"pattern" in Word 2003?

[Chris]

I have Word 2003.

How do I add a pattern to selected text?

Is it possible to create a button on the toobar which gives access to
this quickly?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

What sort of pattern? We need a fuller description.

 

[Chris]

What sort of pattern? We need a fuller description.

When I asked how to add a pattern to selected words, I meant patterns
like:

dots, slant lines, vertical lines, horizontal lines, criss-cross lines,
etc.

Also would it be possible to create a button on the toobar which gives
direct access to a selection of these patterns?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I still don't know exactly what you mean, but I assume you want letters (as
opposed to "words") with a pattern fill. The only way to accomplish this is
with WordArt.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

I thought maybe he was talking about highlighting words with a pattern
instead of a solid color but that just didn't seem like a good idea.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

We may never know. I wanted to clarify whether he/she was trying to force
words into a shape (such as a circle).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

I thought maybe he was talking about highlighting words with a pattern
instead of a solid color but that just didn't seem like a good idea.

--

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

I still don't know exactly what you mean, but I assume you want letters
(as opposed to "words") with a pattern fill. The only way to accomplish
this is with WordArt.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

 

[JoAnn Paules]

I think you may got it right with text that's filled with a pattern.

--

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

We may never know. I wanted to clarify whether he/she was trying to force
words into a shape (such as a circle).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

I thought maybe he was talking about highlighting words with a pattern
instead of a solid color but that just didn't seem like a good idea.

--

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

I still don't know exactly what you mean, but I assume you want letters
(as opposed to "words") with a pattern fill. The only way to accomplish
this is with WordArt.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

On Thu 15 May 2008 18:59:42, Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:

What sort of pattern? We need a fuller description.



When I asked how to add a pattern to selected words, I meant patterns
like:

dots, slant lines, vertical lines, horizontal lines, criss-cross lines,
etc.

Also would it be possible to create a button on the toobar which gives
direct access to a selection of these patterns?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Yes, the follow-up post, though still not very informative, did seem to
suggest that rather than a "shape."

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

I think you may got it right with text that's filled with a pattern.

--

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

We may never know. I wanted to clarify whether he/she was trying to force
words into a shape (such as a circle).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

I thought maybe he was talking about highlighting words with a pattern
instead of a solid color but that just didn't seem like a good idea.

--

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


I still don't know exactly what you mean, but I assume you want letters
(as opposed to "words") with a pattern fill. The only way to accomplish
this is with WordArt.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

On Thu 15 May 2008 18:59:42, Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:

What sort of pattern? We need a fuller description.



When I asked how to add a pattern to selected words, I meant patterns
like:

dots, slant lines, vertical lines, horizontal lines, criss-cross
lines,
etc.

Also would it be possible to create a button on the toobar which gives
direct access to a selection of these patterns?

 

[Terry Farrell]

I've followed, but not contributed to this thread because I didn't
understand it either.

Most likely Chris wants to be able to type around/along a shape such as
following the circumference of a circle or the slope of a line.

Terry Farrell

Yes, the follow-up post, though still not very informative, did seem to
suggest that rather than a "shape."

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

I think you may got it right with text that's filled with a pattern.

--

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

We may never know. I wanted to clarify whether he/she was trying to
force words into a shape (such as a circle).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

I thought maybe he was talking about highlighting words with a pattern
instead of a solid color but that just didn't seem like a good idea.

--

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


I still don't know exactly what you mean, but I assume you want letters
(as opposed to "words") with a pattern fill. The only way to accomplish
this is with WordArt.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

On Thu 15 May 2008 18:59:42, Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:

What sort of pattern? We need a fuller description.



When I asked how to add a pattern to selected words, I meant patterns
like:

dots, slant lines, vertical lines, horizontal lines, criss-cross
lines,
etc.

Also would it be possible to create a button on the toobar which
gives
direct access to a selection of these patterns?

 

[PamC via OfficeKB.com]

If what you want is shading or crosshatching behind your text, go to borders
and shading and select the shading tab. (Here's where my memory of W2003
screens fades a bit, so I'll just tell you what I see in W2007.) In W2007
there is a section called Patterns. In the selection box, scroll past the
percent gray selections to get to the crosshatching patterns.

Yes, you should be able to record a macro to do this quickly. Note, though,
that a macro set up to add crosshatching to a a regular text paragraph might
not work as expected in a table or text box.

PamC

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Wow, I never got that impression at all.

Okay Chris - inquiring minds want to know. Exactly what did you have in
mind?

--

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

I've followed, but not contributed to this thread because I didn't
understand it either.

Most likely Chris wants to be able to type around/along a shape such as
following the circumference of a circle or the slope of a line.

Terry Farrell

Yes, the follow-up post, though still not very informative, did seem to
suggest that rather than a "shape."

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

I think you may got it right with text that's filled with a pattern.

--

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


We may never know. I wanted to clarify whether he/she was trying to
force words into a shape (such as a circle).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

I thought maybe he was talking about highlighting words with a pattern
instead of a solid color but that just didn't seem like a good idea.

--

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


I still don't know exactly what you mean, but I assume you want
letters (as opposed to "words") with a pattern fill. The only way to
accomplish this is with WordArt.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

On Thu 15 May 2008 18:59:42, Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:

What sort of pattern? We need a fuller description.



When I asked how to add a pattern to selected words, I meant
patterns
like:

dots, slant lines, vertical lines, horizontal lines, criss-cross
lines,
etc.

Also would it be possible to create a button on the toobar which
gives
direct access to a selection of these patterns?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

That was the third possibility Chris's original wording suggested, so I
guess we've now covered the waterfront (and may never hear from Chris
again).