auto resize a picture in a form

[Guest]

Hi,

I have a form that I want people to fill in. At the bottom of the form I
would like them to insert a picture. I would like this picture to resize to
fit into the box on the form regardless of the size they inserted. Can this
be done?

 

[Jay Freedman]

Hi,

I have a form that I want people to fill in. At the bottom of the form I
would like them to insert a picture. I would like this picture to resize to
fit into the box on the form regardless of the size they inserted. Can this
be done?

For the "box", use a one-cell table. With the cursor in the table,
click Table > AutoFit > Fixed Column Width. A picture (inserted as "In
Line with Text") that's larger than the cell will automatically resize
to the width of the cell. (Smaller pictures won't change size.)

If this is a document that's "protected for forms", you'll have to
insert a section break before the table; in the Protect Document task
pane, click the Select Sections link and uncheck the section that
contains the table. Otherwise it won't be possible to get the cursor
into the table to insert the picture.