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Adding Text to a picture in Word 2003
I am trying to annotate a picture using text boxes and arrows.
First I select Insert File from file to insert the picture. No problem. Next, I am trying to insert a text box onto the picture. I want to group the picture with the text box. If the picture is selected, then selecting the text box option from the drawing menu, a border appears around the picture. If I start to typ, the picture disappears. I am having a problem selecting the picture and teh text box at the same time. I got it to work once, but couldn't duplicate it. Is there is a specific sequence I need to follow? This is one of those things that drives me crazy because it shouldn't be this hard. -- Bill |
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Adding Text to a picture in Word 2003
I would suggest adding the text to the photo in a photo editor than
inserting that into the Word doc. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Bill" wrote in message ... I am trying to annotate a picture using text boxes and arrows. First I select Insert File from file to insert the picture. No problem. Next, I am trying to insert a text box onto the picture. I want to group the picture with the text box. If the picture is selected, then selecting the text box option from the drawing menu, a border appears around the picture. If I start to typ, the picture disappears. I am having a problem selecting the picture and teh text box at the same time. I got it to work once, but couldn't duplicate it. Is there is a specific sequence I need to follow? This is one of those things that drives me crazy because it shouldn't be this hard. -- Bill |
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Adding Text to a picture in Word 2003
Thanks, looks like I will be using Paint (I think that's all I have to choose
from). Are you suggesting I use a photo editor because usign Word for this is such a pain in the a_ _? -- Bill "JoAnn Paules" wrote: I would suggest adding the text to the photo in a photo editor than inserting that into the Word doc. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Bill" wrote in message ... I am trying to annotate a picture using text boxes and arrows. First I select Insert File from file to insert the picture. No problem. Next, I am trying to insert a text box onto the picture. I want to group the picture with the text box. If the picture is selected, then selecting the text box option from the drawing menu, a border appears around the picture. If I start to typ, the picture disappears. I am having a problem selecting the picture and teh text box at the same time. I got it to work once, but couldn't duplicate it. Is there is a specific sequence I need to follow? This is one of those things that drives me crazy because it shouldn't be this hard. -- Bill |
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Adding Text to a picture in Word 2003
If you set the text wrapping of the photo to something other than In Line
with Text or In Front of Text (double-click the photo Layout tab), you will be able to then group the photo with a text box. For good measure, before you group the two, send the text box to the front in the layer ordering (right-click the textbox border Order Bring to Front for you in 2003 OR right-click the textbox border Bring to Front in 2007). Cheers -- BO Haynes Microsoft Master Instructor (MMI) "Bill" wrote: Thanks, looks like I will be using Paint (I think that's all I have to choose from). Are you suggesting I use a photo editor because usign Word for this is such a pain in the a_ _? -- Bill "JoAnn Paules" wrote: I would suggest adding the text to the photo in a photo editor than inserting that into the Word doc. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Bill" wrote in message ... I am trying to annotate a picture using text boxes and arrows. First I select Insert File from file to insert the picture. No problem. Next, I am trying to insert a text box onto the picture. I want to group the picture with the text box. If the picture is selected, then selecting the text box option from the drawing menu, a border appears around the picture. If I start to typ, the picture disappears. I am having a problem selecting the picture and teh text box at the same time. I got it to work once, but couldn't duplicate it. Is there is a specific sequence I need to follow? This is one of those things that drives me crazy because it shouldn't be this hard. -- Bill |
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Adding Text to a picture in Word 2003
Thanks BO, that worked. The "in line with text" was the problem.
-- Bill "BO" wrote: If you set the text wrapping of the photo to something other than In Line with Text or In Front of Text (double-click the photo Layout tab), you will be able to then group the photo with a text box. For good measure, before you group the two, send the text box to the front in the layer ordering (right-click the textbox border Order Bring to Front for you in 2003 OR right-click the textbox border Bring to Front in 2007). Cheers -- BO Haynes Microsoft Master Instructor (MMI) "Bill" wrote: Thanks, looks like I will be using Paint (I think that's all I have to choose from). Are you suggesting I use a photo editor because usign Word for this is such a pain in the a_ _? -- Bill "JoAnn Paules" wrote: I would suggest adding the text to the photo in a photo editor than inserting that into the Word doc. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Bill" wrote in message ... I am trying to annotate a picture using text boxes and arrows. First I select Insert File from file to insert the picture. No problem. Next, I am trying to insert a text box onto the picture. I want to group the picture with the text box. If the picture is selected, then selecting the text box option from the drawing menu, a border appears around the picture. If I start to typ, the picture disappears. I am having a problem selecting the picture and teh text box at the same time. I got it to work once, but couldn't duplicate it. Is there is a specific sequence I need to follow? This is one of those things that drives me crazy because it shouldn't be this hard. -- Bill |
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Adding Text to a picture in Word 2003
Well, it is for me - but for others, probably not. I'm just more likely to
do photo editing in a photo editing program. Right tool for the job, etc... -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Bill" wrote in message ... Thanks, looks like I will be using Paint (I think that's all I have to choose from). Are you suggesting I use a photo editor because usign Word for this is such a pain in the a_ _? -- Bill "JoAnn Paules" wrote: I would suggest adding the text to the photo in a photo editor than inserting that into the Word doc. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Bill" wrote in message ... I am trying to annotate a picture using text boxes and arrows. First I select Insert File from file to insert the picture. No problem. Next, I am trying to insert a text box onto the picture. I want to group the picture with the text box. If the picture is selected, then selecting the text box option from the drawing menu, a border appears around the picture. If I start to typ, the picture disappears. I am having a problem selecting the picture and teh text box at the same time. I got it to work once, but couldn't duplicate it. Is there is a specific sequence I need to follow? This is one of those things that drives me crazy because it shouldn't be this hard. -- Bill |
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Adding Text to a picture in Word 2003
I swear that the people that write this software never have to use it. Also,
they must invent ways to complicate things. -- Bill "JoAnn Paules" wrote: Well, it is for me - but for others, probably not. I'm just more likely to do photo editing in a photo editing program. Right tool for the job, etc... -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Bill" wrote in message ... Thanks, looks like I will be using Paint (I think that's all I have to choose from). Are you suggesting I use a photo editor because usign Word for this is such a pain in the a_ _? -- Bill "JoAnn Paules" wrote: I would suggest adding the text to the photo in a photo editor than inserting that into the Word doc. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Bill" wrote in message ... I am trying to annotate a picture using text boxes and arrows. First I select Insert File from file to insert the picture. No problem. Next, I am trying to insert a text box onto the picture. I want to group the picture with the text box. If the picture is selected, then selecting the text box option from the drawing menu, a border appears around the picture. If I start to typ, the picture disappears. I am having a problem selecting the picture and teh text box at the same time. I got it to work once, but couldn't duplicate it. Is there is a specific sequence I need to follow? This is one of those things that drives me crazy because it shouldn't be this hard. -- Bill |
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