This example adds WordArt that contains the text "Test" to myDocument
and specifies that the characters be very tightly spaced.
Set myDocument = ActiveDocument
Set newWordArt = _
myDocument.Shapes.AddTextEffect( _
PresetTextEffect:=msoTextEffect1, _
Text:="Test", _
FontName:="Arial Black", FontSize:=36, FontBold:=False, _
FontItalic:=False, Left:=100, Top:=100)
newWordArt.TextEffect.Tracking = 0.8