Pictures that are wider than the column?

[Brian]

I am using WordML (XML rather than binary format) files that have 2 columns
on a page in landscape orientation. Since you can't put a section break
inside a user XML tag, I can't change the number of columns in the middle of
this document. But sometimes I need a Picture or Drawing that is wider than
the width of a column.

Is there some way to mark a Picture to be "positioned" relative to the page
rather than inline or relative to the column such that it will display
across
both columns?

Is there some way to get wider Pictures to just run over into and overlap
the
next column? (Right now, the Picture gets clipped off at the column
boundary.)

Is there some way to make the clipped-off Picture such that you can
double-click on it to pop-up the whole picture (without resorting to an
external file)?

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated,

Brian

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Brian,

This would be Word 2003, then...

Right-click the picture and select "Format Picture". From the Layout tab,
choose "Behind text". Once you've done that, in "Advanced" you find the
options to position the picture relative to the page (or the column or the
margin).

I am using WordML (XML rather than binary format) files that have 2 columns
on a page in landscape orientation. Since you can't put a section break
inside a user XML tag, I can't change the number of columns in the middle of
this document. But sometimes I need a Picture or Drawing that is wider than
the width of a column.

Is there some way to mark a Picture to be "positioned" relative to the page
rather than inline or relative to the column such that it will display
across
both columns?

Is there some way to get wider Pictures to just run over into and overlap
the
next column? (Right now, the Picture gets clipped off at the column
boundary.)

Is there some way to make the clipped-off Picture such that you can
double-click on it to pop-up the whole picture (without resorting to an
external file)?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Brian]

Cindy,

You're everywhere! ;^)

Not sure I'd have tried "behind text"... I was looking for something to put
it "in front". Thanks for that tip.

Unfortunately, in most of my actual documents of concern, the "Layout" tab
is always grayed out. Any idea why that would be? Is there a section
setting or anything associated with XML tags that would cause that?

Thanks,

Brian

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Brian,

Unfortunately, in most of my actual documents of concern, the "Layout" tab
is always grayed out. Any idea why that would be? Is there a section
setting or anything associated with XML tags that would cause that?

A quick test (attach a schema, insert tags, insert a picture from file, then
right-click) doesn't show any basic problems with pictures in XML tags.

Are these pictures part of your WordML, or are they being inserted after the
document has been opened?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Brian]

Hi Brian,

A quick test (attach a schema, insert tags, insert a picture from file,
then
right-click) doesn't show any basic problems with pictures in XML tags.

Are these pictures part of your WordML, or are they being inserted after
the
document has been opened?

Our user opens the document (a WordML doc with no graphics in it), then adds
their content into it, possibly including pictures that are too wide for the
columns. We then save that out as WordML. And later will load it back in
as WordML for them to view or continue editing. So, the pictures end up
*in* the WordML, but they got there by being inserted after the document was
opened. (Just making sure the situation is clear.)

Thanks for the help,

Brian

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Brian,

Our user opens the document (a WordML doc with no graphics in it), then adds
their content into it, possibly including pictures that are too wide for the
columns. We then save that out as WordML. And later will load it back in
as WordML for them to view or continue editing. So, the pictures end up
*in* the WordML, but they got there by being inserted after the document was
opened. (Just making sure the situation is clear.)

<sigh>You never have any simple problems, do you ?

Lessee, I don't remember many details from your original posts back in an
office.development group, but... OK, now it's coming back. You're applying
document protection (the read-only kind). Yep, that explains it: the "Drawing
layer" is locked out in any protected document.

Hmmm. Your users probably won't be too thrilled with what I'm going to propose,
but:
- Display the Forms toolbar
- On it you'll find a button for "Insert Frame"
- A "frame" supports text flow, can be drawn anywhere on a document, and a
picture can be inserted into it. (Or a picture can be selected, click the tool,
and it puts a frame around it).

Now, under normal circumstances you can drag the frame anywhere on the page you
wish. But when a document is protected this isn't allowed. BUT, you can still
right-click the frame and use the FORMAT menu to position it. And this menu
offers useful things such as "Center" to the page, or the column.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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