How to make a colored watermark in pub2000

[Jaylee]

In word you can easily create a colored watermark from clipart by
right-clicking it and adjusting the colours (brightness and such).
I can find nothing like that in Publisher, only to create a
black&white watermark, is there something I overlooked or is Pub2000
sorely lacking this very convenient function? (btw upgrading is not an
option at this moment, but i would like to know if newer versions can
do this).

 

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Newer versions can certainly do it - easily.

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[Jaylee]

Okay, thanks. Guess I'll have to badger my boss for a newer version,
although my hopes are not very high.

Does any of them run under Win98? (Would prefer not to switch to a
higher OS as I still need access to some older DOS-programs)

Op Thu, 27 Nov 2003 19:14:54 +1100schreef "°°°MS°Publisher°°°"

 

[Ed Bennett]

After managing to set up OE-QuoteFix on his new PC, Ed reads a message
from jaylee_nl at yahoo.com (Jaylee) <jaylee_nl at yahoo.com
(Jaylee)>...

Does any of them run under Win98? (Would prefer not to switch to a
higher OS as I still need access to some older DOS-programs)

Publisher 2002 was the last version of Publisher to run on 9x systems.
Windows XP does not have that much trouble running most DOS apps.
Publisher 2003 is well worth it if you can get XP. Buying outdated software
is never a good idea, IMO.

 

[Jaylee]

Op Thu, 27 Nov 2003 17:19:56 -0000schreef "Ed Bennett"

After managing to set up OE-QuoteFix on his new PC, Ed reads a message
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Publisher 2002 was the last version of Publisher to run on 9x systems.
Windows XP does not have that much trouble running most DOS apps.
Publisher 2003 is well worth it if you can get XP. Buying outdated software
is never a good idea, IMO.

Hi Ed,
I personally wouldn't mind upgrading to XP, I have it running at home
and its okay. However, according to my systemsmanager the critical
DOS-appliance will absolutely not run under any OS higher than 98.
Also Publisher is "just for fun", i.e. not important for our office.
So I guess I'll just have to accept the limitations of Pub2000.

Thanks for you answer.

Jaylee

 

[Ed Bennett]

After managing to set up OE-QuoteFix on his new PC, Ed reads a message
from jaylee_nl at yahoo.com (Jaylee) <jaylee_nl at yahoo.com
(Jaylee)>...

I personally wouldn't mind upgrading to XP, I have it running at home
and its okay. However, according to my systemsmanager the critical
DOS-appliance will absolutely not run under any OS higher than 98.
Also Publisher is "just for fun", i.e. not important for our office.
So I guess I'll just have to accept the limitations of Pub2000.

I would never have any mission-critical application running in DOS.
Have you considered upgrading? What exactly does this software do?

 

[Jen]

----- jaylee_nl at yahoo.com (Jaylee) wrote: ----

I can find nothing like that in Publisher, only to create
black&white watermark, is there something I overlooked or is Pub200
sorely lacking this very convenient function

This can easily be done. Taken from Publisher 2000's help file

ADD A PICTURE WATERMAR

Publisher has a layer called the background, which appears behind every page. To repeat things on every page, such as headers, put them on the background.

1. On the View menu, click Go to Background
2. Add the picture you want to use as a watermark
3. On the Format menu, click Recolor Picture or Recolor Object
4. Click the arrow next to Color, and then click Fill Effects
5. Click the options you want, and then click OK
6. Click OK
7. On the View menu, click Go to Foreground to return to your page

 

[Ed Bennett]

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That's nice if you want the background as one color but what if you
want a rainbow in the background?

So presumably, you'd create a rainbow?

 

[°°°MS°Publisher°°°]

Well you can have a rainbow or any number of colours if you so desire.

It is called being innovative and practical.

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[Jaylee]

It is no problem to put a full colour picture in the background, but i
wanted it downtoned. Since it was just a one page thing, I ended up
doing it in Word, where you can create color watermarks.


Op Mon, 1 Dec 2003 18:39:28 +1100schreef "°°°MS°Publisher°°°"

 

[Jaylee]

We have upgraded to a very advanced integrated, specially created for
our branch of work software. But not all of the info in the old
program has been put in the new program, and one of my collegues still
needs it at times (she thinks it is critical, not me).

Op Fri, 28 Nov 2003 17:39:50 -0000schreef "Ed Bennett"

 

[Ed Bennett]

After managing to set up OE-QuoteFix on his new PC, Ed reads a message
from jaylee_nl at yahoo.com (Jaylee) <jaylee_nl at yahoo.com
(Jaylee)>...

We have upgraded to a very advanced integrated, specially created for
our branch of work software. But not all of the info in the old
program has been put in the new program, and one of my collegues still
needs it at times (she thinks it is critical, not me).

I see...
And you are unable to move most systems to Windows 2000 or XP, and leave 9x
on a few to allow access to the old system?

 

[Ed Bennett]

After managing to set up OE-QuoteFix on his new PC, Ed reads a message

My point is the shading seems to work fine but I'm experiencing with
Publisher 2000 it shades to a single color. If the picture contained
several colors (hence my comment "rainbow") how does one shade,
lighten the contrast of the image and retain all of the colors?

Insert a Microsoft Draw 98 Object and use the draw tools in there that were
introduced in Publisher 2002)

 

[°°°MS°Publisher°°°]

That is if you can get the Draw 98 tools to work.

The Escher drawing 'tools' in Publisher 2002 are a disaster.

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[Ed Bennett]

After managing to set up OE-QuoteFix on his new PC, Ed reads a message

The Escher drawing 'tools' in Publisher 2002 are a disaster.

Can you show me how to create watermarked pictures from within the Publisher
IDE without Escher?

 

[°°°MS°Publisher°°°]

Ed, use a bit of imagination.

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[Ed Bennett]

After managing to set up OE-QuoteFix on his new PC, Ed reads a message

Ed, use a bit of imagination.

If I was using imagination, I would say to create a semitransparent filled
rectangle over the object, but I then realised that semitransparency if only
provided by the Office XP version of Escher, and so it is prohibited by the
rules.

 

[°°°MS°Publisher°°°]

Ed, wake up and grow up.

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[Jaylee]

Some of the points you have brought up, I have considered as well.
However I'm totally dependend on the company policy which is to
upgrade the "production"-stations (i.e. ACAD-stations). The
"support"-stations come later (i.e. get the old Acad-stations). My
machine happens to be totally new (lucky me ) but I can only go as
fast as my slowest collegue: we have to stay compatible and other
people should be able to work with my station (some people here would
probably like to still use an old-fashioned typewriter and rolodex).

But like I said: I can work with the things I have now, I just think
it is silly that Word is able to do graphical things that publisher
can not.

Thank you very much for offering your thoughts on upgrading etc.

Jaylee

Op Mon, 1 Dec 2003 16:06:38 -0000schreef "Ed Bennett"

 

[Brian Kvalheim - [MS MVP]]

Jaylee,

In Publisher 2000, go to Insert > Picture > New Drawing. Then, insert your
clipart/picture. When you right click on the picture, you can go to Format
Picture > Picture Tab > Image Control and change to Watermark.

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Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Office Publisher MVP
Official Publisher MVP Site:
http://www.kvalheim.org

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.

It is no problem to put a full colour picture in the background, but i
wanted it downtoned. Since it was just a one page thing, I ended up
doing it in Word, where you can create color watermarks.


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