Inserting Photo into Word Document

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Up until about 2 months ago, I could insert e-signatures (saved as .bmp and
..jpg) into my word documents with no problem. I would insert it as "photo
from file," format it, send it behind the text and I was good to go. Now, all
I get is a box. If I click on "edit photo," the signature shows up, I copy
it, and then paste it where the box used to be. I have no idea what setting
has been changed to make it do this. I just recently had PhotoEditor put on
my computer, but I can't say for sure that it started after that.
 
On the View tab of Tools | Options, make sure that "Picture placeholders" is
not checked.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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My frustration with Microsoft 2003 is not being able to insert photos into a
document, and then move them on top of a text box, or half on the text box
and half on the document, as I used to be able to do with the Milennium
software. This is so extremely frustrating, since I do Newsletters and can't
put visuals in as I used to do. There is no flexibility of moving these
photos around the page. If you go to a text box, it goes behind it and I
have no way to get it to drift over the text box. I have to insert the
photos into the document itself, or I have to click inside the text box and
it goes in there and won't budge - there's no control over it. When it's in
the text box, you can't choose any of the photo options, i.e., tight, behind,
etc. Any experience with this?
 
Put the picture in a text box (without a border if preferred) text boxes can
be layered to give the effect you seek.

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Thank you so much. I could get one signature to work but not the other 2 and
your advice re: text box works brilliantly!. Can you please help regarding
layering on new 2007 word?
 
Text boxes, by default are inserted with their layout property set to 'in
front of text'. You can draw text boxes (draw command is at the bottom of
the Insert Text box dialog) to overlap one another and you can use the extra
commands on the down arrows adjacent to the bring to front/send to back
commands to move individual boxes back and forth with respect to their
neighbours (Text Box Tools tab).

What you can do with text boxes, with respect to text wrapping and
subsequent layering you can do with inserted graphics (which by default are
inserted in line with text) if you change their layout properties. With
signatures, if you use a graphics application (SnagIt will do it easily) and
you save as GIF format, you can set the background colour of your signature
image to be transparent so that you can overlay it on text and see through
the signature to the text or (say) line underneath.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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