Multiple text boxes + Picture: Move as ONE unit?

[Tom]

Word 2007 all MS updates

Is it possible to put a text box as a base, add a picture on top of that
text box, then add another text box on top of the picture and another text
box to the side of the picture but separate and distinct from the text box on
the picture (#2 text box). This 3rd text box is inside the 1st text box but
outside the picture.
What I want to do is to COPY/MOVE the 1st text box AND all the other picture
and text boxes as a UNIT. Keeping size ratios and everything. First, I'd
just like to move/copy it then I'd like to resize itl
How do I do this?
Note: This is essentially a picture on a text box with multple text boxes in
or around the picture.
TIA!!

 

[Jay Freedman]

Word 2007 all MS updates

Is it possible to put a text box as a base, add a picture on top of that
text box, then add another text box on top of the picture and another text
box to the side of the picture but separate and distinct from the text box on
the picture (#2 text box). This 3rd text box is inside the 1st text box but
outside the picture.
What I want to do is to COPY/MOVE the 1st text box AND all the other picture
and text boxes as a UNIT. Keeping size ratios and everything. First, I'd
just like to move/copy it then I'd like to resize itl
How do I do this?
Note: This is essentially a picture on a text box with multple text boxes in
or around the picture.
TIA!!

You can set this up to move in one piece, but there's no way to resize
it all in one piece. You must create everything at the desired final
size.

The thing that will let you group everything is to start by clicking
Insert > Shapes > New Drawing Canvas. Then you can draw text boxes on
the drawing canvas and put in them whatever you want.

To move or copy the whole thing, select the drawing canvas, not the
individual pieces.

For sizing or cropping pictures, I'd advise *not* using Word's tools
because they lead to bloated document files. Instead use a graphics
program such as IrfanView (www.irfanview.com) to resize and save the
result as a new file, which you can just insert into Word.