Embossing Text

Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated November 25, 2023)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003

One of the ways in which you can format text in your document is to apply what Word calls "embossing." When you emboss text, it appears to be lifted off the page, with shadowing at the edges. This feature was introduced in Word 97, so it is not available in Word 6 or Word 95. To emboss text, follow these steps:

Choose the text you want to emboss.
Choose Font from the Format menu. Word displays the Font dialog box. (See Figure 1.)

Figure 1. The Font dialog box.

Make sure the Emboss check box is selected.
Click on OK.

You can also play with different font colors and background colors to make the embossed text appear different.

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Allen Wyatt

With more than 50 non-fiction books and numerous magazine articles to his credit, Allen Wyatt is an internationally recognized author. He is president of Sharon Parq Associates, a computer and publishing services company. Learn more about Allen...

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