Fill Effects in Word 2003 blown up

[Hotzenplotz]

I created a letterhead picture on a letter size (8.5x11) JPG file. Now I want
to use this JPG file as background in Word. When I use
Format->Background->Fill Effects and insert my picture, the background
picture is blown up to much larger than letter size. How is that possible?

I went and resized the picture in Photoshop to half its size (4.25x5.5) and
STILL the background is too large! How can I prevent Word from blowing up my
background picture?? I also tried using GIF format with similar results.

When I use a letter format, how come a letter format picture doesn't fit?
There are also no options in the Fill Effects dialog. I can only enter the
name of the picture file and that's it.

It would be great if you could help me!!!

 

[Graham Mayor]

Insert the picture in the header view and set its layout property option to
'behind text'.

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[Hotzenplotz]

Insert the picture in the header view and set its layout property option to
'behind text'.

THANKS! This helps a LOT! The picture still doesn't extend to its actual
size but automaticalyy adjusts to the margins of the page layout. However, it
is possible to stretch the picture again pretty close to the printable aera,
so this is really a great solution!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If your default insert/paste format is In Line With Text then a graphic
inserted anywhere (including in the header) will initially conform to the
document margins. Once you change the wrapping to Behind Text (which you
could set as your default), you can use Format Picture | Size to change the
size to 8.5" x 11".

I have an article about anchoring objects to the header at
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/AnchorToHeader.htm, and the only reason I
didn't suggest this method was that, since you were trying to use the
graphic as a background, I figured you wanted it to be nonprinting. If you
anchor it to the header, it will print unless you disable printing of ALL
drawing objects.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org