We have the exact colors, positions and options to use for a great rainbow.Īll the Office preset gradients are single-color effects however it’s possible to make multi-color gradients using Gradient Stops.
To access, right-click the highlighted word and choose Format Text Effects from the Context menu, or click the small arrow in the bottom right corner of the WordArt Styles group.A rainbow in Office is a custom gradient effect available for Shapes including WordArt borders and many elements in Word, PowerPoint and other Office programs for Windows or Mac. You can change the Glow color, size, and transparency, and the Reflection transparency, size, blur, and distance in the Format Shape > Text Options > Text Effects submenu. Repeat process and choose a Glow preset from the list.
Choose a fill and outline color, highlight the word, click the Text Effects “A” in the WordArt Styles group, and then choose a Reflection preset from the list. Type a word (HEARTS in my example) in Slide 4, then add a Reflection and a Glow effect. The others are similar-two letters stacked, slightly offset, with a different shadow effect on each. The “R” has an Inner Shadow on the top letter and a Perspective Shadow on the bottom letter. In the example above, the R, A, and P all have stacked, double letters. If you want to use more than one of the same effect (such as shadows) on the same character, here’s the workaround: Stack the characters (either aligned, offset a bit, or in different sizes) and apply one different shadow effect to each. Also, you can use more than one of the same effects on the same text block, as long as each character, word, or sentence is highlighted individually. Note: You cannot use two of the same type of effects on one character-each letter is limited to one Shadow, Reflection, et cetera-but you can use multiple different effects on a single character-each letter can have one Shadow, one Reflection, and one Glow effect. Repeat this process to add three more, different shadows to the remaining text. In the Shadow task pane, review the options: Color, Transparency, Size, Blur, Angle, and Distance, then customize your shadow. In the Format Shape submenu, click Text Options, and the center “A” (Text Effects). With this letter still highlighted, click the small arrow in the bottom right corner of the WordArt Styles group.
Roll your cursor over the first effect: Shadow, then choose a shadow preset from the list. Highlight the first letter T, and click the bottom “A” (Text Effects) in the WordArt Styles group. Highlight the S and choose a pattern from the Pattern library, then select the foreground and background colors and a matching outline.Ĭhoose a fill and outline color from the color palette for each of the four characters. Next, choose a line color that works well with the image. This element can come from a file on your hard drive, the Internet, or an image copied and pasted onto your clipboard. Highlight the E and choose a Picture or Texture fill. You can also choose a number of style options to customize outlines. You can adjust the type, direction, angle, stops (number of gradient levels), colors, position, transparency, and brightness on both the fill and outline.
Preset (sample) gradients are available or you can create your own using the options in the gradient task pane.
Select a solid fill with a gradient line on the H, and a gradient fill with a solid line on the U. Note: If the text is not highlighted, the effects you choose are not applied. In the Format Shape submenu, click Text Options, then click the first “A” (it looks underlined) for Text Fill & Outline. Highlight, then right-click the H and select Format Text Effects from the Context menu. On the first slide, type a word (HUES, in my example) as H, U, E, S in four separate text boxes (in a large, thick font). Text Fill and Outline (from the Context menu)