Insert image in text box with word wrap

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Chasew

Hello. I'm trying to insert an image into a text box, and have the text in
that box wrap arround it. But when I insert the image, I can no long access
the wraping options. I also tried inserting the image into a table, and then
having the text wrap arround the table, but that didnt work either.

Is there any way to do this? Thanks
 
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Herb Tyson [MVP]

I'm trying to imagine what you want this to look like. Can you describe
exactly what you're trying to accomplish, beginning with the full page, and
working your way to the inside where the picture is?

1. So... will there be a border around the outside edge of the text (i.e.,
between the text and the edge of the physical page)? If so, you can do this
using a page border. If not... ignore this step.

2. Do you want a border that separates the text from the picture? If you
want white space between that border and the picture, as well as between
that border and the text, you can do this by inserting a rectangular shape,
and setting its wrapping style to square or tight.

3. You then insert the picture, and set its wrapping style to In front of
text, and drage the picture so that it's overlayed on top of the rectangular
shape that provides the border.

If this is not what you want to do, perhaps you can describe exactly what
you want.
 
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Chasew

Hey there, thanks for the response.

Here is where I'm at: http://www.chasewgraphics.com/projects/pamphlet.jpg

Check the bottom left. I went ahead and put both the text and the image in
a table, and then I was able to access the wrapping functions of the image.
So that got me that far, but now I'm giving up all the nice cosmetic features
of a text box.

It sounds like your 2 and 3 would work in theory, but I cant seem to insert
a shape into a text box, only draw it on top of one.

Although, it just occurred to me, maybe I can draw a shape, apply fill
effects to it, and then put my table on top of that... But what a pain...
The only reason I'm doing this in Word is because the client wants it to be
editable (ie, simple).

I'm just surprised that you can set word warping to an image that isnt in a
text box, but not to one thats in. I cant think of a good reason for that...

Anyway, thanks, I appreciate the help. If you have any other ideas, I'm all
ears.
 
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Beth Melton

I'd put all of it in a table. What I see is a 3 column table, 2 row table,
all cells in the right column merged, and the first two cells in the second
row merged. Then an image behind the table with text wrapping set to "Behind
Text".

What cosmetic features do you no longer have by using a table?

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Herb Tyson [MVP]

It has to do with certain object combinations being "too complex". And, for
my method, the shape doesn't go inside the text box... it goes on top of it.
Once you put it inside a text box, it's inside the text box's text layer, so
it's treated as in line with text. The text box itself can then be either in
the drawing layer (which lets you drag it, wrap text around it, or put it in
front of or behind text... or be transparent) or in line with text.

For my example, the text box and the picture would both be in the drawing
layer. The text box creates the desired border/buffer, and the picture then
sits over the text box... both at different levels in the drawing layer.

Simple, eh?
 
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