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You can add a little pizzazz to your documents by animating your text. What does that mean? Simply that you can make it wiggle, blink, shimmer, and shake on the screen. This formatting can be applied to any characters you desire by following these steps if you are using a version of Word prior to Word 2007:
You should note that the animation formatting is visible only on the screen. Animated text will not affect how your document is printed.
You should also note that the Text Effects tab of the Font dialog box is no longer available in Word 2007. This means that you cannot apply text animations in the latest version of Word. You can, however, display those animations if you open a document created in an earlier version of Word. You can also copy the formatting (including by using the Format Painter) in Word 2007; you just cannot apply it originally within the document.
Tip #613 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 2000 2002 2003 2007
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