CD labels with curved text

How do I insert round or curved text that will follow the curve of the inside
or outside circumference of the CD label without using Word Art?

TidyGirl wrote:
How do I insert round or curved text that will follow the curve of the inside
or outside circumference of the CD label without using Word Art?

By using a different program. The only way to have curved text in
Publisher is with WordArt.

--
Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher
http://ed.mvps.org

That's what I thought. Do you know another program to use aside from Avery
Design Pro or Print Shop?

"Ed Bennett" wrote:

TidyGirl wrote:
How do I insert round or curved text that will follow the curve of the inside
or outside circumference of the CD label without using Word Art?

By using a different program. The only way to have curved text in
Publisher is with WordArt.

--
Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher
http://ed.mvps.org

TidyGirl wrote:
That's what I thought. Do you know another program to use aside from Avery
Design Pro or Print Shop?

A piece of Free Software that does this is Inkscape from
www.inkscape.org, although there is somewhat of a learning curve.

--
Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher
http://ed.mvps.org

Look here, scroll down to text inside a circle. Not for the faint of heart.
http://msauer.mvps.org/more_graphics.htm
--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

"TidyGirl" wrote in message
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How do I insert round or curved text that will follow the curve of the inside
or outside circumference of the CD label without using Word Art?

Thank you for taking the time to show me all of this! I wanted to create
text that would follow the curve of the inside or outside circumference of
the CD. It seems like it would be a simple thing to do, but apparently Word
Art is the only way.

"Mary Sauer" wrote:

Look here, scroll down to text inside a circle. Not for the faint of heart.
http://msauer.mvps.org/more_graphics.htm
--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

"TidyGirl" wrote in message
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How do I insert round or curved text that will follow the curve of the inside
or outside circumference of the CD label without using Word Art?

You really shouldn't use labels on CDs/DVDs. Labels can cause the CD/DVD to
be out of balance, and can damage the drive. If the label should warp, the
disk could get stuck in the device. Air bubbles under the label could cause
an unequal distribution of forces on the disc as it spins in the drive,
which in turn could cause the disc to shatter while spinning at high speeds
such as 52X for CDs and 16X for DVDs. Other issues have also been attributed
to the use of paper labels on disks.

Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs—A Guide for Librarians and Archivists
http://www.itl.nist.gov/iad/894.05/d...dlingGuide.pdf
Page 23 (31 of 50)

(You may not care about the possible long term effects but it's still good
information to have on hand.)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"TidyGirl" wrote in message
...
How do I insert round or curved text that will follow the curve of the
inside
or outside circumference of the CD label without using Word Art?

There are printers that print directly on a CD. Perhaps the poster has one of
those. How are we to know?
http://www.hp.com/oeminkjet/industry..._dvd_printing/

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

"JoAnn Paules" wrote in message
...
You really shouldn't use labels on CDs/DVDs. Labels can cause the CD/DVD to be
out of balance, and can damage the drive. If the label should warp, the disk
could get stuck in the device. Air bubbles under the label could cause an
unequal distribution of forces on the disc as it spins in the drive, which in
turn could cause the disc to shatter while spinning at high speeds such as 52X
for CDs and 16X for DVDs. Other issues have also been attributed to the use of
paper labels on disks.

Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs-A Guide for Librarians and Archivists
http://www.itl.nist.gov/iad/894.05/d...dlingGuide.pdf
Page 23 (31 of 50)

(You may not care about the possible long term effects but it's still good
information to have on hand.)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"TidyGirl" wrote in message
...
How do I insert round or curved text that will follow the curve of the inside
or outside circumference of the CD label without using Word Art?

I am basing my assumption on the phrase "CD label" in the subject line and
body of the original post.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"Mary Sauer" wrote in message
...
There are printers that print directly on a CD. Perhaps the poster has one
of those. How are we to know?
http://www.hp.com/oeminkjet/industry..._dvd_printing/

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

"JoAnn Paules" wrote in message
...
You really shouldn't use labels on CDs/DVDs. Labels can cause the CD/DVD
to be out of balance, and can damage the drive. If the label should warp,
the disk could get stuck in the device. Air bubbles under the label could
cause an unequal distribution of forces on the disc as it spins in the
drive, which in turn could cause the disc to shatter while spinning at
high speeds such as 52X for CDs and 16X for DVDs. Other issues have also
been attributed to the use of paper labels on disks.

Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs-A Guide for Librarians and Archivists
http://www.itl.nist.gov/iad/894.05/d...dlingGuide.pdf
Page 23 (31 of 50)

(You may not care about the possible long term effects but it's still
good information to have on hand.)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"TidyGirl" wrote in message
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How do I insert round or curved text that will follow the curve of the
inside
or outside circumference of the CD label without using Word Art?

I think labels on CD's is relative to one's experience. I have old CDs that I
have labeled and have never had any problems with them nor my CD-DVD players.
Folks generally don't need a lecture when they come here for help.

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

"JoAnn Paules" wrote in message
...
I am basing my assumption on the phrase "CD label" in the subject line and body
of the original post.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"Mary Sauer" wrote in message
...
There are printers that print directly on a CD. Perhaps the poster has one of
those. How are we to know?
http://www.hp.com/oeminkjet/industry..._dvd_printing/

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

"JoAnn Paules" wrote in message
...
You really shouldn't use labels on CDs/DVDs. Labels can cause the CD/DVD to
be out of balance, and can damage the drive. If the label should warp, the
disk could get stuck in the device. Air bubbles under the label could cause
an unequal distribution of forces on the disc as it spins in the drive,
which in turn could cause the disc to shatter while spinning at high speeds
such as 52X for CDs and 16X for DVDs. Other issues have also been attributed
to the use of paper labels on disks.

Care and Handling of CDs and DVDs-A Guide for Librarians and Archivists
http://www.itl.nist.gov/iad/894.05/d...dlingGuide.pdf
Page 23 (31 of 50)

(You may not care about the possible long term effects but it's still good
information to have on hand.)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"



"TidyGirl" wrote in message
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How do I insert round or curved text that will follow the curve of the
inside
or outside circumference of the CD label without using Word Art?