Best Way to Place Photos In a Document

[Thomas A. Dunlap]

I am trying to automate the preparation of word documents that contain photographs with captions. Each document contains from 5-10 photographs. I have automated the header and footer to update from the properties window. That part works like a champ. I am trying to determine the best way to present each photo. They are either 4 x 6 or 6 x 4 so they have to be presented in a vertical or horizontal position. Each one needs a caption. Which method is better, just position the photo in the center of the "letter" page or use frames.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

I often find inserting the photos into a table cell to be the best option.
You could have two tables set up, each with two rows and one column, one
table portrait and one landscape with the cell in the first row sized to
accept the picture and the cell in the second row for the caption. To
facilitate the insertion of the tables, select each and create an autotext
entry of it.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

I am trying to automate the preparation of word documents that contain

photographs with captions. Each document contains from 5-10 photographs. I
have automated the header and footer to update from the properties window.
That part works like a champ. I am trying to determine the best way to
present each photo. They are either 4 x 6 or 6 x 4 so they have to be
presented in a vertical or horizontal position. Each one needs a caption.
Which method is better, just position the photo in the center of the
"letter" page or use frames.

 

[Thomas A. Dunlap]

Thanks for that excellent tip. That is certainly going to improve efficiency. I have made two tables each of which a single column with two rows. Table 1 in designed for 4x6 and Table 2 is designed for 6 x 4. By making the widths of the tables 4.2 and 6.2 respecfully the photos are nicely framed. The lower row is used for the caption.

How can one place the tables in the center of each page. I know that frames have a positioning setting to ensure that you can place it exactly where you want it. I would like to do the same with this template.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

I think if you set the table up that way before make it an autotext entry,
when you insert the autotext entry, it should be centered.

In Word XP and later, if you select properties from the Table menu, you can
set the position to Left, Right or Center.

In earlier versions, I believe that you did it by dragging the borders. My
memory has gone on that one.

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Please post any further questions or followup to the newsgroups for the
benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded
directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis.

Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP

Thanks for that excellent tip. That is certainly going to improve

efficiency. I have made two tables each of which a single column with two
rows. Table 1 in designed for 4x6 and Table 2 is designed for 6 x 4. By
making the widths of the tables 4.2 and 6.2 respecfully the photos are
nicely framed. The lower row is used for the caption.

How can one place the tables in the center of each page. I know that

frames have a positioning setting to ensure that you can place it exactly
where you want it. I would like to do the same with this template.