paste pictures

[skypilot]

In Publisher 97, when I copied clip art, clicked on an existing picture frame
and pasted it, the new picture changed to the size of the existing frame. In
Publisher XP, when I do the same thing the old picture frame disappears and
the new picture is drawn much larger than the old frame. Can I fix this, or
did they "improve" Publisher XP in this area, too.

 

[Ed Bennett]

In Publisher 97, when I copied clip art, clicked on an existing
picture frame and pasted it, the new picture changed to the size of
the existing frame. In Publisher XP, when I do the same thing the old
picture frame disappears and the new picture is drawn much larger
than the old frame. Can I fix this, or did they "improve" Publisher
XP in this area, too.

a) There is no such thing as Publisher XP. You mean Publisher 2002.

b) When pasting a copied piece of ClipArt whilst an existing frame is
selected, the copied graphic should be pasted over the top at original size,
with the selected object unaffected.

 

[skypilot]

Yes, I mean publisher 2002. No, that is not what happens. When I select a
picture frame and paste, the new picture appears much larger than the
original frame, and I have to resize it.

 

[Ed Bennett]

Yes, I mean publisher 2002. No, that is not what happens. When I
select a picture frame and paste, the new picture appears much larger
than the original frame, and I have to resize it.

That's unpossible.

Let's number these so we can understand each other more easily.

You copy picture 1.

You select picture 2.

You paste.

Picture 2 stays exactly where it is.

A copy of picture 1 appears at the size of the original picture 1. Either
in the position of the original picture 1 or slightly displaced, depending
on whether or not you've switched page.s

 

[Mary Sauer]

Use an autoshape, adjust it for the size you want, select the object, fill, fill
effects, picture tab.

 

[Ed Bennett]

I sorta gave up on this quirk when I went from pub97 to pub98.
If I remember correctly, when doing a "replace" image from file, I
would get a option to keep original image size or size to the image
frame box.

The difference in 2002 (or possibly earlier) is that the pasted picture gets
its own frame, rather than going into the selected frame.

Change the picture to fit the frame was *evil* in my opinion. It encouraged
the destruction of aspect ratios, producing the most butt-ugly publications.

 

[skypilot]

No, I select picture #1, copy picture #2. when pasting over picture #1,
picture #2 becomes larger than picture #1. In publisher 97 picture #2 would
remain the same size at the picture frame in picture #1. This was very handy
for me, because I repeat features in a weekly newsletter. the features appear
in the same place, the same size.

 

[skypilot]

Aspect ratio is not a problem for me. I download items from an online
supplier that are the same size each week. In publisher 97, I would click on
picture #1, click on insert/from file, and picture #2 would replace picture
#1; same size, no problem.

 

[Ed Bennett]

No, I select picture #1, copy picture #2. when pasting over picture
#1, picture #2 becomes larger than picture #1. In publisher 97
picture #2 would remain the same size at the picture frame in picture
#1. This was very handy for me, because I repeat features in a weekly
newsletter. the features appear in the same place, the same size.

Are you SURE you are pasting, and not importing a different photo using
Change Picture?

I can't duplicate this behaviour on my machine.

How can you copy picture 2 when picture 1 is selected?

Whe picture 2 is on the clipboard, pasting it will cause it to be at the
size of picture 2. Publisher doesn't care what's selected, it remains
unaffected.

 

[skypilot]

I select picture #1, copy picture #2 from another document, and then try to
paste it over picture #1. On publisher 97, picture #2 was resized to match
picture #1. On publisher 2002, a much larger picture is pasted over picture
#1.

 

[skypilot]

Also, Ed, in publisher 97 I could select picture #1, go to insert/picture
from file, select picture #2, and it would be imported at the same size of
picture #1. In publisher 2002, the same process results in a picture much
larger than picture #1 pasted in its place.

 

[skypilot]

I never use change picture.

Are you SURE you are pasting, and not importing a different photo using
Change Picture?

I can't duplicate this behaviour on my machine.

How can you copy picture 2 when picture 1 is selected?

Whe picture 2 is on the clipboard, pasting it will cause it to be at the
size of picture 2. Publisher doesn't care what's selected, it remains
unaffected.

 

[skypilot]

Mary, I created an auto shape, but I am at a loss as to how to then select
the object, fill, fill efects, and picture tab. picture tab is not available
in this scenerio.

 

[Ed Bennett]

I never use change picture.

Why not?

Change picture will insert a different picture into the existing frame.

Copying and pasting pictures from external sources is inadvisable.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Select the autoshape, click the fill menu, click fill effects, picture tab. Or
right-click the autoshape, click format autoshape (object).
This is instead of a picture frame.