If you need very precise control or are creating a complex combination of shapes and text, you’ll want to use a third-party drawing or graphics program to create the text around your shape …

Use the Text Effects menu to create other effects, such as shadow, reflection, glow, bevels, and 3-D rotation. This example shows WordArt with a curved transform effect and a shadow applied.

Select the WordArt you want to change. Go to Shape Format or Drawing Tools Format > Text Effects. Select Transform, and then choose the effect you want. If you don't see Transform at …

Visio does not support fitting a line of text to a curve. You can, however, create text that follows a curved path using WordArt in Word or PowerPoint. You can then copy and paste the WordArt …

You can change the look of your circle or curve by adding a shape fill or effect or changing the border. If you want to create a more advanced diagram like overlapping circles, an …

Use WordArt to create decorative text and customize with effects, fonts, or fill and outline color.

You can edit line color, weight, style, and curvature, control the look of end points and arrows, make connectors curved, angled or straight, and manage connection points in a variety of ways.

Rotate a text box, shape, WordArt, or a picture by dragging, setting an exact degree, or mirroring.

You can control the way text flows around a picture or WordArt in a publication. By changing the flow of text, you can change the relationship between the text and the picture.

You can change the look of a shape or text box by changing its fill or by adding effects to it, such as shadows, glows, reflections, soft edges, bevels, and three-dimensional (3-D) rotations.