WordArt Conversion from 2000 to 2007

[Joy]

Previous Version: Publisher 2000
Previous: Windows 98

Current Version: Publisher 2007
Current: VISTA, Ultimate

Whenever I click on a WordArt in Publisher 2007 that was created in
Publisher 2000, there is an error message that it cannot connect to an
OLE server.

I tried the MS download that was suggested earlier but it did not
work.

When I then tried to create all new WordArt boxes in Publisher 2007, I
was unable to:
1) Apply "Plain Text"
2) Place a border around the WordArt box.

The ability to do both is essential,
What was really helpful in the Publisher 2000 version of WordArt is
the ability for the text to automatically re-size when adjusting the
size of the box because it is used in a 16 page newsletter and the
titles often change in length.

Is there any hope that Publisher 2007's WordArt tool hasn't been
dummied downward?
It sure isn't as efficient as the one in Publisher 2000.

 

[Mary Sauer]

When you say "tried" does that mean you did install the compatibility WordArt
utility?
It should work. What happens when you double click the legacy WordArt? Can you
go to insert, object and scroll down to Microsoft WordArt 3.2

Publisher 2003/2002 Add-in: WordArt Compatibility
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...1B-A37D-4586-A1A7-54BBEA375AE2&displaylang=en

WordArt doesn't have a border and I can't remember it ever having a border. You
will have to provide one manually by creating a rectangle around the WordArt,
lines, more lines, BorderArt.
Plain text in the old WordArt is about the same as the first shape in the new
WordArt. If you look at the "change shape" menu it is very similar to the plain
text you are use to.

 

[Joy]

When you say "tried" does that mean you did install the compatibility WordArt
utility?
It should work. What happens when you double click the legacy WordArt? Can you
go to insert, object and scroll down to Microsoft WordArt 3.2

Publisher 2003/2002 Add-in: WordArt Compatibilityhttp://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=897AA11B-A37...

WordArt doesn't have a border and I can't remember it ever having a border. You
will have to provide one manually by creating a rectangle around the WordArt,
lines, more lines, BorderArt.
Plain text in the old WordArt is about the same as the first shape in the new
WordArt. If you look at the "change shape" menu it is very similar to the plain
text you are use to.

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Mary Sauer MSFT MVPhttp://office.microsoft.com/http://msauer.mvps.org/
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First, thank you for your help. I really appreciate it.
Yes, it was installed and it was not detected as an add-in.
When I tried your suggestion about scrolling down to MS WordArt 3.2,
it's not showing there.
I have a family member who is a computer programmer assisting me with
this, so, I'm highly confident that it is being installed correctly.
And, yes, WordArt in the Publisher 2000 version and before did have
the capability of adding a border .. there were two different ways;
the first way, one could right click the mouse and go to Change Frame,
and then choose Line/Border Style; the second way, one could click on
Format and then choose Line/Border Style. It was an exceptionally
helpful feature and easy and efficient to use. With it no longer being
available in Publisher 2007, I shall miss it a whole lot.

 

[Mary Sauer]

If you have installed the compatibility utility correctly it will show up in the
insert, object menu. It should open when you double-click the legacy WordArt.
You are right, you can right-click and apply a border.

 

[Joy]

If you have installed the compatibility utility correctly it will show up in the
insert, object menu. It should open when you double-click the legacy WordArt.
You are right, you can right-click and apply a border.

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVPhttp://office.microsoft.com/http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com







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Is it possible that the problem I'm having is because I'm using VISTA
Ultimate (which I happen to think works really well and has some neat
features!)?
When finished installing the Add-In, the message says the installation
was successful;
however, it is not located in the Insert-Object menu and it is not
located in the Add-In
within Publisher, but it is located in the Add/Remove programs.
Any other ideas on this dilemma?

 

[Ed Bennett]

When I then tried to create all new WordArt boxes in Publisher 2007, I
was unable to:
1) Apply "Plain Text"

"Plain text" is simply a format setting. If you choose the plainest
option, set the font to a plain font (I think the default was Arial in
pre-Escher WordArt), and set the fill to Black, then you'll have plain
WordArt.

2) Place a border around the WordArt box.

WordArt is no longer stuck in boxes; if you want a box-shaped border
around the WordArt, you can create a transparent rectangle.

 

[Joy]

"Plain text" is simply a format setting. If you choose the plainest
option, set the font to a plain font (I think the default was Arial in
pre-Escher WordArt), and set the fill to Black, then you'll have plain
WordArt.


WordArt is no longer stuck in boxes; if you want a box-shaped border
around the WordArt, you can create a transparent rectangle.

Okay, that seems to be the only way to create a WordArt box in Pub.
2007 with a border around it.
It's quite a bit more cumbersome than what I had in Pub. 2000 and I'll
just have to keep trying different examples
to see if I go with the current WordArt or throw in the towel and just
create a text box. Oy Vay! I so did like
how Pub. 2000 let me have options. Thank you for the additional input.

 

[Ed Bennett]

Okay, that seems to be the only way to create a WordArt box in Pub.
2007 with a border around it.

The concept of a WordArt box doesn't really exist in Publisher 2007; you
create the WordArt, it doesn't have a box. Hence the need to create the
box separately.

Most users find the concept less cumbersome than having to enter a
different interface to do anything with the WordArt.