Probably close enough
at least for some general information...
What you describe can be rigged, but there are some considerations - the
first of which is that there is no option in Word to make only individually
designated objects not print. It's an "all-or-nothing" deal as I'll describe
further below.
The graphic should be formatted with the Behind Text wrapping style
(anything other than In Line with Text "can" be used but this usually works
best) & preferably inserted into the Header. It will be visible but dimmed
on screen & will appear on any pages that use the same Header. This article
will give you more information - it sounds like you're actually looking to
create a multi-page letterhead without printing the (I assume) scanned image
of the actual stationery.
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Letterhead.htm
Another option is to *not* put the graphic in the Header but just format it
as Behind Text. It will appear on screen at full brightness but a separate
copy will have to be placed on each page you need it to appear - and it can
be a bit difficult to deal with once it's beneath the text. Since floating
graphics are always anchored to a paragraph they can also be challenging to
keep positioned when a doc is being edited.
Either way you'll need to use Word> Preferences> Print to remove the check
from Drawing Objects in the Include with Document options. Two drawbacks
here are that the setting is an application setting - not a document setting
- so everyone who prints one of these docs will have to confirm the setting.
Secondly, any other graphics with text wrapping will not print either with
that setting applied.
Unless there's a critical need to have the graphic show on screen it would
be worth considering just setting the margins/structure of the doc or
template to restrict the space when printed to the actual letterhead
stationery. I'm not sure you'll be completely satisfied with either approach
but perhaps I'm still not quite clear on your intent.
If I've guessed wrong please provide a more descriptive overview of the
intended project. Other possibilities may come into play if I'm wrong.
HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
