text wrapping for images difficult

[Sean Bickford]

In Publisher 2000, the version I am used to, it used to be possible to
right-click on a image-file I inserted, select "change frame", then select
"Picture Frame Properties...". Within this dialog box you could change the
text wrapping from "entire frame" to "picture only". The Picture-only option
is what I would like to accomplish in the new version of Publisher where the
text wraps around the image itself only with no whitespace around the image.

The only way I seem to be able to do this in the xp version of publisher,
and in my opinion, is an extremely inefficient method, is to turn on the
"edit picture toolbar" then select the "manually edit wrap points" option. I
have hundreds of images that I need to wrap text around and I cannot waste my
time inserting over a hundred individual "wrap points" (the photos are of
people, each, a head to toe shot) just to prevent the whitespace from either
cutting into the photo, or into the text. None of the "text wrap" options
work. "Photo Only" still displays a significant amount of whitespace, and the
text cannot be running over the top of the image, nor can the image cover the
text.

Please tell me there is an equally efficient method to solve this. Publisher
2000 wrapped the text close to the image with one click of a mouse.

 

[Mary Sauer]

On the toolbar there is an icon that looks like a dog. Select your image, click the
dog, click edit wrap points. You have options here for what sort of wrap. You can
edit the points, same as always. Put your cursor on a point, right-click, you have
some options you did not have in 2000.

 

[Sean Bickford]

Mary,
Perhaps you did not entirely READ my post.

I understand the notion behind "edit wrap points".

My problem is: I have an image of a human being, a head to toe shot. I have
edited the image so there is a head, shoulders, hands, waist, and legs with
no "whitespace" around those objects.

All i want to do is click something that allows me to wrap the text with ONE
click.

What you seem to have misunderstood is:
I understand "edit wrap points".

It is extremely inefficient to spend the time adding over ONE HUNDRED wrap
points to fully customise the wrapping of text around this image, WHEN IN THE
PREVIOUS VERSION OF PUBLISHER (version 2000), ONE CLICK OF A MOUSE ALLOWED ME
TO WRAP THE TEXT. My job is multi faceted, and I do not have the time to
spend adding OVER ONE HUNDRED WRAP POINTS to the over 50 advertising images I
work with each week.

Mary,
Are you telling me the only way for me to wrap the text close to the image
is to use this TIME CONSUMING process of "edit wrap points" manually for each
image?

 

[drc023]

First thing to do is calm down and take a look at the options available to
you. Mary, just like the rest of us on this newsgroup, is a volunteer and
her time is also valuable. You don't need to edit the wrap points. The
procedure is essentially the same as with Pub2000.

Select the image, if Solid background, use transparency tool. Click wrapping
style icon on toolbar or use format/picture/layout. Select tight or through.
Answer yes if a box pops up asking if you want new wrap boundaries. Make
sure the margins for the text box are set to zero.

Spend a little time learning the differences in the application from version
to version. Unfortunately too many common functions are changed from version
to version. In this case, I suspect the cause of confusion was the
transparency icon. For this, the help file is useless since all it does is
talk about setting wrap points which is most likely based on the assumption
that a solid background doesn't exist. That isn't necessary if you have a
solid background which can be set to transparent.

 

[Mary Sauer]

You still have one click to wrap when working with clipart. If they are photos, do
what Ron advised, use the transparency tool. I misunderstood your original post, I
assumed the images already had a transparent background.

 

[Sean Bickford]

Ron,

Thank you very much, your answer was exactly what I needed.

Discussion groups are the best part about "community" on the internet. Time
and again, I have found answers to problems I have had with software where
the "help files" were either lacking in sufficient information, or poorly
organized.

My frustration with this issue happened after I had invested my time to give
the group the exact details of the nature of my problem so as to help you (as
answer facillitators) pinpoint where I needed to look. To see that my
question was not fully read, after spending the time provided such details,
was disheartening. I had even considered moving to other publishing software
packages such as Quark. I even made sure I searched the group to ensure my
question had not been answered previously. I apologize for the use of "Caps
lock" for emphasis, I meant no disrespect.

Figuring out how to use the "set transparency color" tool was a little
confusing at first, especially after I clicked the tool, clicked the solid
colour around the image, only to see the text wrapping remain the same. After
consulting the help file and cross referencing it to your answer, I found
that once the transparency color was set, only then was I able to re-set the
text wrapping to "tight" whereupon the "set new wrap boundaries" dialog
activated. Problem solved.

Thanks again.