[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Thanks for the confirmation, Jay. So that's not a workaround for the folks
who want to wrap text around a picture in a text box.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
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"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
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No, you can't. By experiment, a picture in a frame can be inline,
behind text, or in front of text. None of the other wrapping types
have any effect. I see the same behavior in 2003, 2007, and 2010 beta.

On Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:37:55 -0500, "Suzanne S. Barnhill"
wrote:

Hmm. I'll have to try that. But can you wrap text *around* a graphic with
Square wrapping?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
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Yep, it works for me.

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
Can you put text over the Behind Text picture in a frame?


"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
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Because a text box is itself a floating "drawing object", it is
forbidden to place a floating picture or other graphic inside it.
The only graphics you can put into a text box are "in line with
text". However, a text box can be converted to a frame, which can
also be moved around on the page but is not a drawing object.

To get the effect you want:

- Right-click the edge of the text box and choose Format Text Box.
- On the Colors and Lines tab of the dialog, select No Fill for the
fill color. (Otherwise the picture will eventually be hidden behind
the white fill.)
- Go to the Text Box tab of the dialog and click Convert To Frame.
Close the dialog and ignore the warning message.
- Now select the picture and set its text wrapping to Behind Text.

If you later need to move or resize the picture, display the Drawing
toolbar and click the white arrow tool to be able to select the
picture behind the text.

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Pierre Chemins wrote:
MS Word 2003; Windows XP Pro SP3

I am trying to insert a picture in a text box and have that picture
appear behind the text like a watermark. I know how to do this
within a document, but I'd like it all in a text box so they both
can be moved around the document as a unit. I've inserted a picture
in a text box, but have been unable to have it appear behind the
text in the text box. That option is unavailable when I try to
format the picture. It even appears to be restricted where I can
even place the picture within the text box; it seems to be locked
onto the top border of the text box, although I can move it side to
side. Thanks in advance for any guidance.