Pasting pictures?

[ian]

Using Word 2002 SP-1.

The most frequent procedure I use for pasting PowerPoint pictures into
Word documents is the following:

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1. In PowerPoint, copy the picture to the Clipboard.

2. In Word, create a small box to contain the picture (i.e. a one-column
one-row table).

3. Position the cursor inside the box.

4. Click Edit > Paste Special > Picture > OK. (The picture is allegedly
pasted, but it does not appear at this time).

5. Click somewhere inside the box. This makes the picture appear,
floating over the text.

6. Double-click somewhere on the picture. This brings up the Format
Picture dialog box.

7. Click Layout > In line with text > OK. The box now expands to enclose
the picture.

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It is very frustrating having to do this for every picture. I tried
recording a macro for steps 4-7, but it did not work -- it pasted using
Selection.PasteAndFormat (wdPasteDefault), whatever the default is.

Questions:

1. At step 4, why doesn't the picture appear when pasting? (It does in
Word 97). I suspect I have not set up my options correctly.

2. At step 5, how do I make the picture fit automatically inside the
box, instead of floating? (In Word 97 there is the option to de-select
Float, and then the picture fits inside the box). Again, an options
problem?

3. Any ideas for a macro to implement steps 4-7 automatically?

I should mention that I use View > Print Layout all the time, if that's
important.

Ian


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[Word Heretic]

G'day ian <[email protected]>,

I don't have XP here at home as I hate it, but I've been using it at
various client locations. <shudders>

Yes, there is a tools > option > edit (I think) setting for inserting
pictures as Inline by default.

I don't use text boxes. Matter of fact, I don't embed either like you
are. This is what I do.

Print screen

Go to MS Photo Editor
Paste as new Image
crop etc
Save as into doc dir or a sub dir called pix or images or whatever.
Insert Picture dialog, select said picture
Use the drop down on the Insert button to Insert as Link.

Shaboom. Inline text pictures at whatever scale the margins will
allow.

Using Word 2002 SP-1.

The most frequent procedure I use for pasting PowerPoint pictures into
Word documents is the following:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. In PowerPoint, copy the picture to the Clipboard.

2. In Word, create a small box to contain the picture (i.e. a one-column
one-row table).

3. Position the cursor inside the box.

4. Click Edit > Paste Special > Picture > OK. (The picture is allegedly
pasted, but it does not appear at this time).

5. Click somewhere inside the box. This makes the picture appear,
floating over the text.

6. Double-click somewhere on the picture. This brings up the Format
Picture dialog box.

7. Click Layout > In line with text > OK. The box now expands to enclose
the picture.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

It is very frustrating having to do this for every picture. I tried
recording a macro for steps 4-7, but it did not work -- it pasted using
Selection.PasteAndFormat (wdPasteDefault), whatever the default is.

Questions:

1. At step 4, why doesn't the picture appear when pasting? (It does in
Word 97). I suspect I have not set up my options correctly.

2. At step 5, how do I make the picture fit automatically inside the
box, instead of floating? (In Word 97 there is the option to de-select
Float, and then the picture fits inside the box). Again, an options
problem?

3. Any ideas for a macro to implement steps 4-7 automatically?

I should mention that I use View > Print Layout all the time, if that's
important.

Ian

Steve Hudson

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