So I’m flipping through my old blog posts … yeah, I do stuff like that, don’t hate me … and realized this post had the most boring of blog post intros ever. Like in the history of time … well, make that Internet time. I always try to add in some ‘cheek’ (oh how I wish I had an English accent. Or could fake an English accent that didn’t sound like the Queen Mum). Previously, this post started off like a lecture. A very boring lecture. Hence this new overly chatty intro …Now Professor Blogger will take over. Try not to yawn too much. The information is solid.
If you want to iron-on transfer numbers or words onto pillows or fabric or clothing – or whatever project you might have in mind – you need to start with mirror-image text.
Here’s my step-by-step tutorial on how to create mirror images in a Microsoft Word document using WordArt (I work with Word 2007 and/or Word 2010, depending on which laptop I can wrestle away from the kids).
Start by opening a word document, and then follow along with my screen cap instructions …
I used those mirror image numbers to make these numbered napkins ...
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Hi there! My name is Linda and I’m a Jersey-born-and-bred Midwestern transplant who lives in Chicago with my husband and two children. We've lived in our home since 1995 and over the years our style has changed and evolved. I wouldn't call my home a work-in-progress -- more like a rework-in-progress as I refresh and remodel things around here ... one room at a time.
Very cool!! Thanks for sharing this! I ♥ word!!
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Thanks for this! Was struggling to figure it out. Your step-by-step screenshots and tips were extremely helpful! Thanks!!
Oh, you saved me! Thank you so much for this. It was very easy to follow your step-by-step screenshots.
This information is truly awesome!
Thank you sooo much!!!
Thank you!!! after spending 30 minutes trying every other suggestion from google that didn’t work and wanting to just throw in the towel and quit I found your tutorial. So easy! I’m bookmarking for future reference
Thank you so much for taking the time to create this tutorial..i was pulling what little hair I have left out! Thanks again! From AZ..
I cannot express to you how thankful i am for finding this post and for your wonderful instructions!!! after two hours and muliple attempts i had all but given up on making a simple label!!!! project complete and sanity regained!! thank you !!!
This was so informative. Thanks so much
I have Word 2007 and these steps didn’t work,,,but were enough to get me started on how to figure it out! Thanks!
Oh my god, thank you! I had started to give up. Nothing on the Word help list. Nothing elsewhere on the web. The text direction doesn’t allow reversals. The flip horizontal is disabled. FINALLY, this worked!
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Your tutorial helped out so much. I knew it was possible to do it there but, didn’t know how. Now back to my project. Thanks again.m
you just saved the day! been trying to figure this out for over an hour, so happy to stumble on your post – it worked like a charm! thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!
Wow! So glad I found your post! It’s a lot better and more complete than the tutorial that Word was giving. In my case I am using it for a video I have to do for a final project. I wanted to create a mirror image that could be read on the video. I did it thanks to you! Besides that – you obviously have a great art blog and I will be following it! Thanks again!
AWESOME, for the first time with your step by step instructions I was able to understand and do it right! SMiling all the way now!!