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Default Photos in Tables

You're entirely welcome. Amazingly, I first experienced this problem very
shortly after I started using Word in 1992 (what's amazing to me is that I
was using Exactly line spacing that early on), and I've never forgotten my
bewilderment.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"adman4" wrote in message
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Thank you so much! This problem had been plaguing me for over a year. Who
knew it would be solved with a brief posting from you. Thanks again so

much.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

The style you are using in your table is formatted with "Exactly" line
spacing. Create a style for the photos that has Single line spacing. You

can
use a different style for the text, which can be in a separate row, if
necessary. You do *not* want to change the wrapping from In Line With

Text.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"adman4" wrote in message
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I am creating a sales presentation template in Word for my salespeople

to
customize. I have set up a table on each page containing photos and

text.
The
table is reproduced on each page and is given a strict structure

(doesn't
break over pages, exact height and width for each cell, etc.)

Unfortunately
the salepeople are consistently having problems with adding photos to

the
table.

When a photo is added (via insertpicturefrom file...) only the

bottom
edge
of it appears; you can see the outline of the rest, but the image is

not
displayed. I know part of this issue is caused by the fact that every

image
added to a Word file is added with layout in "in line with text" mode

(a
default function that should be editable, but don't get me started).

If it
is
changed to "in front of text", you'd think this would solve the

problem,
but
it doesn't: the photo usually disappears altogether! (I assume it is

below
the table, even though the cells have "no fill"). If I somehow get the

photo
to show up in front of the table and drag it over to the appropriate

cell,
it
disappears, or only a portion is visible, or it mysteriously shifts to
another location!

I have seemingly tried every possible properties adjustment, and have
rebuilt the entire table from scratch twice. Does anyone have any

suggestions
for me? I'd be happy to send you the table if you like.

Help!