Re: Printing background image

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From: John McGhie [MVP - Word] (john_at_mcghie.name)
Date: 04/19/04 

Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 17:39:44 +1000

Hi Storm:

If it were *me* using the document, I would use Insert>>Object>>Microsoft
Word Picture to create a drawing canvas. I would then assemble all of the
graphics elements on the canvas.

When the canvas appears, a little floating toolbar appears with a hash
button (pound sign) button on it. That re-sizes the canvas to encompass all
of the objects in the picture. Click it when the whole thing is to your
satisfaction.

When you close the canvas, the entire picture is encapsulated so that no
parts of it can move and it cannot break across pages. To make changes, you
double-click it.

The canvas is actually a word document embedded within a Word document. It
makes graphics stable and predictable. Regrettably, there is almost no
documentation about it in the Help.

A watermark, on the other hand, is a graphic that exists in the header of
the document and replicates on each page. Just because the anchor for the
watermark is in the header does not mean the picture has to print there.
You can drag the graphic to print anywhere on the page. You need a section
break with its header set to "[Not] Same as previous" somewhere on that page
so you can remove the watermark from the following pages.

The watermark is a better solution for sending to customers: they can then
screw around with the foreground graphics as much as they like without
damaging the watermark. The downside is that bugs in the OS X printing
system make the printed results very variable on the Mac. In OS 9 and on
the PC it works beautifully.

Hope this helps

This responds to article <1gccs0x.jsecwckqluyoN%NinzenREMOVE@ofir.dk>, from
"Storm" <NinzenREMOVE@ofir.dk> on 17/4/04 4:56 AM:

> John McGhie [MVP - Word] <john@mcghie.name> wrote:
>
>> It's absolutely impossible to answer your question until you tell me which
>> software you are using.
>
> I am using OS X 10.3.3 - Word X
>
>> If you mean Word on OS X, the answer is probably "you can't".
>
> I can't - but I would nearly bet that I have done this under OS 9.
>
>> But look up "watermark" in the Help for an explanation of how it is supposed
>> to work.
>>
>> Whether or not it does depends on your computer and printer. It will work
>> with some and not with others.
>
> Thanks - I am supposed to deliver a job to a customer who wants to print
> my "background" image and place different graphics on top of it.
> I have placed it as an ordinary image which allow elements on top of it.
> And it functions ok - but using this solution it is easy to move the
> "background" picture by a accident. (Is it possible to lock it
> somehow?). I would avoid this using a background image.
> But if it does not function in all printers and on pc platforms as well,
> it is not the solution.
> I will try of the watermark solutions. 

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