Sesquipedalian Sam wrote:
On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:26:33 -0400, "Jay Freedman"
wrote:
Sesquipedalian Sam wrote:
I have a package of round labels (Avery 5294, 2.5" diameter).
I have created templates for rectangular labels using tables. Is
there a comparable way to create a table with round cells os that
the text will flow inside the 2.5" circles?
I have Word 2007.
No version of Word can flow text along any path except straight
lines unless you use WordArt. You can, of course, place a separate
WordArt object into each cell of a regular rectangular table.
I don't want to flow the text *around* the labels. I want it to *fill*
the labels. Each label is a circle. I want to be able to enter text
inside each circle and have it break so that the text prints only on
the labels.
You could insert a circle in each cell from the Drawing Toolbar, but that
still just gives you a rectangle inside the circle in which to type text.
That's what you'll get if you download Avery's "template" (actually a .doc,
not a .dot) from
http://www.avery.com/avery/en_us/Tem...002118140aRCRD.
If you want the outline of the text area to be circular, you have to fiddle
with placing crescent-shaped drawing objects on either side of the text and
setting them to tight wrapping -- you can see something similar with
triangles by downloading
http://jay-freedman.info/triangle_text.doc. This
isn't what I'd call an "easy way".
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
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