Re: How do I place concentric circles on top of a photograph?

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FWIW, that business about dragging a corner instead of a side to resize
proportionally is all guff; if it's ever worked for anyone, it hasn't for
me. But if you use the Format AutoShape dialog, you can resize one dimension
(on the Size tab) and, with the "Lock aspect ratio" box checked, the other
size will be resized to match.

The Select Objects tool is the big white arrow on the left end of the
Drawing toolbar. It allows you to select an object or multiple objects (by
clicking or marquee-selecting) without touching text or inline graphics. You
get the circles concentric by selecting all of them and use the Align and
Distribute command on the Draw menu to center all of them horizontally and
vertically (relative to each other). Once you've got them the way you want
them, group them (realizing that you'll again have to change the wrapping of
the group).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Dave" <Dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks. That helped. Unfortunately, when I resized the circles, they don't
keep their shape (I dragged diagonally). Also, I'm not sure how to keep
their
spacing equidistant. I'm not sure what you mean by the Select Objects
tool.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

This has to do with the respective wrapping of your graphics. If you set
the
photo to In Line With Text and the AutoShapes to In Front of Text, they
should work. I also found that when I was doing something similar, every
time I grouped drawing objects, the wrapping of the group changed and
had to
be set again--very annoying.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Dave" <Dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I want to overlay them on an aerial photo. Even with no fill, it does
the
same thing. Most of the photo gets whited out, beginning from a
vertical
line
to the left of the circle and everything to the right, so only the
left
part
of the photo is still visible.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Give the circle No Fill. You can grab it with the Select Objects
tool
(if
the mouse alone doesn't work). You can fine-tune the size and
position
using
the Format AutoShape dialog. For concentric circles, use the Draw |
Align
and Distribute menu (use Shift+click to select additional objects).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Dave" <Dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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When I try drawing a circle in Word, it covers up much of the
photograph,
plus I'm not sure how to move the circle or change its size once
drawn.





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