How do I lock a graphic so that it cannot be moved by dragging?

[cjc@isa]

I want to place art on the page that is not in the header and footer because
I do not want it to appear dimmed back. I want the lock the position of the
art so that it cannot be moved around the page by dragging. Does anyone know
if this is possible?

 

[CyberTaz]

Hi cjc-

Placing the image on the H/F layer _shouldn't_ dim it noticeably, except on
screen while working in the text layer... the same way H/F text displays
dimmer than what is on the text layer. As long as you don't use the
Format>Background>Printed Watermark with 'washout' checked the image should
be rendered the same as if on the text layer. Also, placing it in the H/F
layer is the only way to prevent it from being moved, and even that isn't
foolproof if someone knows how to access H/F.

However, if you prefer to have the image on the text layer there is no way
to anchor the text on a page because 'pages' do not exist in Word. Word is
concerned only with the flow of text, so graphics are actually anchored to
the text, itself, in one of two ways:

1- As an InLine graphic in a line of text as any alpha/numeric character
would be, or

2- If Text Wrapping is applied the graphic becomes free-floating, but is
anchored to a paragraph rather than to a position in a text line.

Either way the image moves with the text to which it is anchored.

If the doc is not going to be edited further by the recipients, you might
want to consider using Tools>Protect Document or rendering your final output
as PDF.

Regards |:>)

 

[cjc@isa]

CyberTaz,
Thanks for your reply!
If I understand what you're saying, the header and footer will still print
full strength even thought they appear dimmed out on screen. The problem is
that the document is for viewing on screen, not for printing. The file is
basically a letterhead template for others to use so it will be edited. If
one saves the file as a PDF it views fine on screen, but most of the users
won't have this capability. I have successfully placed graphics that do not
move with the text, but I worry that the user will inadvertantly click on and
move the graphic. I have a feeling I may have to settle for the dimmed-out
look, which is perferred to the graphics being moved on the page.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The document should display correctly (all undimmed) in Print Preview, if
you want to go that route.

 

[MillMaster]

I am having a similar problem with other inserted objects. Does the
interaction work the same with say, an inserted formula? What exactly do you
do to anchor it "in line" so that the object moves and wraps with the text.
My objects seem free-floating and text wont wrap around them..

 

[CyberTaz]

If this is a template that new docs will be generated from, I would
definitely put the graphic in the H/F. What it looks like to the user while
typing the content would seem to me to be a secondary concern as opposed to
how it will print when done. As Suzanne says, Print Preview as well as Full
Screen & Reading Layout (with Actual Page ON) will all be normal intensity.

Regards |:>)

 

[CyberTaz]

Hi MillMaster -

Formulas are inserted in fields which do not have graphics properties, so I
have a feeling that if you can drag yours around they have actually been
placed in Text Boxes which have Text Wrap applied to them. If so, you can
rt-click the text box, choose Text Box Properties and on the Layout page
select InLine with Text.

HTH |:>)

 

[cjc@isa]

CyberTaz,
The purpose of the template is so that the user can type a letter onto
letterhead and attach it to an e-mail. The recipient will then open it and
read it on screen. There will not be any printing of the document. The person
who generates the letter will not have the capability of converting it to a
PDF and the recipient will not know to view in in print preview mode.

I need the graphics of the letterhead to appear full strength for viewing on
screen but I need them to stay put and appear on the first page only. Do you
know if this is even possible? I thought I had figured out how to get the
graphics to stay put but when I tested it a few days later it didn't work
after all.

Thanks,

CJC