How to Outline Text

One of these is the Outline feature. How to Outline Text, which applies a colored outline effect to the selected text in the document. You may have already explored the various tabs in the navigation bar at the top of the Word window.

Discovered various things like the WordArt tools that the application offers to customize the appearance of the text on the page. But you may not know which of these tools to use if you simply want to apply a colored border to some of the text in your document.

How to Outline Text in Google Slides

• Click on “Insert” and select “Word art”
  • The first step is to open Google Slides and choose the slide where you wish to insert the outlined text.
  • After you’ve opened the slide, select “Insert” from the top menu.
  • Choose “Word art” from the drop-down menu.
• Enter the text and press “Enter”
  • Enter the text that you wish to outline in the text area.
  • After inserting the text, press the “Enter” key on your keyboard to place it on the slide.
• Select the text and change the fill color
  • Choose a lighter text color to make the outline more visible.
  • If you only want to see the text outline, make the text transparent.
  • To do so, click the text with your mouse and click the “Fill color” toolbar icon. Now, choose a color from the palette that you like.
  • To make the text transparent, click the “Transparent” option (make sure you choose a dark border color in the next step).
•  Change the border color
  • After choosing a lighter text color, darken the border to make the outline more noticeable.Select the text and click on the “Border color” icon from the toolbar to do so. Now, select a color from the palette.
• Adjust the border width and type

Steps to Outline Text in Google Docs

• Open Google Docs in your web browser. Click on Blank (+) to create a new blank document, or open an existing document in your Google Docs.
• Hover over the “Insert” tab from the top menu and choose “Drawing”. Then, select “New” from the drop-down menu to open the Drawing window.
• Click on “Actions” in the top menu, and select “Word art”. Then a small box will pop up where you can type in your text.
• Type in the text that you want to outline. Press “Enter” on the keyboard to save, or “Shift+Enter” for multiple lines.
• As soon as you press “Enter“, your text will appear in the Drawing window. It may seem like there is no outline around your text, but it actually exists. You can’t see the outline since the weight of the outline is set to a low value.
• Click the “Border Weight” icon in the top menu bar to select thicker border weight. After that, you’ll see a clear outline on your text.
• Click the Fill color icon, which looks like a paint bucket, to change the color of your text. Next to it is the Border color icon. Click on it to change the outline border surrounding your text. It is quite simple to make white text with black outline in Google Docs. If you want to be more creative, you can apply gradient color schemes to your outlined text. The possibilities are endless.
• There are a few more settings you can choose to make your outlined text even more eye-catching. You can make your outlined text bold or italic, as well as change the outline style. 
• After you’ve finished editing, click “Save and Close” at the top-right corner of the Drawing window. This will insert your outlined text into your Google Docs document.

How to Outline Text in Canva

• Create new text or select existing text to outline.
• Click the EFFECTS button on the editing bar.
• Click the SPLICE effect.
• Slide the offset slider all the way to the left for a 0 offset.
• Slide the Thickness slider towards the left for a thinner outline.
• Slide the Thickness slider towards the right for a thicker outline.
• Click the color button to change the inside color of the text.
• Click TEXT color button for the main text to change the outline color.

FAQ

How do you put an outline on text?

1. Select your text or WordArt.
2. Click Home > Text Effects.
3. Click the effect you want. For more choices, point to Outline, Shadow, Reflection, or Glow, and then click the effect you want.

What does it mean to outline a text?

Answer. An outline is a way to put your written ideas about a topic or thesis in a way that makes sense. Outlines put together the main ideas, sub-ideas, and supporting information. Writers use outlines when writing their papers in order to know which topic to cover in what order.