Office 2007 gives users the opportunity to jazz up the document with templates, WordArt and other graphics. Do these items add to or detract from the look of a Word document? For what types of documents might it be inappropriate?

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Office 2007 gives users the opportunity to jazz up the document with templates, WordArt and other graphics.  Do these items add to or detract from the look of a Word document? For what types of documents might it be inappropriate?

Ms. Sue · Answer

I used clip and other graphics (long before Office 2007) to add interest to some of the handouts to my 7th and 8th grade history and geography students. These graphics always complimented the handout, and had some educational value in themselves. Advertising brochures also need graphics. Art would probably be inappropriate for most other business uses.