I need to create a template for users to insert photo documentation in a word
2000 document. Is there a way to set the size of text boxes or frames on a
page so that inserting pictures will not skew the orientation of the other
boxes/frames?
- Insert a table (which can be as little as one cell).
- Click Table > AutoFit > Fixed Column Width.
- Select the whole table. Click Table > Table Properties > Rows. Check
the box for "Specify row height", enter a height, and set the last box
to "Exactly". Click OK.
- If you don't want the table borders to print, press Ctrl+Alt+U (or
use the Format > Borders & Shading dialog and click None).
- If you want, you can right-click a cell, select Cell Alignment, and
choose any of the nine alignments.
When you put the cursor in a cell of this table and use Insert > File,
the picture will automatically be scaled so its larger dimension just
fits within the cell.
The table can be dragged and positioned like a text box, but I don't
generally recommend it because it tends not to stay where you put it.
You can do all the same things -- with the exception of cell alignment
-- with a frame (from the button on the Forms toolbar). Use the Format
Frame dialog to set the frame's height and width to Exact
measurements.
