Open Office has just released a new upgrade which makes for a much nicer drawing program. I haven't totally figured out how it compares to Microsoft Office, but I did compare the Word Art/ Fontwork feature. They are very similar, just found out in a different place on the programs.
You can read all about how to use Fontwork in Open Office at the web site http://www.tutorialsforopenoffice.org/tutorial/Fontwork_Gallery.html
It is as clear of an explanation of how to add fontwork in your documents.
For Microsoft Word, I recommend this site http://www.uwec.edu/Help/Office07/wordart-w.htm
Let me know if you try any of these tricks. I am very impressed with the recent upgrade to Open Office, so do remember to periodically look for updates for your programs. Let me know how this is all going and if you have any questions or suggestions as to what you are interested in next, let me know.
