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condomrad
Could anyone help me out with some advice on whether this is possible.
We are graphic designers and keep getting client who want their
letterheads available as Word Docs that they can type in to and email.
Our current solution is as follows...
Export letterhead as suitable image format from Quark/InDesign.
Open in Photshop and save as JPG file (optimised for web, but twice
the physical size required i.e. 420mmx 594mm for A4). Then the image
is inserted into the MS Word doc and using the format picture options
as follows...
Under layout, send to 'behind text' and under advanced set absolute
positions of the image to be 0mm to right of page horizontal and 0mm
below page for vertical. The size is then set to 50%. This ensures the
A4 image its in the correct place and at a sufficient quality that if
the doc is printed the rasterized text of the letterhead image isn't
too soft/fuzzy, but isn't too big that the file size prohibits sending
via email.
I then format the margins so that the overlying auto text box is in
the correct place.
Our problem is that end users are still able to select the background
image and move it accidentaly/deliberately which we don't want them to
be able to do. Is there a way of locking the background image in place
so they can only input text and not mess anything else up? I have
tried using the watermark option but we dont want the grahic elements
of the letterhead 'image' to be 'knocked back' and pale, but at 100%
strength. Also, using the graphic within the header and footer has the
same effect of 'knocking back the image, which is undesirable. I've
created forms before and protected the forms as sections but can't see
how to protect other elements such as graphics.
Can I protect the document so that all the end-user can do is input
text into the predefind text box areas and not mess with the
background graphics that display at full opacity.
Or do i give the client the 'no can do' treatment and give up?
DMC
We are graphic designers and keep getting client who want their
letterheads available as Word Docs that they can type in to and email.
Our current solution is as follows...
Export letterhead as suitable image format from Quark/InDesign.
Open in Photshop and save as JPG file (optimised for web, but twice
the physical size required i.e. 420mmx 594mm for A4). Then the image
is inserted into the MS Word doc and using the format picture options
as follows...
Under layout, send to 'behind text' and under advanced set absolute
positions of the image to be 0mm to right of page horizontal and 0mm
below page for vertical. The size is then set to 50%. This ensures the
A4 image its in the correct place and at a sufficient quality that if
the doc is printed the rasterized text of the letterhead image isn't
too soft/fuzzy, but isn't too big that the file size prohibits sending
via email.
I then format the margins so that the overlying auto text box is in
the correct place.
Our problem is that end users are still able to select the background
image and move it accidentaly/deliberately which we don't want them to
be able to do. Is there a way of locking the background image in place
so they can only input text and not mess anything else up? I have
tried using the watermark option but we dont want the grahic elements
of the letterhead 'image' to be 'knocked back' and pale, but at 100%
strength. Also, using the graphic within the header and footer has the
same effect of 'knocking back the image, which is undesirable. I've
created forms before and protected the forms as sections but can't see
how to protect other elements such as graphics.
Can I protect the document so that all the end-user can do is input
text into the predefind text box areas and not mess with the
background graphics that display at full opacity.
Or do i give the client the 'no can do' treatment and give up?
DMC