Change the Text Design

If you want to change the way your letterhead text looks, you can do a lot more than just change the font or font size. You can choose from a variety of interesting text effects, including different shapes. You can also add gradient, textured, and patterned fills, and use different line styles, shadows, and 3-D effects.

Click Header and Footer (View menu), and if you haven’t already done so, add your company name, address, and any other information you want.

Drawing button

Create a variety of effects with the Drawing toolbar   Click the Drawing button to display the Drawing toolbar, and then click the buttons on the toolbar to see the different text effects you can create. Objects that you create can be seen in page layout view, but not in normal view. For more information, see Get Your Point Across with Graphics. Quickly switch between the header/footer and main document   In page layout view, double-click the area you want to edit. When the main document is active, the headers and footers appear dimmed, but they look normal in the printed document. Tables and Borders button Add a border or shading   Select a paragraph, click the Tables and Borders button. On the Tables and Borders toolbar, click a button for the effect you want. For information on page borders, see Add Borders to Pages. Insert symbols, such as · or ¨, to separate the parts of an address   Click Symbol (Insert menu), select a font, and then double-click the symbol you want.

Office Assistant button

Want to know more?   Look up Getting Results - Letterhead in Help.