WordArt Question

[bkasko]

I have managed to collect several pieces of wordart - some I purchased, some are in kits, some are freebies and I don't really have a good way to organize them. Anyone have any suggestions on how they organize their Wordart I would really like to start using more of them but need a better way to find one to fit my page.

 

[FormbyGirl]

Keeping track of them for credits is important, so bear that in mind, also.

Keeping track by topic is good, but sometimes the topic is vague, such as "Some see a weed, some see a wish." Where a topic is clear, such as Grief, gardening, flowers, etc. you could always keep a folder for those.

You could also use a tagging software and leave the word art in its original folder, but tag it with possibly uses, or key words you might look for. So above, you might tag it with "Weed, Wish, Opinion." If you don't have tagging software, then you could rename it, or add a text file in the folder it is in with the key Word art topics.

I'm sure someone has better ideas...

 

[CindyB]

Oooh that's a tough one... I usually leave the wordart with the themed kit that it goes with. You could create a folder with exclusively word art...but you may have to start there for inspiration for your page as opposed to an after thought.

 

[Heidi1472]

I have most of my kits organized by theme, except for designers I use frequently. So when I buy wordart by itself, not in a kit, it goes in this folder. Wordart within kits I just keep there as I tend to use it when I use that kit. Does that make sense?

 

[FormbyGirl]

I have most of my kits organized by theme, except for designers I use frequently. So when I buy wordart by itself, not in a kit, it goes in this folder. Wordart within kits I just keep there as I tend to use it when I use that kit. Does that make sense?

I would never be able to find a kit if i organized by theme I am famous for classifying things in my own special way, then not being able to figure it out layer. They made sense to me.... Tadpoles under reptiles was a famous one.... Logic - even though frogs are not reptiles, they are kinda like reptiles and tadpoles are baby frogs. I can only imagine how I would end up classifying my kits

I think I would tend to add a tag that is relevant - such as weed and wish to the quote on dandelions "Some see a weed, some see a wish." That way you can search for them. In windows, for jpg files, you can right click, click properties. Then click the details tab. You can click on tags and add from there. Png files do not have tagging built in, so you would have to add to the name, or use a software that can add tagging. You can also store a txt file in the folder with key words and that will bring them up on a search.

 

[bkasko]

Thanks guys for the suggestions I do keep wordart that comes with the kit in the kit and I do tag the kit by a theme but sometimes I feel that the wordart in a kit could be used for more that just that theme and I have a lot of wordart that I have collected that did not come with a kit and I am having trouble figuring out how to tag it in a meaningful way so that I can use it on a page. I did not know I could add tags in windows for jpg files so that also might be an option. Thanks again for the suggestions

 

[FormbyGirl]

Unfortunately, most of the word art is png files, so you would have to tag them with an external program. JPGs are internal to the data file itself, but other file types may not be. Because programs change and can crash - I tend to tag things in parentheses as part of the name. so:

word art file designer_WeedQuote.png for "Some see a weed, some see a wish" would be renamed designer_WeedQuote (wish).png. Then when you search in windows, it can be picked up by weed or wish.

It is definitely brute force, but until the png file authorities embed tags within the file type - those are the types of things we are stuck with.