Text wrapping "through" pictures

[Bud Vitoff]

I'm creating a monthly calendar, and I want the day
numbers (1-31), created as independent picture files in
large font, to insert into appropriate cells of the
table. Now I want to be able to overwrite the inserted
picture with text -- in accordance with the word
wrap "through" option. I've had no success. Please give
me the correct procedure.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Or put the number graphics "Behind text."

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word

 

[Bud Vitoff]

This may show up as a duplicate reply. The previous one
(similar to this) was posted about 45 minutes ago and
hasn't showed up yet.

This could be a painfully slow process! Please see my
comments on each instruction.

-----Original Message-----
Bud:

Try selecting an image and:

*** I read this as "insert the picture into the cell."
Ordinarily, "selecting" means left-clicking, but in view
of the next instruction, it made no sense to do so at this
point.

1. Right Click picture and select Format Picture

*** Right-clicking gave me a menu that included "edit
picture" but not "format picture". Exiting the menu gave
me the picture with handles, which is what left-clicking
(above) would have done. I clicked the Format Picture
button, which set me up okay for the next instruction.

2. Select the Layout Tab

*** No problem.

3. Select Inline with Text

*** I did this, although according to the images,
the "behind text" choice seemed to be what I actually
wanted.

4. Create a Text Box (Drawing Toolbar)

*** No problem, although as I expected, it obliterated the
picture.

5. Type your text

*** No problem.

6. Right Click Text Box and select Format Text Box

Right-clicking gave me a menu that did not include a
Format Text Box option, and I could not find a button with
that label.

Dead end.

Please help!
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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Since you haven't told us what version of Word you're using, it's hard to
provide any more detailed information, since Word's tolerance for graphics
in tables varies with version.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word

 

[Bud Vitoff]

Sorry. It's Word 2000.

I don't know how I got the idea that this group was
specifically dedicated to WD2000. :-(

 

[Bud Vitoff]

Thank you for your comprehensive assistance.