How do I apply a copyright across a photo?

[Joe Martin]

I'm trying to launch a website and am stuck at finding in Microsoft how to
put my copyright across the photo. Thank you for helping.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MSFT MVP]]

Use your favorite photo editing program - or you can use Publisher to add a
textbox on top of the picture.

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

JoAnn

Would it not then be possible for a recipient of the Publisher file to edit
the text box out.. if ever I have had a copyright photo, I use text over it
and then save it as a photo again, and then use the edited file in
publication..

Just a thought..


--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User

Use your favorite photo editing program - or you can use Publisher to add
a textbox on top of the picture.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

I'm trying to launch a website and am stuck at finding in Microsoft how
to
put my copyright across the photo. Thank you for helping.

 

[Mary Sauer]

It will converted to a .jpg once the poster saves the publication as a web page, so
using a text box in this instance doesn't matter.

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/

JoAnn

Would it not then be possible for a recipient of the Publisher file to edit the
text box out.. if ever I have had a copyright photo, I use text over it and then
save it as a photo again, and then use the edited file in publication..

Just a thought..


--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User

Use your favorite photo editing program - or you can use Publisher to add a
textbox on top of the picture.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

I'm trying to launch a website and am stuck at finding in Microsoft how to
put my copyright across the photo. Thank you for helping.

 

[DavidF]

Actually won't it be converted to a .gif?

DavidF

It will converted to a .jpg once the poster saves the publication as a web page, so
using a text box in this instance doesn't matter.

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

JoAnn

Would it not then be possible for a recipient of the Publisher file to edit the
text box out.. if ever I have had a copyright photo, I use text over it and then
save it as a photo again, and then use the edited file in publication..

Just a thought..


--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User

Use your favorite photo editing program - or you can use Publisher to add a
textbox on top of the picture.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



I'm trying to launch a website and am stuck at finding in Microsoft how to
put my copyright across the photo. Thank you for helping.

 

[Joe Martin]

JoAnn:
Thank you for responding, however I need clarification. Do you know what
tabs to select or where to go in Publisher or Word? When using Help nothing
helpful comes up under copyright or photo protection. As usual I'm probably
using the wrong lingo for the computer. Thank you.
Joe

Use your favorite photo editing program - or you can use Publisher to add a
textbox on top of the picture.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

I'm trying to launch a website and am stuck at finding in Microsoft how to
put my copyright across the photo. Thank you for helping.

 

[Geoffrey]

Joe,

You can place a text box over your photo to copyright it as JoAnn suggested.
However, if it is a JPEG picture it may pixelate (distort the colour
gradient) when Publisher converts it into a GIF picture during the "saving as
webpage" process as DavidF rightly pointed out. It is less likely to pixelate
if the picture is a GIF picture to start with.

If you have a photo editor programme like Photostudio, Photoshop,
ImageReady, Image Composer, or Canvas, use it to put a "watermark" on the
picture. The "help" link in these programmes will tell you how to do this.

If you don't have a photo editor, then do what JoAnn suggested, put text
over the picture. I suggest you use a large font and format it in outline
i.e.:
select the text in the text box, click on "Format" on the bar at the top,
then click on "Font" in the format window, then tick the "Outline" box.
--
SPQR

JoAnn:
Thank you for responding, however I need clarification. Do you know what
tabs to select or where to go in Publisher or Word? When using Help nothing
helpful comes up under copyright or photo protection. As usual I'm probably
using the wrong lingo for the computer. Thank you.
Joe

Use your favorite photo editing program - or you can use Publisher to add a
textbox on top of the picture.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

I'm trying to launch a website and am stuck at finding in Microsoft how to
put my copyright across the photo. Thank you for helping.

 

[Mary Sauer]

If the image is already a .jpg, does Publisher change the picture and the text box
and/or WordArt placed on top into a .gif? Are they merged together as one image once
it is published?
--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/

Actually won't it be converted to a .gif?

DavidF

It will converted to a .jpg once the poster saves the publication as a web page, so
using a text box in this instance doesn't matter.

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

JoAnn

Would it not then be possible for a recipient of the Publisher file to edit the
text box out.. if ever I have had a copyright photo, I use text over it and then
save it as a photo again, and then use the edited file in publication..

Just a thought..


--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


Use your favorite photo editing program - or you can use Publisher to add a
textbox on top of the picture.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



I'm trying to launch a website and am stuck at finding in Microsoft how to
put my copyright across the photo. Thank you for helping.

 

[DavidF]

Mary,

Yes, at least with Pub 2000. If you overlap any page elements they are
converted to a .gif, and as Goeffry points out, you may not be satisfied
with the results. Image and text quality can be poor, but this is one quick
and dirty way to create logos or other combined element images to use in
other documents. A better way is to select each element, or group the
elements, copy and open in an image editing application and then save as a
..jpg, .tif, etc, and you get a better quality result. WordArt is converted
to a .gif even if it is not overlapping another page element.

You can see this easily yourself by just doing a Web Page Preview of your
Publisher doc., and with Pub 2000 you can right click > save picture as,
directly from the web page preview. Right click is disabled in Pub 2003.

DavidF

If the image is already a .jpg, does Publisher change the picture and the text box
and/or WordArt placed on top into a .gif? Are they merged together as one image once
it is published?
--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Actually won't it be converted to a .gif?

DavidF

It will converted to a .jpg once the poster saves the publication as a

web
page, so

using a text box in this instance doesn't matter.

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com
JoAnn

Would it not then be possible for a recipient of the Publisher file

to
edit the

text box out.. if ever I have had a copyright photo, I use text over

it
and then

save it as a photo again, and then use the edited file in publication..

Just a thought..


--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


Use your favorite photo editing program - or you can use Publisher

to
add a

textbox on top of the picture.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



I'm trying to launch a website and am stuck at finding in Microsoft how to
put my copyright across the photo. Thank you for helping.

 

[Mary Sauer]

I used Publisher 98 to create my very first web site, I wasn't concerned with how it
looked so much as just getting the darn thing to publish... I used .ftp and I did
learn a lot about the whims of Publisher and .ftp. If the images I used appeared okay
and the text was understandable I was satisfied. Now I know why my photos in those
days looked terrible (not that they are any better now), I just thought it was the
way the web worked. It certainly is a good thing no one pays me for my web work, boy
would they be cheated!!!


Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/

Mary,

Yes, at least with Pub 2000. If you overlap any page elements they are
converted to a .gif, and as Goeffry points out, you may not be satisfied
with the results. Image and text quality can be poor, but this is one quick
and dirty way to create logos or other combined element images to use in
other documents. A better way is to select each element, or group the
elements, copy and open in an image editing application and then save as a
.jpg, .tif, etc, and you get a better quality result. WordArt is converted
to a .gif even if it is not overlapping another page element.

You can see this easily yourself by just doing a Web Page Preview of your
Publisher doc., and with Pub 2000 you can right click > save picture as,
directly from the web page preview. Right click is disabled in Pub 2003.

DavidF

If the image is already a .jpg, does Publisher change the picture and the text box
and/or WordArt placed on top into a .gif? Are they merged together as one image once
it is published?
--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

Actually won't it be converted to a .gif?

DavidF

It will converted to a .jpg once the poster saves the publication as a web
page, so
using a text box in this instance doesn't matter.

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com
JoAnn

Would it not then be possible for a recipient of the Publisher file to
edit the
text box out.. if ever I have had a copyright photo, I use text over it
and then
save it as a photo again, and then use the edited file in publication..

Just a thought..


--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User


Use your favorite photo editing program - or you can use Publisher to
add a
textbox on top of the picture.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



I'm trying to launch a website and am stuck at finding in Microsoft
how to
put my copyright across the photo. Thank you for helping.