How do I convert Word2003 text to a picture?

[Frank Martin]

I have WindowsXP.

I have an "Epson Photo R285/290" jet-printer
that I want to use for printing on CDs &
DVDs.

It prints OK, but I have a lot of trouble
getting the software to print blocks of text
(via a text box).

Its software does not allow direct pasting of
clipboard text into a rectangle drawn onto
the software design area.

I need a lot of text on the DVDs for the
movie title and the plot synopsis.

The only way I can think of is to design the
text in Word2003 and then convert this into a
picture that the Epson software can put
easily onto the CD/DVD.

Can this be done?

Also, how do I get Word2003 to wrap text
around a curved surface, which CDs & DVDs
have?

Is there some easy way to do all this?

Please help, Frank.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Does that printer actually print on the CDs or are you using labels?

 

[Frank Martin]

Yes, it prints on to the CD/DVDs.



"JoAnn Paules" <[email protected]>
wrote in message

Does that printer actually print on the CDs
or are you using labels?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007
For Dummies"



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I have WindowsXP.

I have an "Epson Photo R285/290"
jet-printer that I want to use for
printing on CDs & DVDs.

It prints OK, but I have a lot of trouble
getting the software to print blocks of
text (via a text box).

Its software does not allow direct pasting
of clipboard text into a rectangle drawn
onto the software design area.

I need a lot of text on the DVDs for the
movie title and the plot synopsis.

The only way I can think of is to design
the text in Word2003 and then convert this
into a picture that the Epson software can
put easily onto the CD/DVD.

Can this be done?

Also, how do I get Word2003 to wrap text
around a curved surface, which CDs & DVDs
have?

Is there some easy way to do all this?

Please help, Frank.

 

[Terry Farrell]

Word is probably not the best software to use for this. There are many CD
Labelling utilities available which will be easier to use.

In Word, you cannot just draw a rectangle and paste text into it. You can
draw a Text Box and paste in text though. With a rectangle, you need to
right-click on its edge and select Edit Text.

If you want to follow the curve, then you need to use shapes or WordArt.

How experienced are you with Word?

 

[JoAnn Paules]

That being the case, you may have some software for label design that came
with the printer. Word is not going to be the program you want to use.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Yes, it prints on to the CD/DVDs.

Does that printer actually print on the CDs or are you using labels?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

I have WindowsXP.

I have an "Epson Photo R285/290" jet-printer that I want to use for
printing on CDs & DVDs.

It prints OK, but I have a lot of trouble getting the software to print
blocks of text (via a text box).

Its software does not allow direct pasting of clipboard text into a
rectangle drawn onto the software design area.

I need a lot of text on the DVDs for the movie title and the plot
synopsis.

The only way I can think of is to design the text in Word2003 and then
convert this into a picture that the Epson software can put easily onto
the CD/DVD.

Can this be done?

Also, how do I get Word2003 to wrap text around a curved surface, which
CDs & DVDs have?

Is there some easy way to do all this?

Please help, Frank.

 

[Frank Martin]

The printer software is useless. It will not
even allow clipboard pasting. I have found a
tentative method using the "Grabbit" software
that allows one to select a section of the
screen and save it as a Jpeg picture file.
This can fool the printer software to appear
as a picture which can then be printed on to
the disk. I am using overflow text boxes to
fill the disk with text, albeit as a picture,
but I ask again, is there a way in Word2003
to allow text wrapping along a curved
surface?



"JoAnn Paules" <[email protected]>
wrote in message

That being the case, you may have some
software for label design that came with
the printer. Word is not going to be the
program you want to use.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007
For Dummies"



message

Yes, it prints on to the CD/DVDs.



"JoAnn Paules"
message

Does that printer actually print on the
CDs or are you using labels?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007
For Dummies"



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I have WindowsXP.

I have an "Epson Photo R285/290"
jet-printer that I want to use for
printing on CDs & DVDs.

It prints OK, but I have a lot of
trouble getting the software to print
blocks of text (via a text box).

Its software does not allow direct
pasting of clipboard text into a
rectangle drawn onto the software design
area.

I need a lot of text on the DVDs for the
movie title and the plot synopsis.

The only way I can think of is to design
the text in Word2003 and then convert
this into a picture that the Epson
software can put easily onto the CD/DVD.

Can this be done?

Also, how do I get Word2003 to wrap text
around a curved surface, which CDs &
DVDs have?

Is there some easy way to do all this?

Please help, Frank.

 

[Frank Martin]

in message

Word is probably not the best software to
use for this. There are many CD Labelling
utilities available which will be easier to
use.

In Word, you cannot just draw a rectangle
and paste text into it. You can draw a Text
Box and paste in text though. With a
rectangle, you need to right-click on its
edge and select Edit Text.

If you want to follow the curve, then you
need to use shapes or WordArt.

How experienced are you with Word?

Fairly. We use Word2003 for all our label
designs and we find this as good as
Publisher. We reguarly use the tables, text
boxes, pictures etc and we have hundreds
stored on the HDD.

I have tried the "Nero 8" disk labelling
utility but this does not seem to be designed
for filling up a disk surface with text.

Frank

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Frank,

You can use WordArt to create curved text.

Insert=>Picture=>WordArt

Select the third gallery choice in the top row.

Type your text and select a font.

From the WordArt Toolbar choose 'WordArt shape' and select a circle shape.

Drag the shape to size or right click and use Format=>WordArt and set Size for height and width to match the edges of your disk
print area.

You can put the WordArt behind your other graphics so you can more easily position them.

================
The printer software is useless. It will not
even allow clipboard pasting. I have found a
tentative method using the "Grabbit" software
that allows one to select a section of the
screen and save it as a Jpeg picture file.
This can fool the printer software to appear
as a picture which can then be printed on to
the disk. I am using overflow text boxes to
fill the disk with text, albeit as a picture,
but I ask again, is there a way in Word2003
to allow text wrapping along a curved
surface? <<
--

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Frank Martin]

Hello Bob.
Here are some examples of text on a CD/DVD.
The following I can do:
http://www.streetcookie.com/Image2.jpg
but it is more complicated to wrap text to
one side of a CD/DVD and the following is NOT
an example because the text on the right hand
side should be wrapped to the edge of the
CD/DVD:
http://www.west-wind.com/weblog/images/11/r_WestWindCD.jpg
I do not want text to flow around the
circumference, but rather a set of overflow
text boxes, each wrapped to the CD/DVD
circumference so as to fill the area of the
disk as much as possible. That is the reader
has only to hold the disk upright to read the
area.
Here's another example of what I want, but
with a far better text wrapping to the edges
of the CD/DVD:
http://www.ridgewaypress.co.uk/images/cd_fruit.gif
I have tried the drawing of an "autoshape" in
Word2003, (insert/picture/autoshape) namely
the "do-nut" shape that gives an area like
the surface of a CD/DVD, but I cannot get any
curve-wrapped HORIZONTAL text into it. If I
could this is what I need.
Do you know of any software to do this.
Frank




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"Terry Farrell" <[email protected]>
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Fairly. We use Word2003 for all our label
designs and we find this as good as
Publisher. We reguarly use the tables,
text boxes, pictures etc and we have
hundreds stored on the HDD.

I have tried the "Nero 8" disk labelling
utility but this does not seem to be
designed for filling up a disk surface with
text.

Frank

I found one small program to do the job,
called "AudioLabel" and this will wrap the
text hard up against the curved DVD edge.

Regards, Frank

 

[Terry Farrell]

Thanks for that tip. There are numerous little utilities around for creating
labels, so I am pleased that you found one that does what you need.

Terry