Table text and drawing objects - Word2000

[Anna]

I am going around the bend with this problem in Word 2000.
I have a table where a cell is actually made up of two or
more merged cells. The text in this cell is centre-centre
aligned. I want to put a circle (transparent inside, red
line outside) over this text to effectively highlight this
text. However, everytime I move the circle close to the
text it jumps up to the top or bottom of the cell -
despite its cell alignment. I've switched off the grid
alignment and chosen 'in front of text' in layout and
still nothing works. I don't have this problem in Word
97. Does anyone have any suggestions.

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Anna,

This can be solved (if the cell you're trying to highlight is
on a page with text outside the table as well), but it's a
bit tricky:
- Draw the circle somewhere outside the table
- Right-click and go to the format menu
- In the "Layout" tab, go to Advanced/Picture Position.
- Activate the checkbox to "Lock anchor" and make sure "Move
with text" is also on
- Now drag the circle over the cell. The text should stay as
it is.

The problem comes from some of the new features in tables and
with graphics (text in table cells can wrap around graphics).
As soon as a graphic is anchored in a table cell, the
vertical text alignment is no longer active.

I am going around the bend with this problem in Word 2000.
I have a table where a cell is actually made up of two or
more merged cells. The text in this cell is centre-centre
aligned. I want to put a circle (transparent inside, red
line outside) over this text to effectively highlight this
text. However, everytime I move the circle close to the
text it jumps up to the top or bottom of the cell -
despite its cell alignment. I've switched off the grid
alignment and chosen 'in front of text' in layout and
still nothing works.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep
30 2003)
http://www.mvps.org/word

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[Anna]

Thanks, Cindy, it worked a treat.

-----Original Message-----
Hi Anna,

This can be solved (if the cell you're trying to highlight is
on a page with text outside the table as well), but it's a
bit tricky:
- Draw the circle somewhere outside the table
- Right-click and go to the format menu
- In the "Layout" tab, go to Advanced/Picture Position.
- Activate the checkbox to "Lock anchor" and make sure "Move
with text" is also on
- Now drag the circle over the cell. The text should stay as
it is.

The problem comes from some of the new features in tables and
with graphics (text in table cells can wrap around graphics).
As soon as a graphic is anchored in a table cell, the
vertical text alignment is no longer active.


Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep
30 2003)
http://www.mvps.org/word

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