What is the best way to put pictures into a word document?
There seems to be more than 1 way of putting pictures in word. I am using word 2003 and making docs that need to be compatible with 2000 up to current release word.
My pictures will typically be annotated with text boxes, incidently - putting text boxed in line with text seems to change the way they behave as a drawing object (who'd have guessed!?), and I typically need to have arrows overlapping the pictures.
Primary objective is to have everything stay together... picture text box and arrows and move together if the text shrinks or expands...
My preference is to insert from a jpg and put image in-line with text, others are telling me to use canvas...
Basically I'm advocating in-line-with-text but want to be sure of my reasons...
Please provide some sound technical reasons why various methods are preferred or to be avoided.
Kind regards
Steve
My pictures will typically be annotated with text boxes, incidently - putting text boxed in line with text seems to change the way they behave as a drawing object (who'd have guessed!?), and I typically need to have arrows overlapping the pictures.
Primary objective is to have everything stay together... picture text box and arrows and move together if the text shrinks or expands...
My preference is to insert from a jpg and put image in-line with text, others are telling me to use canvas...
Basically I'm advocating in-line-with-text but want to be sure of my reasons...
Please provide some sound technical reasons why various methods are preferred or to be avoided.
Kind regards
Steve
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Hi Eric - your speaking my language - love the idea of linking. Unfortunately will almost certainly be outside of the capability of the Document Management System imposed upon us.
When you link images do you still have all the same options for text wrapping etc.?
Some of my pet hates with pictures are:
1. image grouped with drawing /shape objects - I would rather see these object float over the image so they move with the image. If the object overhangs the image I would then ask people to use the crop tools to make the image larger to prevent the object from spilling over the image boundary...
2. images are inserted in such a way that when double clicked an editor opens - yuck!
3. images are stored in such a way that whey double clicked a message pops up saying the image cant be found... wtf - I'm looking at it, or am I not?
People seem to prefer grouping all arrows text boxes with the image, which is a hassle when text in a text box needs to be changed... also a pain if the text box needs to be re-formatted (i.e. there is a style guide to adhere to).
So I'm wondering if there is a better, practical way. I find people tend to do things for a reason - I guess I need the reasons... for and against. Perhaps I'm well on the way to answering this... I just want to know if my ideas/reasons are sound.
Kind regards
Steve
When you link images do you still have all the same options for text wrapping etc.?
Some of my pet hates with pictures are:
1. image grouped with drawing /shape objects - I would rather see these object float over the image so they move with the image. If the object overhangs the image I would then ask people to use the crop tools to make the image larger to prevent the object from spilling over the image boundary...
2. images are inserted in such a way that when double clicked an editor opens - yuck!
3. images are stored in such a way that whey double clicked a message pops up saying the image cant be found... wtf - I'm looking at it, or am I not?
People seem to prefer grouping all arrows text boxes with the image, which is a hassle when text in a text box needs to be changed... also a pain if the text box needs to be re-formatted (i.e. there is a style guide to adhere to).
So I'm wondering if there is a better, practical way. I find people tend to do things for a reason - I guess I need the reasons... for and against. Perhaps I'm well on the way to answering this... I just want to know if my ideas/reasons are sound.
Kind regards
Steve
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DMS is an eroom :-(
Files are added individually and can only be added 1 at a time. Client moves files around according to whim. Also, many of the docs will be integrated at a later stage. Me thinks it will be too difficult to maintain. Probably the biggest source of concern is the PEBKAC.
Cheers
Steve
Btw - any idea how to determine if text is in a text box? This is going to me my next question...
user selects text (not textbox frame), macro runs, if text is in textbox then... otherwise... I'm ok if user selects the textbox frame, it throws me if they select text...
Files are added individually and can only be added 1 at a time. Client moves files around according to whim. Also, many of the docs will be integrated at a later stage. Me thinks it will be too difficult to maintain. Probably the biggest source of concern is the PEBKAC.
Cheers
Steve
Btw - any idea how to determine if text is in a text box? This is going to me my next question...
user selects text (not textbox frame), macro runs, if text is in textbox then... otherwise... I'm ok if user selects the textbox frame, it throws me if they select text...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PEBKAC
Just my luck... will post the question and look for a solution. All I want is
sub InABox()
dim text
if selected text is in a textbox
text=1
else
text=0
end if
<code>
end sub
Just my luck... will post the question and look for a solution. All I want is
sub InABox()
dim text
if selected text is in a textbox
text=1
else
text=0
end if
<code>
end sub
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:-)
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Thank you for your response. Would you recommend using canvas in a table, in-line with text or some other method of wrapping the picture.
With this question I am hoping to get enough information to mandate 1 methodology for inserting pictures into documents that project team can adhere to.
We are already using tables (for the most part) but this was more for historical (or as the case may be hysterical) reasons.
Looking forward to other perspectives as well.
Kind regards
Steve