Patti
Sun Jun 13 09:52:19 CDT 2004
Thanks Suzanne, very, very helpful instruction.
Patti
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:eJEU2H7TEHA.3476@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Just a suggestion to add to g-n-o's excellent instructions: to make sure
> that your oval AutoShape is the same shape as your oval photo (since any
> difference will cause distortion in the photo when you use it as fill),
you
> might want to insert the photo (in line with text) and use it as a guide
> when drawing the AutoShape. After you get the oval tweaked to the right
> shape, you can delete the photo.
>
> This technique is such a clever one that I really kicked myself when I
first
> learned of it--*after* I had laboriously masked and trimmed a bunch of
> scanned oval photos and been unable to apply borders to them except by
> drawing AutoShapes over them!
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> Word MVP FAQ site:
http://word.mvps.org
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>
> "garfield-n-odie" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:40C99A87.77A59AB0@discussions.microsoft.com...
> > Hi Patti.
> >
> > Is the picture truly oval, or did it start out as a rectangular photo
that
> you
> > cropped into an oval shape? If it is the latter, then there is still a
> > rectangular background that you can't see, and that's why Word is
wrapping
> text
> > around it as though the photo were square.
> >
> > But there is a way to create a truly oval shape that Word *will* tightly
> wrap
> > text around. On the Drawing toolbar, there is an Oval autoshape tool.
> Use it
> > to draw an oval shape of your choice. Adjust the height and width of
the
> oval
> > to the final size you need before continuing to the next step. Click on
> Format
> > | Autoshape | Wrapping tab | Wrapping style: Tight. Click on the Colors
> and
> > Lines tab, then on the black triangle to the right of the Fill Color
box,
> and in
> > the drop-down menu click on Fill Effects. Click on the Picture tab, and
> then
> > the Select Picture button. Browse to your photo file (the original one
> would
> > probably be better, but the oval one might work). Click on OK. The
oval
> shape
> > you drew is now filled with the photo you selected. At this point you
can
> still
> > reposition the oval shape, but resizing the shape non-proportionally
will
> > distort the inserted photo.
> >
> > Hope this helps. garfield-n-odie
> >
> >
> > Patti Barden wrote:
> >
> > > W97, W98SE
> > > Can anyone tell me how to insert an oval picture into a Word document
> and
> > > have the text wrap around the oval shape?
> > >
> > > I have a portrait in the oval shape but when inserted it goes in as a
> square
> > > (white around oval). I have tried putting the oval shape on a
> transparent
> > > background but same thing happens.
> > >
> > > Any help appreciated. (Am I in the right newsgroup for this question?)
> > > Patti
> >
>