Putting text alongside a graphic in MSWord 2003 - Now?

[RichardOnRails]

Hi,

I'm composing an MSWord 2003 document. I inserted a bitmap object in
which I imported a graphic from the clipboard. The result is a long
thin graphic on the left side of the doc. I want to continue adding
text in the space to the right of that graphic. I tried (and failed)
two ways:

1. Continued typing in the paragraph above the bitmap object. As the
text overflowed into a new line, the new line just pushed the graphic
down one line.

2. With the cursor at the bottom right of the graphic, I inserted a
text-box. I got positioned below the graphic an could not be move
alongside the graphic.

There must be a better way. Is there?

TIA,
Richard

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Insert a table. Put the graphics in the left cell, text in the right.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


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[LVTravel]

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Hi,

I'm composing an MSWord 2003 document. I inserted a bitmap object in
which I imported a graphic from the clipboard. The result is a long
thin graphic on the left side of the doc. I want to continue adding
text in the space to the right of that graphic. I tried (and failed)
two ways:

1. Continued typing in the paragraph above the bitmap object. As the
text overflowed into a new line, the new line just pushed the graphic
down one line.

2. With the cursor at the bottom right of the graphic, I inserted a
text-box. I got positioned below the graphic an could not be move
alongside the graphic.

There must be a better way. Is there?

TIA,
Richard

JoAnn's way or create a text box the size of the graphic. With the cursor
in the text box insert the graphic. Right click the text box frame and then
select Format Text Box. Set the Fill and Line settings to No Fill and No
Line. Click the Layout tab. Click the dog shape that says Tight. Click
Advanced. Turn off the checkmark for Move with text.

These settings will cause the picture to stay put but will allow the text
margin to work around the picture.

Let us know if either way works for you.

 

[RichardOnRails]

Hi,

I'm composing an MSWord 2003 document.  I inserted a bitmap object in
which I imported a graphic from the clipboard.  The result is a long
thin graphic on the left side of the doc.  I want to continue adding
text in the space to the right of that graphic.  I tried (and failed)
two ways:

1.  Continued typing in the paragraph above the bitmap object.  As the
text overflowed into a new line,  the new line just pushed the graphic
down one line.

2. With the cursor at the bottom right of the graphic,  I inserted a
text-box.  I got positioned below the graphic an could not be move
alongside the graphic.

There must be a better way.  Is there?

TIA,
Richard

Hi JoAnn & TV,

Thanks for your responses.

The table idea is a good one. I should have thought of that, because
I've used in HTML formatting.

Setting the the dimension of the picture in such a way that the text
flows around it is really the ideal way, which I've also done in HTML
(with CSS, I think). But following TV' s directions (I think), right-
clicking the border only gave me "Format the Canvass" (or something
like that. TV: do you have a link for Microsoft's documentation
that deals with this technique?

BTW, after following your suggestions, I thought my approach
"should" work. I went back and now realized how to resize and
position the second textbox to the right of the first. So I got that
working, too.

But getting the text to float around a picture is really the ideal
solution, and I would like to get that working if possible.

Again, many thanks to both of you for your responses.

Best wishes,
Richard

 

[RichardOnRails]

Hi JoAnn & TV,

Thanks for your responses.

The table idea is a good one.  I should have thought of that,  because
I've used in HTML formatting.

Setting the the dimension of the picture in such a way that the text
flows around it is really the ideal way,  which I've also done in HTML
(with CSS, I think).  But following TV' s directions (I think),  right-
clicking the border only gave me "Format the Canvass" (or something
like that.   TV:  do you have a link for Microsoft's documentation
that deals with this technique?

BTW,  after following your suggestions,  I thought my approach
"should" work.  I went back and now realized how to resize and
position the second textbox to the right of the first.  So I got that
working, too.

But getting the text to float around a picture is really the ideal
solution, and I would like to get that working if possible.

Again,  many thanks to both of you for your responses.

Best wishes,
Richard

BTW, I honored to have had responses from TWO MVPs. It doesn't get
much better than that (-:

Again, Thanks. R.

 

[RichardOnRails]

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JoAnn's way or create a text box the size of the graphic.  With the cursor
in the text box insert the graphic.  Right click the text box frame andthen
select Format Text Box.  Set the Fill and Line settings to No Fill and No
Line.  Click the Layout tab.  Click the dog shape that says Tight. Click
Advanced.  Turn off the checkmark for Move with text.

These settings will cause the picture to stay put but will allow the text
margin to work around the picture.

Let us know if either way works for you.

Hi LV,

I had success with the main feature I wanted: to have text flow around
a picture that was left-justified. I merely created a Text Box
immediately followed by pasting a .jpg in it. The Text Box re-sized
itself to the pictures requirements. I then double-clicked at a point
to the (upper) right of the picture. I then typed continuously and
got automatic creation of successive lines of text to the right of the
picture.

I'm using Office 2003 over WinXP-Pro/SP3. I did manage to get the
Format Text Box dialog for another new Text Box, but its tabs didn't
offer the precise things you suggested, no doubt because I'm using an
older version.

Best wishes,
Richard