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anchoring inserted objects
Can somebody advise me on a detailed technical article(s) on handling
inserted graphic objects in Word, like plots, graphs, photos, etc? Once I put them in, they seem to have a life of their own and a strong opinion on the place they want to stay in or unexpectedly and unpredictably move around creating me a lot of grief. I just want to tame them; such that they stay together with their legends in the place in document, I want them to be. Every time I am fighting with MS Word, always knowing things better (the Word that is), I wish it had some of the LaTeX capabilities. -- JanAdam |
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I don't have a detailed technical article at my fingertips, but the easy way
to tame graphics in Word is to right-click the graphic object, select "Format Picture" (or Format Object), and then under the Layout tab, select "Inline With Text." Then it stays where your cursor was when you inserted it. "JanAdam" wrote: Can somebody advise me on a detailed technical article(s) on handling inserted graphic objects in Word, like plots, graphs, photos, etc? Once I put them in, they seem to have a life of their own and a strong opinion on the place they want to stay in or unexpectedly and unpredictably move around creating me a lot of grief. I just want to tame them; such that they stay together with their legends in the place in document, I want them to be. Every time I am fighting with MS Word, always knowing things better (the Word that is), I wish it had some of the LaTeX capabilities. -- JanAdam |
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Thank you John,
How can I link my object to its legend, which is just a line of text (can be a text box perhaps) such that the two stay always together, without, e.g., page break jumping in between, and, then anchor both to a page, or to a paragraph, different from the legend? Like a cascade, the graph anchored to its legend and then both anchored to a paragraph with a reference to the graphic object. -- JanAdam "John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macinto" wrote: Hi JanAdam: You might like to start he http://word.mvps.org/faqs/drwgrphcs/...VsFloating.htm There's some information he http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...409661033.aspx cheers On 16/3/06 8:55 AM, in article , "JanAdam" wrote: Can somebody advise me on a detailed technical article(s) on handling inserted graphic objects in Word, like plots, graphs, photos, etc? Once I put them in, they seem to have a life of their own and a strong opinion on the place they want to stay in or unexpectedly and unpredictably move around creating me a lot of grief. I just want to tame them; such that they stay together with their legends in the place in document, I want them to be. Every time I am fighting with MS Word, always knowing things better (the Word that is), I wish it had some of the LaTeX capabilities. -- Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email me unless I ask you to. John McGhie Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Consultant Technical Writer Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410 |
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Hi JanAdam:
Use a style for the legend that includes the "Keep With Next" property AND insert the object "Inline with text". Or Create both caption and figure in the same drawing. I use InsertObjectMicrosoft Word Picture. That opens a separate window (it's a document within a document). Draw a large square then hit "Resize" in the little floating toolbar to expand the drawing so you have room to work. Construct/insert/paste both your picture and its caption in there. Delete the square and hit Resize again. When you get back to the document, you have a solid single object that cannot split over pages. Use this second technique only if you wish to flow text around the picture. Otherwise, the first method is far easier. This second method (and text boxes...) both have the limitation that they are "graphics" and exist in the "Drawing layer" of the document. If you think of a document as a three-layer sandwich, there is the text in the filling, and the drawing layers Behind the Text and In Front of the Text are the bread. The limitation is that the two drawing layers are invisible to the Index and table of contents generators, and you cannot cross-reference to anything in them. It's a design bug, but there's nothing you can do about it, other than avoid the technique wherever possible, and duplicate the captions in small white text in the text layer if you need them cross-referenced. Cheers On 17/3/06 3:13 AM, in article , "JanAdam" wrote: Thank you John, How can I link my object to its legend, which is just a line of text (can be a text box perhaps) such that the two stay always together, without, e.g., page break jumping in between, and, then anchor both to a page, or to a paragraph, different from the legend? Like a cascade, the graph anchored to its legend and then both anchored to a paragraph with a reference to the graphic object. -- Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email me unless I ask you to. John McGhie Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Consultant Technical Writer Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410 |
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Sorry for not replying earlier. I was away for a few days.
I think I understand the layers concept well. Thanks for making the comment on indexing and cross-referencing. I was not aware of it. My graphic objects are usually plots made in SigmaPlot, drawings imported from PowerPoint or Illustrator and microscope photos in jpeg. I use paste special and select an option that does not affect the quality too much. I will thus experiment with your option two but try to use the first as much as possible Thanks again John, -- JanAdam "John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macinto" wrote: Hi JanAdam: Use a style for the legend that includes the "Keep With Next" property AND insert the object "Inline with text". Or Create both caption and figure in the same drawing. I use InsertObjectMicrosoft Word Picture. That opens a separate window (it's a document within a document). Draw a large square then hit "Resize" in the little floating toolbar to expand the drawing so you have room to work. Construct/insert/paste both your picture and its caption in there. Delete the square and hit Resize again. When you get back to the document, you have a solid single object that cannot split over pages. Use this second technique only if you wish to flow text around the picture. Otherwise, the first method is far easier. This second method (and text boxes...) both have the limitation that they are "graphics" and exist in the "Drawing layer" of the document. If you think of a document as a three-layer sandwich, there is the text in the filling, and the drawing layers Behind the Text and In Front of the Text are the bread. The limitation is that the two drawing layers are invisible to the Index and table of contents generators, and you cannot cross-reference to anything in them. It's a design bug, but there's nothing you can do about it, other than avoid the technique wherever possible, and duplicate the captions in small white text in the text layer if you need them cross-referenced. Cheers On 17/3/06 3:13 AM, in article , "JanAdam" wrote: Thank you John, How can I link my object to its legend, which is just a line of text (can be a text box perhaps) such that the two stay always together, without, e.g., page break jumping in between, and, then anchor both to a page, or to a paragraph, different from the legend? Like a cascade, the graph anchored to its legend and then both anchored to a paragraph with a reference to the graphic object. -- Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email me unless I ask you to. John McGhie Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Consultant Technical Writer Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410 |
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