import picture in unprotected section doesn't work properly

[jsnlfromthenl]

Here's my problem:

I've got 2 sections.
Section 1 is protected, section 2 is not.
Now, I import a picture in section 2.

What happens is, the picture is there alright, but it's barely
visible.
This is because apparently the default wrapping style seems to be 'In
line with text'.
I CAN'T EDIT the image to change that setting, because it's not
possible in an protected doc.
It really doesn't make sense, since this is an UNprotected section!!

Anybody a workable solution? (I don't want to UNprotect the document
first!)

Tnx,
Jenny

 

[Gordon Bentley-Mix]

Jenny,

I'm afraid you don't have much choice but to unprotect the document if you
need to edit an image. This is a known limitation of protected documents,
and while it seems ridiculous, there are very good reasons behind it. I'd be
happy to explain if you're interested, but it won't change the fact that you
can't edit the image.

However, Pam's recommendations may help to make editing the image
unnecessary.
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[macropod]

Hi jsnlfromthenl,

Perhaps a workable solution would be to use a protected document with a single Section, incorporating an INCLUDETEXT field pointing
to another (unprotected) document into which the image can be inserted and manipulated in the normal way. You might want to set the
INCLUDETEXT field up to use relative paths (see http://www.wopr.com/cgi-bin/w3t/showthreaded.pl?Number=670027) so that the file it
points to will be one in the same folder, rather than in the original location.

 

[jsnlfromthenl]

Thanks Pam,
great advice!

Although I still can't edit the picture, I can now at least create a
new paragraph, make it single spaced and import the picture.

Jenny

 

[jsnlfromthenl]

Thanks Macropod,
I remember reading this solution on another forum, am I right (also
posted by you, as I recall)?
I remember thinking: wow, this is a guy who knows his stuff.
And also: wow, this sounds pretty complicated.
The thing is, anything that REEKS of macros is probably way too
complicated for me )
To give you an idea: I have absolutely no clue how to insert an
INCLUDETEXT-field...

But more importantly, I was looking for a real simple solution because
this is a template that the secretariers in our companies have to work
with.
I wonder if this would work for them?

But, I'm very willing to learn, so if you taught me step-by-step how
to do this INCLUDETEXT-trick - I'd be very interested indeed.

Jenny

Hi jsnlfromthenl,

Perhaps a workable solution would be to use aprotecteddocument with a single Section, incorporating an INCLUDETEXT field pointing
to another (unprotected) document into which the image can be inserted and manipulated in the normal way. You might want to set the
INCLUDETEXT field up to use relative paths (seehttp://www.wopr.com/cgi-bin/w3t/showthreaded.pl?Number=670027) so that the file it
points to will be one in the same folder, rather than in the original location.

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Cheers
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]

Here's my problem:

I've got 2 sections.
Section 1 isprotected, section 2 is not.
Now, Iimporta picture in section 2.

What happens is, the picture is there alright, but it's barely
visible.
This is because apparently the default wrapping style seems to be 'In
line with text'.
I CAN'T EDIT the image to change that setting, because it's not
possible in anprotecteddoc.
It really doesn't make sense, since this is an UNprotected section!!

Anybody a workable solution? (I don't want to UNprotect the document
first!)

Tnx,
Jenny

 

[jsnlfromthenl]

Hi Gordon,
thank you for this reply, because now I know I don't have to look any
further.

BTW, a colleague of mine came up with a clever workaround.
He made a new doc. Imported the picture. Changed the wrapping style.
Then copy-pasted it into the protected doc.
So I guess that's almost as simple as Pam's advice.

BTW, I'm very interested in learning what the reason behind this
limitation is.
I find Word often amazes me in a negative way - because time and again
I bump into some invisible wall:
something can't be done, or sometimes something strange happens - with
apparently no reason at all. And I feel there's probably a Superior
Greater Logic behind it all, but I never find out.
So please, enlighten me!


Tnx sofar,

Jenny

 

[Graham Mayor]

For documents that need to allow free editing, protected forms are probably
not the way forward. Forms are for documents that are just that ... forms!
You may therefore be better not using protection and use place markers
http://www.gmayor.com/Macrobutton.htm instead of form fields, or when you
feel the inclination to take on macro programming a userform to gather the
data and insert it into the document. For the basics, see Word MVP FAQ -
Userforms
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms.htm

for a more in depth explanation, see
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Create_and_employ_a_UserForm.htm

To get you started with macro listings from we pages and newsgroups - see
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm
You may find http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Letterhead.htm useful also.
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