[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Glad I could help.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"AJL" wrote in message
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Thank you very much for explaining! I was able to accomplish it.

Alyce

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

1. Click on your photo. This will display the Picture toolbar. Click on
the
Text Wrapping button (dog icon). Select In Line With Text.

2. Now choose Insert | Text Box. You'll get a cross-hair pointer. Draw
the
text box in front of the picture (and don't worry about what happens
next).

3. Double-click on the border of the text box (or right-click on it and
choose Format Text Box). Either will open the Format Text Box dialog.

4. The visible tab will be Colors and Lines. Choose No Fill for the
color
and No Line for the line.

5. Click on the Layout tab and choose In Front of Text.

6. Click OK. Now type in your text box. You can also resize it as
needed.

This is the proper method if you have just a little text to put on top
of a
picture. If you have a lot of text and want to put the picture behind
it,
then type the text in your document and format your picture as Behind
Text.

If you're trying to do this with labels, see
http://www.gmayor.com/graphics_on_labels.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"AJL" wrote in message
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Thanks for answering.

I'm afraid this info is above my knowledge.
I don't know what "In Line with Text" is.

The first thing I did was add photo to document. Then I tried using a
text
box. But then couldn't find a way to put this on top of the photo
picture.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Assuming the picture is In Line With Text, insert a text box (with
No
Line
and No Fill) and format it as In Front of Text. Type your text
there.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org

How do I add writing on top of a picture in word? I am trying to
make
a
label. I inserted a picture into a word document. Now I want to
add a
name
and date on top of the picture. Can anyone help me do this?

Thanks in advance.
Alyce