Full Page Background Image

[Neto]

I'm trying to insert a full page background image in a word file...but it
seems impossible...I do it in header and footer, but then I'm unable to
write inside the document, since the header takes the whole page...

What am I missing?

Thanks,

Neto

 

[Beth Rosengard]

Hi Neto,

You need to insert it as a watermark. Search for "watermark" in Word's Help
for the procedure.

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[Neto]

That's what I did Beth...but since the image is full page, after inserting
it inside the header (as the help instructs) The header box took almost the
whole page, and I wasn't able reduce it. So, I had just one single line of
text left to use in each page...

As far as I understood, The watermak is just usefull as a header or a
footer...

What I need is a way to insert a picture "behind the text"...any ideas?

n

 

[Elliott Roper]

Beth's right. But you also need to fiddle with the insert picture
options to place it behind the text. You would do it in the header if
you wanted it on every page in the document.
With the picture selected, choose 'wrapping' then 'behind text' from
the formatting palette.
(After spending the cumpulsory 5 minutes looking for it in the
'picture' section. I don't blame you for not finding it. I knew it was
there and it still took a while for the penny to drop.)

 

[John McGhie [MVP]]

Hi Neto:

No, that's not what you did

You missed the step that says "Now drag the image out of the header" (I
'hope' that step is in the help file...)

Yes, the Anchor for the image must be in the header. But as Elliott says,
the image itself must be floating, then dragged into position outside of the
header.

Use Format>Picture to set the Wrapping to "Behind Text". Then pick up the
image and drag it down the page. The header box will then go back to its
normal size and you can type in your document.

Cheers

That's what I did Beth...but since the image is full page, after inserting
it inside the header (as the help instructs) The header box took almost the
whole page, and I wasn't able reduce it. So, I had just one single line of
text left to use in each page...

As far as I understood, The watermak is just usefull as a header or a
footer...

What I need is a way to insert a picture "behind the text"...any ideas?

n

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