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Transparency of a jpeg
Hello,
I want to use a .jpg picture file as transparent background below my text. I know how to paste the jpeg file into my document, and how to format it via ( format/layout/behind text ) , but I cannot find how to change the transparency (format/colours & lines/transparency) to give more emphasis to the text. Thanks for all ideas KK |
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In most recent versions of Word there is a "watermark" or "washout" setting
on the Color menu (second button from the left on the Picture toolbar). Failing that, just increase the brightness to wash out the background image. -- 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. "KK" wrote in message ... Hello, I want to use a .jpg picture file as transparent background below my text. I know how to paste the jpeg file into my document, and how to format it via ( format/layout/behind text ) , but I cannot find how to change the transparency (format/colours & lines/transparency) to give more emphasis to the text. Thanks for all ideas KK |
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KK shared this with us in microsoft.public.word.newusers:
Hello, I want to use a .jpg picture file as transparent background below my text. I know how to paste the jpeg file into my document, and how to format it via ( format/layout/behind text ) , but I cannot find how to change the transparency (format/colours & lines/transparency) to give more emphasis to the text. Thanks for all ideas KK Hello, The jpeg image format does not support transparency. Only GIF and PNG support transparency. Some other formats also, but GIF and PNG are widely used. GIF supports 256 colors and simple (solid) transparency. PNG is generally preferred over GIF nowadays because: * often files are smaller * up to 16 million colors * alpha transparency (blends with the background) * no patent issues -- Amedee Van Gasse using XanaNews 1.17.4.1 |
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Use the Picture Toolbar to make necessary adjustments
-- Paul Ballou MVP Office http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx http://office.microsoft.com/templates http://office.microsoft.com/home http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/ http://www.ballousgiftshop.com/p1152b/ Control the things you can and Don't Worry about the things you can't control. "KK" wrote in message ... Hello, I want to use a .jpg picture file as transparent background below my text. I know how to paste the jpeg file into my document, and how to format it via ( format/layout/behind text ) , but I cannot find how to change the transparency (format/colours & lines/transparency) to give more emphasis to the text. Thanks for all ideas KK |
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KK wrote:
Hello, I want to use a .jpg picture file as transparent background below my text. I know how to paste the jpeg file into my document, and how to format it via ( format/layout/behind text ) , but I cannot find how to change the transparency (format/colours & lines/transparency) to give more emphasis to the text. Thanks for all ideas KK To add something the other responses haven't made clear, "transparency" has nothing to do with what you're seeing. If you had put the picture *in front of* the text and wanted the text to show through, then you would need to adjust the transparency, and to do that you would have to convert the picture to GIF or PNG format. When the picture is *behind* the text, all you want to do it make sure that the colors aren't strong enough to overwhelm the text. For that, you want to increase the picture's brightness (and possibly decrease its contrast), and you can do that without changing the format. The necessary controls are on the Picture toolbar. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org |
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Thanks for all the help
KK "KK" wrote in message ... Hello, I want to use a .jpg picture file as transparent background below my text. I know how to paste the jpeg file into my document, and how to format it via ( format/layout/behind text ) , but I cannot find how to change the transparency (format/colours & lines/transparency) to give more emphasis to the text. Thanks for all ideas KK |
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