insert and move pictures

[Jerry Helgeson]

I would like to be able to insert pictures and be able to put them in a
collage way. In other words, I would like to place them anywhere on the page
when they have been cropped, downsized, etc. Everything I have tried so far
forces me to below the last line designated in the document. I also want a
border around each picture so that eliminates me putting the pic on a plane
white sheet of paper and scanning that in.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Jerry

 

[Rae Drysdale]

When you insert a picture the picture toolbar shows (if not
View|Toolbars|Picture). On this toolbar there is a dog icon. Set this for
square or tight and you can move pictures freely.

You might want to try using autoshapes and filling them with pictures. This
will give a border and you can use various shapes (stars, hearts etc). After
inserting a shape, right-click and select Format autoshape, in the fill box,
select fill effects, and picture, browse to your pictures and insert. Does
this help?

 

[Jerry Helgeson]

Rae,
Thank you for the tip. I will try that as well as the hint I found in an
answer to another question - that is to use Publisher and them import that
page into the Word document. Being the novice I am, it may take me some time
but I will get it.

Jerry Helgeson

 

[Rae Drysdale]

You're welcome.
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Rae Drysdale

Rae,
Thank you for the tip. I will try that as well as the hint I found in an
answer to another question - that is to use Publisher and them import that
page into the Word document. Being the novice I am, it may take me some time
but I will get it.

Jerry Helgeson

 

[CyberTaz]

I don't know where that suggestion came from, but Publisher files *cannot*
be imported to a Word doc - in fact, Word doesn't have an Import feature at
all. Nor can it Open or Insert Pub files.

Publisher *does* have a feature for outputting a Pub file as a Word doc, but
often it is roughly the equivalent of remodeling your den with a sledge
hammer & blow torch.

In all honesty you'll be far better off using Publisher or some other layout
or graphics program for a project of this type.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Keith Howell]

Click on a picture and specify text wrapping as "in front of text". Draw a
rectangle slightly bigger than your picture and fill it with your border
colour. Set line to your border colour if you don't want black. Select order
and send to back and position your picture over your rectangle to create your
border. Group the picture and the rectangle. Repeat for as many pictures as
you have and you should be able to position them onthe page where ever you
want (Work in Print view mode). If you still have troubles come back and I
will invite the wrath of someone by suggesting a work around