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onebigdilemma
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Anyone good with computers and word?

Post by onebigdilemma »

My son has to do a piece on Tim Peake along with 100 others in his school. To make it stand out he wanted his text to be in the shape of a rocket!!
Anyone know if this can be done as I have no idea!
oberoijasleen
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Re: Anyone good with computers and word?

Post by oberoijasleen »

Hi,

Not sure if it helps but you can try to the center text button and then keep typing in which ever form you like.
PurpleDuck
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Post by PurpleDuck »

oberoijasleen wrote:Hi,

Not sure if it helps but you can try to the center text button and then keep typing in which ever form you like.
Sounds like a great idea - he would have to vary the length of each line depending on whether the rocket goes wider or narrower.
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scary mum
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Or do it in something like Publisher? (No idea if it would work or how you would shape the spaceship!). Centering it in Word & varying the length of the lines sounds best. I would recommend typing it all in as a normal document and then editing it, rather than messing around with the formatting while typing.
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Post by Guest55 »

I'd google 'rocket shape outline' and then add a text box over the top.

Then centre the text in the text box and alter the length of each line to follow the shape you want.

Good luck :)
Amber
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Post by Amber »

Write it by hand? That would make it stand out, rocket or no rocket.
mystery
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Post by mystery »

How about launching it at the teacher on handing in day?
PurpleDuck
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mystery wrote:How about launching it at the teacher on handing in day?
:lol: :lol: :lol: (bear detention in mind, though)
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An alternative might be to wrap the text around the rocket rather than in it. He can then draw a rocket using the various shapes available and make them look like one object by filling them.
The link is for PowerPoint but I think word does the same.
https://support.office.com/en-ie/articl ... 7b45b4b657" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
kenyancowgirl
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Post by kenyancowgirl »

Or make a simple model rocket, using the old cardboard core from kitchen roll, and print and stick the words onto it....
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