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Fitting text into a shape (AutoShape?)
Hi Folks,
I think I should be able to do this, but I'm having trouble, so now I'm doubting it can be done. I want to enter text that fills a specific shape, automatically following the left and right sides of that shape. In this example, the shape is a shell. So, I inserted the picture of the shell into Word and set the wrapping style of the picture to "behind text." Next, I inserted an AutoShape of a pentagon over the shell (it was the closest match), I chose the option to "Word wrap text in AutoShape", and then set all internal margins to 0". The resulting text stays within the autoshape, but doesn't follow the shape. I expected the left and right margins for each line to be angled like the shape. Instead, the text shows up as a square box within the autoshape. Can I make the text fill the shell automatically? Thanks, - T |
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Fitting text into a shape (AutoShape?)
No, there's no way to do this. Word inserts a text box in your AutoShape,
and it's always rectangular. There ARE ways to constrain text to a particular shape, but they're time-consuming. Your best bet in this case might be to use a text box larger than your graphic, center the text, and insert line breaks (Shift+Enter) as needed to make the lines fit the underlying shape. -- 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. wrote in message ups.com... Hi Folks, I think I should be able to do this, but I'm having trouble, so now I'm doubting it can be done. I want to enter text that fills a specific shape, automatically following the left and right sides of that shape. In this example, the shape is a shell. So, I inserted the picture of the shell into Word and set the wrapping style of the picture to "behind text." Next, I inserted an AutoShape of a pentagon over the shell (it was the closest match), I chose the option to "Word wrap text in AutoShape", and then set all internal margins to 0". The resulting text stays within the autoshape, but doesn't follow the shape. I expected the left and right margins for each line to be angled like the shape. Instead, the text shows up as a square box within the autoshape. Can I make the text fill the shell automatically? Thanks, - T |
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Fitting text into a shape (AutoShape?)
Hi Suzanne.
I say Yucko to MS for not having that functionality. :-( But, I appreciate your reply and your workaround! I should be able to do it this way. Thanks for the help!! - T Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: No, there's no way to do this. |
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