Copying toolbar button images and pasting them into text

[Guest]

I am a college professor and often need to provide instructions to my
students to perform tasks on the computer. In prior versions of Office
programs, it was relatively easy to copy toolbar button images and paste them
into text to show the students how to perform these task (i.e., go to Tools,
Customize, etc.)


I have found Customize under Word Options but nothing I do seems to copy the
image of the toolbar button so that I can paste it into the text of a
document. Is it no longer possible to do this and if not, do you realize how
much you have severely hampered those of us in the classroom who are trying
to use your products?

 

[CyberTaz]

Although I appreciate your frustration, my preference has been different all
along... especially since many buttons don't allow the Edit Button Image
widow in the first place

Invest a modest amount in a screen capture ustility - such as SnagIt! - with
which you easily can capture *anything*, save it in a graphic format & build
a library of reusable screenshots rather than having to repeat the process.
The resulting screen shots also provide a higher quality image.

http://techsmith.com/

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

But Edit Button Image is not required for copying/pasting (right-click on a
button and choose Copy Button Image, then use any customary method to paste
the image from the Clipboard into the document). And I've never seen a
button that couldn't be copied. Perhaps it's different in Mac versions?

In any case, I also swear by SnagIt and heartily recommend it. In this case
you can use the Object on the Screen capture mode, I imagine.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

 

[CyberTaz]

Hi Suzanne -

Truth be told I haven't used that technique in so long I had forgotten about
it completely! Thanks for jogging the memory, but I'll probably continue to
rely on SnagIt! On the PC & Grab on the Mac And Yes, not only is it
supported on the Mac, but you don't even have to go to Customize - you can
just right-click the button, select Properties & copy the button image (if
it can be copied).

Some of the buttons I'm referring to: Insert Table, Insert Excel
Spreadsheet, Columns, Borders, Comments, ad infinitum, as well as *any* of
the combo box/list elements (Font, Font Size, Style List, Font Color...),
just to name a few. I've found this to be true in 2003 as well as 2004.
That's one of the reasons I haven't used the right-click technique for so
long in the first place.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I guess I'd never had occasion to copy the button image of the buttons you
mention, but I see now what you mean. Odd: I can't imagine why there would
be that limitation. I realize that some of those buttons open dropdowns or
palettes, but I don't see why that would prevent you from copying the icon.
Hmm.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.