layers ?

[humphrey]

can anyone explain how i can layer in word?
i.e - i create a template with banners etc in an adobe products, export as a jpeg. place the jpeg as a pic or layer in word with text box guide lines etc, then layer word text boxes on top of my pic.

have managed to import the jpeg but when i go to scale it the full size of the page it automatically moves of the page, even with all the margins at 0.

 

[John McGhie]

You can't "create" layers in any version of Word. Which does not mean they
don't exist

Word supports 99 levels of Z-order.

However, you will need to tell me which version of Word you are using, on
which Operating system, and on what kind of Apple computer, before I can
tell you any more.

Cheers

can anyone explain how i can layer in word?
i.e - i create a template with banners etc in an adobe products, export as a
jpeg. place the jpeg as a pic or layer in word with text box guide lines etc,
then layer word text boxes on top of my pic.

have managed to import the jpeg but when i go to scale it the full size of the
page it automatically moves of the page, even with all the margins at 0.

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[CyberTaz]

Hello Humphrey -

You can't - at least not in the way you would like You're running up
against at least three considerations;

1- I'm not sure *which* Adobe product you're referring to - Adobe doesn't
make a Word Processing program - but Word isn't one of them It does not
support Layering, and

2- An image in Word is always "tied" to a *paragraph* in some way - either
as an In Line object (treated as a text character) or with Text Wrapping
applied (treated as a floating object but still anchored to a paragraph).
The object will always appear on the same "page" as the para it's embedded
in or anchored to, which brings us to...

3- There are no physical pages in a Word doc such as you have in InDesign.

You have at least 3 options, however;

1- Use Format> Background> Fill Effects - Picture to insert the image as a
background. However the image must be correctly sized beforehand and will
also appear on each page.

2- In the Header (View> Header/Footer) use Insert> Picture, set Text
Wrapping to Behind Text. You can select & manipulate the image but, again it
will appear on each page unless you get involved with Section Breaks.

3- Use Insert> Picture while in the text "layer" & apply Behind Text as
described above. This renders the image as a "floater" which will move with
the para to which it is anchored, but will only appear on that one page.

Any of the options above, though, may give the *appearance* you want but may
not *print* as you'd like - especially if you're looking to attain a full
bleed. IMHO, you may be better off using a desktop publishing program or -
depending on type of document - even the likes of Photoshop or Illustrator.

The following link may be helpful along with some of the "Other Articles..."
linked to from the bottom of that page.

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