How to Use Microsoft Word for Graphic Design

1. Open Microsoft Word. Resize the page if desired by clicking the 'Page Layout' tab, clicking the 'Size' button and choosing a new size from the drop-down menu.
2. Create a quick logo by typing the name of a business or organization. Highlight the name. Click the 'Insert' tab at the top of the page. Click the 'WordArt' button on the ribbon below the tab. Choose a logo style, such as rainbow or shadow curve. Click a font for the logo and click 'OK,' then experiment with stretching, shrinking or warping the logo to fit requirements.
3. Doodle a freehand piece of design work by clicking the 'Shapes' button on the 'Insert' tab's ribbon. Click the 'Scribble' tool, the squiggly line in the 'Line' section, turning the cursor into a pencil. Draw designs directly on the Word page, then use the new 'Drawing Tools' tab and ribbon at the top of the page to color in the image.
4. Experiment with how taglines and slogans look in different design fonts. Type the line and highlight it. Right-click the highlight and select 'Font' from the fly-out menu. Scroll through the different available fonts, choose one and click 'OK' to see how it appears on the screen.
5. Import already-completed pieces of design work to combine them, merge them or add to them by clicking the 'Insert' tab and clicking the 'Picture' button below the tab. Browse to the image to insert and double-click its file name, adding it to the Word workspace.
6. Try out different patterns, textures and gradients by clicking the 'Page Layout' button. Click the 'Page Color' button in the middle of the ribbon, then click 'Fill Effects.' Click the different tabs and options on the tabs to create a new background design.