Depending on the effect you want, you can shadow or emboss text in three different ways:
Add a shadow or embossed effect directly to the text. When you use this method, you can't change such shadow features as offset or color.
Add a shadow or embossed effect to an unfilled object that contains text. With this method, the text takes on the same shadow options as the object, and you can control and change shadow features.
Insert WordArt — a drawing object that contains special text effects such as shadowing and perspective.
Add shadow directly to text
Add shadow to a
text box
(unfilled object)
Add WordArt