbon changes. I actually like this better.
All of the tools are there, plus some new ones. (At least I think they are
new.)

 

[Jim J.]

The Ribbon is a pain and a sham. I don't want to move all the way up to the
stupid Ribbon in order to access functionality that I used to have at the
point of interface/work. I want to stay near my point of work and do things
as quickly (and locally) as possible.

When you click on WordArt, the ribbon changes. I actually like this better.
All of the tools are there, plus some new ones. (At least I think they are
new.)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

In Word 2003 (Sob, I miss it terribly, and am sorry I left it for this
floozy, Word 2007 - but then, I don't have an opinion on that)....
Anyway, In Word 2003 you could access WordArt simply by double-clicking on
the WordArt text. Unfortunately, that functionality seems to be gone.
Any
way of restoring this?

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Jim,

In Word 2007, if the WordArt item is selected you can Right click and choose 'Edit Text'.

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The Ribbon is a pain and a sham. I don't want to move all the way up to the
stupid Ribbon in order to access functionality that I used to have at the
point of interface/work. I want to stay near my point of work and do things
as quickly (and locally) as possible. <<
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Graham Mayor]

Like it or not Word 2007 is based around the ribbon interface. You could
right click the WordArt and select format WordArt, but is that any quicker
than picking the tool from the ribbon? Edit Text is the first item on the
ribbon and takes no more mouse clicks than double clicking the WordArt.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP


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The Ribbon is a pain and a sham. I don't want to move all the way up
to the stupid Ribbon in order to access functionality that I used to
have at the point of interface/work. I want to stay near my point of
work and do things as quickly (and locally) as possible.

When you click on WordArt, the ribbon changes. I actually like this
better. All of the tools are there, plus some new ones. (At least I
think they are new.)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

In Word 2003 (Sob, I miss it terribly, and am sorry I left it for
this floozy, Word 2007 - but then, I don't have an opinion on
that).... Anyway, In Word 2003 you could access WordArt simply by
double-clicking on the WordArt text. Unfortunately, that
functionality seems to be gone. Any
way of restoring this?

 

[Jim J.]

Thanks, Bob, but I was already aware of that option. It's handier than
moving to the Ribbon, but still not as nice (or fast) as double-clicking.

 

[Jim J.]

The issue is speed. If I have to navigate from the middle, bottom, or
wherever on the screen - to the Ribbon - that means that I have to navigate
back and forth. That takes time. That is muda (waste).

Like it or not Word 2007 is based around the ribbon interface. You could
right click the WordArt and select format WordArt, but is that any quicker
than picking the tool from the ribbon? Edit Text is the first item on the
ribbon and takes no more mouse clicks than double clicking the WordArt.

--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP


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The Ribbon is a pain and a sham. I don't want to move all the way up
to the stupid Ribbon in order to access functionality that I used to
have at the point of interface/work. I want to stay near my point of
work and do things as quickly (and locally) as possible.

When you click on WordArt, the ribbon changes. I actually like this
better. All of the tools are there, plus some new ones. (At least I
think they are new.)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



In Word 2003 (Sob, I miss it terribly, and am sorry I left it for
this floozy, Word 2007 - but then, I don't have an opinion on
that).... Anyway, In Word 2003 you could access WordArt simply by
double-clicking on the WordArt text. Unfortunately, that
functionality seems to be gone. Any
way of restoring this?

 

[Graham Mayor]

You've wasted more time than you will ever waste using this function
complaining about it

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP


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The issue is speed. If I have to navigate from the middle, bottom, or
wherever on the screen - to the Ribbon - that means that I have to
navigate back and forth. That takes time. That is muda (waste).

Like it or not Word 2007 is based around the ribbon interface. You
could right click the WordArt and select format WordArt, but is that
any quicker than picking the tool from the ribbon? Edit Text is the
first item on the ribbon and takes no more mouse clicks than double
clicking the WordArt.

--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP


<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

The Ribbon is a pain and a sham. I don't want to move all the way
up to the stupid Ribbon in order to access functionality that I
used to have at the point of interface/work. I want to stay near
my point of work and do things as quickly (and locally) as possible.

:

When you click on WordArt, the ribbon changes. I actually like this
better. All of the tools are there, plus some new ones. (At least I
think they are new.)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



In Word 2003 (Sob, I miss it terribly, and am sorry I left it for
this floozy, Word 2007 - but then, I don't have an opinion on
that).... Anyway, In Word 2003 you could access WordArt simply by
double-clicking on the WordArt text. Unfortunately, that
functionality seems to be gone. Any
way of restoring this?

 

[Jim J.]

Brilliant response! Let's see: Dis the person who asked the question, and
everything will be magically better. Right?

You've wasted more time than you will ever waste using this function
complaining about it

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP


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The issue is speed. If I have to navigate from the middle, bottom, or
wherever on the screen - to the Ribbon - that means that I have to
navigate back and forth. That takes time. That is muda (waste).

Like it or not Word 2007 is based around the ribbon interface. You
could right click the WordArt and select format WordArt, but is that
any quicker than picking the tool from the ribbon? Edit Text is the
first item on the ribbon and takes no more mouse clicks than double
clicking the WordArt.

--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

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Jim J. wrote:
The Ribbon is a pain and a sham. I don't want to move all the way
up to the stupid Ribbon in order to access functionality that I
used to have at the point of interface/work. I want to stay near
my point of work and do things as quickly (and locally) as possible.

:

When you click on WordArt, the ribbon changes. I actually like this
better. All of the tools are there, plus some new ones. (At least I
think they are new.)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



In Word 2003 (Sob, I miss it terribly, and am sorry I left it for
this floozy, Word 2007 - but then, I don't have an opinion on
that).... Anyway, In Word 2003 you could access WordArt simply by
double-clicking on the WordArt text. Unfortunately, that
functionality seems to be gone. Any
way of restoring this?