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Word Worrier
I was using Word 2000 to make a CD cover. I picked a couple pictures
I liked, cropped them using image editing software, and put them into
a Word document containing a two column, one row table with cell sizes
set to 4.75 wide by 4.715 high (the dimensions in inches of a CD
cover) with cell margins set to zero. I of course sized the images so
that they fit exactly in the cells.
I then typed the track listings into the left cell (the one that would
form the "inside" cover for the CD, formatting the text so that parts
of the picture under it were visible.
When I print the thing, it comes up with the text and photo aligned
way differently - not even close - to the way I have it in the
document.
I can restart Windows, go into the document, even do a print preview,
and it looks perfect. Print it and, again, the text/background image
alignment are off by probably half an inch. That's more than 10%.
First, why is this happening?
Second, is there a better way to work with images and text in Word
that would prevent it from happening? I of course could make a mental
note that the text will show up half an inch higher in print than on
screen, and through trial and error get it right - but what is the
point of all that effort when Word is SUPPOSED to be WYSIWYG?
I liked, cropped them using image editing software, and put them into
a Word document containing a two column, one row table with cell sizes
set to 4.75 wide by 4.715 high (the dimensions in inches of a CD
cover) with cell margins set to zero. I of course sized the images so
that they fit exactly in the cells.
I then typed the track listings into the left cell (the one that would
form the "inside" cover for the CD, formatting the text so that parts
of the picture under it were visible.
When I print the thing, it comes up with the text and photo aligned
way differently - not even close - to the way I have it in the
document.
I can restart Windows, go into the document, even do a print preview,
and it looks perfect. Print it and, again, the text/background image
alignment are off by probably half an inch. That's more than 10%.
First, why is this happening?
Second, is there a better way to work with images and text in Word
that would prevent it from happening? I of course could make a mental
note that the text will show up half an inch higher in print than on
screen, and through trial and error get it right - but what is the
point of all that effort when Word is SUPPOSED to be WYSIWYG?