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Insert Picture in Text Box
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. |
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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. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. 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. |
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Can you put text over the Behind Text picture in a frame?
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... 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. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. 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. |
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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 ... 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. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. 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. |
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Hmm. I'll have to try that. But can you wrap text *around* a graphic with
Square wrapping? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... 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 ... 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. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. 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. |
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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? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... 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 ... 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. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. 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. |
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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. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... 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? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Jay Freedman" wrote in message .. . 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 ... 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. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. 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. |
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