[laceyjo]

I am doing a mail merge for labels for Christmas cards. I am trying to
insert a graphic but I want the address that I have typed to be centred
within the graphic. At the moment, when I do this, the text jumps up to the
top of the graphic and if I try and cut/paste it wont work. If I press
enter, the entire document moves down. Could someone possibly explain how
exactly this can be done please?

[laceyjo]

I should also have added that I would like the text to be in the foreground
centered, and the graphic to be in the background. The graphic is from
clipart.

"laceyjo" wrote:

I am doing a mail merge for labels for Christmas cards. I am trying to
insert a graphic but I want the address that I have typed to be centred
within the graphic. At the moment, when I do this, the text jumps up to the
top of the graphic and if I try and cut/paste it wont work. If I press
enter, the entire document moves down. Could someone possibly explain how
exactly this can be done please?

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://www.gmayor.com/graphics_on_labels.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"laceyjo" wrote in message
...
I should also have added that I would like the text to be in the
foreground
centered, and the graphic to be in the background. The graphic is from
clipart.

"laceyjo" wrote:

I am doing a mail merge for labels for Christmas cards. I am trying to
insert a graphic but I want the address that I have typed to be centred
within the graphic. At the moment, when I do this, the text jumps up to
the
top of the graphic and if I try and cut/paste it wont work. If I press
enter, the entire document moves down. Could someone possibly explain
how
exactly this can be done please?

[laceyjo]

Thank you for the link. Unfortunately, I do not fully understand it. The
explains shows the procedure for formatting Wordart. I want to insert an
angel image from clipart and have the text centered and have the angel image
on the background. Is there a step by step way to be shown how to do this
please?

Many Thanks

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

See http://www.gmayor.com/graphics_on_labels.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"laceyjo" wrote in message
...
I should also have added that I would like the text to be in the
foreground
centered, and the graphic to be in the background. The graphic is from
clipart.

"laceyjo" wrote:

I am doing a mail merge for labels for Christmas cards. I am trying to
insert a graphic but I want the address that I have typed to be centred
within the graphic. At the moment, when I do this, the text jumps up to
the
top of the graphic and if I try and cut/paste it wont work. If I press
enter, the entire document moves down. Could someone possibly explain
how
exactly this can be done please?

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Paste the clipart into a label, select it and then from the format menu,
select Picture and on the Format Picture dialog, go to the Layout tab and
select the Behind Text option. You may want to go the the Size tab and
uncheck the Lock aspect ratio control so that you can drag the borders of
the picture to fill the cell completely. You will need to turn on the
Drawing toolbar and click on the Select objects button at the left hand end
of the toolbar to be able to select the picture once you had sent it behind
the text. You may want to set the Picture to "Washout" using the Picture
tab of the Format Picture dialog.

Once you have the picture the way that you want, you can copy it to the
other labels and you can just enter and align your text on the labels as if
the picture was not there.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"laceyjo" wrote in message
...
Thank you for the link. Unfortunately, I do not fully understand it. The
explains shows the procedure for formatting Wordart. I want to insert an
angel image from clipart and have the text centered and have the angel
image
on the background. Is there a step by step way to be shown how to do this
please?

Many Thanks

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

See http://www.gmayor.com/graphics_on_labels.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"laceyjo" wrote in message
...
I should also have added that I would like the text to be in the
foreground
centered, and the graphic to be in the background. The graphic is from
clipart.

"laceyjo" wrote:

I am doing a mail merge for labels for Christmas cards. I am trying
to
insert a graphic but I want the address that I have typed to be
centred
within the graphic. At the moment, when I do this, the text jumps up
to
the
top of the graphic and if I try and cut/paste it wont work. If I
press
enter, the entire document moves down. Could someone possibly
explain
how
exactly this can be done please?

[laceyjo]

Thank you for your instructions. I have got so far and am stuck at the bit
where I have to copy the edited/washedout image onto the other labels. This
label is the very first one, the top left hand one. When I click on copy and
go to paste it onto the empty labels, it automatically jumps back to paste on
top of the edited label and it appears as the "unwashed" one. What have I
dont wrong?



"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

Paste the clipart into a label, select it and then from the format menu,
select Picture and on the Format Picture dialog, go to the Layout tab and
select the Behind Text option. You may want to go the the Size tab and
uncheck the Lock aspect ratio control so that you can drag the borders of
the picture to fill the cell completely. You will need to turn on the
Drawing toolbar and click on the Select objects button at the left hand end
of the toolbar to be able to select the picture once you had sent it behind
the text. You may want to set the Picture to "Washout" using the Picture
tab of the Format Picture dialog.

Once you have the picture the way that you want, you can copy it to the
other labels and you can just enter and align your text on the labels as if
the picture was not there.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"laceyjo" wrote in message
...
Thank you for the link. Unfortunately, I do not fully understand it. The
explains shows the procedure for formatting Wordart. I want to insert an
angel image from clipart and have the text centered and have the angel
image
on the background. Is there a step by step way to be shown how to do this
please?

Many Thanks

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

See http://www.gmayor.com/graphics_on_labels.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"laceyjo" wrote in message
...
I should also have added that I would like the text to be in the
foreground
centered, and the graphic to be in the background. The graphic is from
clipart.

"laceyjo" wrote:

I am doing a mail merge for labels for Christmas cards. I am trying
to
insert a graphic but I want the address that I have typed to be
centred
within the graphic. At the moment, when I do this, the text jumps up
to
the
top of the graphic and if I try and cut/paste it wont work. If I
press
enter, the entire document moves down. Could someone possibly
explain
how
exactly this can be done please?

[laceyjo]

Thanks for your detailed reply. I have got as far as the bit where I have to
copy the edited/washedout image onto the rest of the labels on the page.
When I click copy and go to the other labels and select paste, it
automatically jumps back to the first label and pastes it on top and it
appears as the unwashed image.

What have I done wrong?

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:

Paste the clipart into a label, select it and then from the format menu,
select Picture and on the Format Picture dialog, go to the Layout tab and
select the Behind Text option. You may want to go the the Size tab and
uncheck the Lock aspect ratio control so that you can drag the borders of
the picture to fill the cell completely. You will need to turn on the
Drawing toolbar and click on the Select objects button at the left hand end
of the toolbar to be able to select the picture once you had sent it behind
the text. You may want to set the Picture to "Washout" using the Picture
tab of the Format Picture dialog.

Once you have the picture the way that you want, you can copy it to the
other labels and you can just enter and align your text on the labels as if
the picture was not there.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"laceyjo" wrote in message
...
Thank you for the link. Unfortunately, I do not fully understand it. The
explains shows the procedure for formatting Wordart. I want to insert an
angel image from clipart and have the text centered and have the angel
image
on the background. Is there a step by step way to be shown how to do this
please?

Many Thanks

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

See http://www.gmayor.com/graphics_on_labels.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"laceyjo" wrote in message
...
I should also have added that I would like the text to be in the
foreground
centered, and the graphic to be in the background. The graphic is from
clipart.

"laceyjo" wrote:

I am doing a mail merge for labels for Christmas cards. I am trying
to
insert a graphic but I want the address that I have typed to be
centred
within the graphic. At the moment, when I do this, the text jumps up
to
the
top of the graphic and if I try and cut/paste it wont work. If I
press
enter, the entire document moves down. Could someone possibly
explain
how
exactly this can be done please?