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I am trying to make a training device for one of our databases (that has a
lot of acronyms) . I have taken a print screen of a database and pasted it in Word. I want the acronym's definition and use to display in a box when users hover over each acronym (or click a command button below each acronym) . What happens though is when I paste it in Word, Word will not allow me to place a command button over the graffic. I have inserted it as a picture, I have sent to back, but still the same problem. Does anyone have any suggestion about how to go about this? TIA Richard |
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Thanks so much Jay. Loved the "spawn of the devil" comment.
I only have access to Office 2003, no graphics or web development. I'm going to try your technique and if I can't get it to work, then I'll find a bridge to throw Word off of. Much appreciated. Richard "Jay Freedman" wrote: wrote: I am trying to make a training device for one of our databases (that has a lot of acronyms) . I have taken a print screen of a database and pasted it in Word. I want the acronym's definition and use to display in a box when users hover over each acronym (or click a command button below each acronym) . What happens though is when I paste it in Word, Word will not allow me to place a command button over the graffic. I have inserted it as a picture, I have sent to back, but still the same problem. Does anyone have any suggestion about how to go about this? TIA Richard I have to say that word is probably the worst possible tool for this job, and you'd do better with a web page design program that can create real hotspots with rollovers. If you're stuck with Word, try this (it doesn't involve command buttons, which are the spawn of the devil as far as Word is concerned): - Start by inserting a frame from the Forms toolbar. That will let you "float" the following stuff over the proper location in the background picture. Right-click the edge of the frame, click Borders and Shading, and choose None for the border. - Inside the frame, type the acronym. - Select the acronym and insert a bookmark. - With the acronym still selected, go to Insert Hyperlink. In that dialog, click Place In This Document and choose the bookmark from the list; the address box will show the bookmark name. Make sure the "Text to display" box shows the acronym. Click the ScreenTip button and enter the definition. OK all dialogs. - If necessary, format the hyperlink to something other than blue and underlined (that comes from the Hyperlink style). When a user hovers the pointer over the hyperlink, the ScreenTip text will show. Unfortunately it will say "Click to follow link" at the end, but if they do that then the bookmark will be selected, so it doesn't go anywhere else. -- 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. |
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You're technique is working great.
Thanks again. "Jay Freedman" wrote: wrote: I am trying to make a training device for one of our databases (that has a lot of acronyms) . I have taken a print screen of a database and pasted it in Word. I want the acronym's definition and use to display in a box when users hover over each acronym (or click a command button below each acronym) . What happens though is when I paste it in Word, Word will not allow me to place a command button over the graffic. I have inserted it as a picture, I have sent to back, but still the same problem. Does anyone have any suggestion about how to go about this? TIA Richard I have to say that word is probably the worst possible tool for this job, and you'd do better with a web page design program that can create real hotspots with rollovers. If you're stuck with Word, try this (it doesn't involve command buttons, which are the spawn of the devil as far as Word is concerned): - Start by inserting a frame from the Forms toolbar. That will let you "float" the following stuff over the proper location in the background picture. Right-click the edge of the frame, click Borders and Shading, and choose None for the border. - Inside the frame, type the acronym. - Select the acronym and insert a bookmark. - With the acronym still selected, go to Insert Hyperlink. In that dialog, click Place In This Document and choose the bookmark from the list; the address box will show the bookmark name. Make sure the "Text to display" box shows the acronym. Click the ScreenTip button and enter the definition. OK all dialogs. - If necessary, format the hyperlink to something other than blue and underlined (that comes from the Hyperlink style). When a user hovers the pointer over the hyperlink, the ScreenTip text will show. Unfortunately it will say "Click to follow link" at the end, but if they do that then the bookmark will be selected, so it doesn't go anywhere else. -- 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. |
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