Label Printing

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ML

I tried to make some mailing labels with a picture in the corner of
the label using Word 2004. I had text selected to wrap around the
insert. When I went to print, the text would print but the picture
wouldn't. The picture also would not show up in print preview. The
strange part is that when you insert the picture inline with the text
everything works fine. Of course, the layout of the text is all messed
up then and won't all fit on the label. Anyone have any ideas?
 
M

ML

I can place the inserted picture in the exact same spot and it works
just fine when it is set to inline. When text is set to wrap around
it, it won't show or print. Has me totally baffled as to what it could
be causing it to do this as I've never had this problem before. I even
tried having the picture in the lower corner of each label and it
still behaves in a similar way.
 
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Beth Rosengard

Hi ML,

Sorry I can't nail this one, but what happens if you open a blank new Word
document (not based on a label template), type some text, insert the same
picture you've been using (inline with text) and print? Then, in the same
document, try changing the picture to something other than inline, and print
again. Does the picture print now?

By the way, I'm assuming you've got your View and Print preferences set to
show Drawing Objects. If not, I can't see how you'd be able to print a
picture at all.

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Jeffrey Weston [MSFT]

Hey ML,

Would it be possible for you to email your Label document to me? I could
take a look at it, and let you and Newsgroup know what is going on.

You can email me at: (e-mail address removed) (remove the "online").

Jeffrey Weston
Mac Word Test
Macintosh Business Unit
Microsoft
 
M

ML

Beth,
If you try to do the same thing but in a blank Word document, it works
just fine. I did discover something interesting a few days ago while
still trying to figure out what could have happened. If you insert the
photo, clip art, etc. before the text and then change the format to
set the text to flow around it tight instead of inline, then it won't
display in the print dialog sheet or on the hardcopy. Now, if you
insert the photo or whatever at the end of the text and do the same
format change, then it will display and print normally. At all time
you can obviously see it just fine in the layout while making up the
document. I seem to actually remember a similar problem during a class
project many years ago when trying the same thing but on one of my
Windows systems. I sent Jeff from Microsoft the file he wanted to see
that displays the behavior. Hopefully we shall know something from it
soon.

ML
 
M

mlstromer

Got a reply from Jeff. He was able to finally replicate the behavior
and find a workaround. It worked for me when I tried it out on several
labels I've been using for testing.
The steps are:
1. Select the photo that will not show up in the print diolog or on the
hardcopy.
2. Select to format the object(photo, gif, clipart, etc) and choose the
behind text wrapping style.
3. Repeat step 2 but now choose tight as the wrapping style and it will
display and print correctly.
Hopefully this works consistently since this behavior doesn't occur
consistently. I've had it come and go within the test doc I've been
using. Also, I used several iBooks at my dad's school to test this out
and some would show the photos as you'd expect and some wouldn't. Very
strange indeed.

ML
 
J

John McGhie

Excellent!! Thanks very much for posting that back here.

Word Mac has some serious "layering" problems, and we know that Jeff and his
team are working assiduously on them.

However, I didn't know that jiggering the layer property in the way you
suggest would fix it. I do now :) BTW: It probably doesn't matter
"which" wrapping styles you choose. "Something", then "Something else" is
probably all it needs: the key is to force Word to re-write the Layer
property for the bad graphic element :)

Cheers

Got a reply from Jeff. He was able to finally replicate the behavior
and find a workaround. It worked for me when I tried it out on several
labels I've been using for testing.
The steps are:
1. Select the photo that will not show up in the print diolog or on the
hardcopy.
2. Select to format the object(photo, gif, clipart, etc) and choose the
behind text wrapping style.
3. Repeat step 2 but now choose tight as the wrapping style and it will
display and print correctly.
Hopefully this works consistently since this behavior doesn't occur
consistently. I've had it come and go within the test doc I've been
using. Also, I used several iBooks at my dad's school to test this out
and some would show the photos as you'd expect and some wouldn't. Very
strange indeed.

ML

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Sydney, Australia +61 4 1209 1410
 
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mlstromer

John,

I just gave all the other wrapping styles a try and you are mostly
correct. It works to flip styles with everything but inline with text.
Either of the other 3 styles besides tight will bring the object back
into view for printing when then selecting tight as your final style.
The interesting thing is I swear I had tried switching styles
previously with no effect. Oh well, live and learn as they say.

ML
 

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