Re: Anchoring graphics

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Hi Bob,

Thanks for the reply.

One possible exception being at the very beginning of the document.

Yes, that's the scenario that I had mainly in mind, partly because it seems
to be Amanda's situation.

Word was never designed to provide documents for electronic distribution

But people (I think reasonably) often use it as though it was.

While I agree that in general you can't "anchor" a graphic to a page, I
think that in particular documents (where you know that, barring malicious
interference, a paragraph is going to stay on a specific page) you, in
effect, can, and because of the fade thing and the fact that people do use
Word as a viewer it seems nice to have the option.

Thanks again.

Regards.

Ed
"CyberTaz" wrote:

Nice thought, Ed, but there is no such thing as a paragraph that doesn't
move within the text layer of a Word doc... that's the point:) Word docs are
a flow of text content and the "pages" are imposed by the print driver &
specifications in the file at the time it is printed (which includes Print
Preview). Print Layout View [name depends on version] is an artificial
environment which approximates the printed page, but those pages don't
really exist in the file. The only place you can put *anything* and have a
realistic expectation of it staying there is the Header/Footer layer. [One
possible exception being at the very beginning of the document.]

The fade issue is a valid point, but keep in mind that Word was never
designed to provide documents for electronic distribution - it is a
print-oriented application. If electronic - and print as well anymore -
distribution is the objective there are far more preferable (i.e., secure)
options, such as PDF or XPS, which maintain the appearance.
--
Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

"Ed" <Ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Bob (& Amanda & Suzanne),

The only way to accomplish your objective is to put the graphics in the
Header/Footer

It sounds like the graphics are anchored to a paragraph which is itself
being shunted onto the next page. Is it not also possible to anchor them
to a
paragraph that will never move onto the next page (assuming there is such
a
paragraph)?

Other than the possibility that the "unmoving" paragraph might at some
point
actually become moveable due to alterations to the document, is what I'm
suggesting a bad idea?

The reason I ask is because of the fading effect that graphics undergo
when
they're inserted into headers or footers and the documents are viewed
onscreen rather than printed.

Regards.

Ed

"CyberTaz" wrote:

Small but significant clarification - you haven't been able to anchor the
graphics to a "page" you've been able to *position* them on the "page" -
they remain anchored to a paragraph as long as they are in the graphics
layer of the doc. Graphics can't be achored to a page in a Word doc
because
there are no pages - despite the impression the program has been designed
to
give.

The only way to accomplish your objective is to put the graphics in the
Header/Footer which - in a multi-page doc - will also require the use of
section breaks to keep the images from appearing on other pages. The
following link should prove useful, specifically teh section pertaining
to
"Letterhead for a multi-page letter":

http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Letterhead.htm

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HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac



"Amanda" <Amanda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have two graphics at the bottom of a page I use frequently for
correspondence. I have been able to anchor them so they do not move
when I
add text however once I go to a second page it moves the graphics the
bottom
of the second page and I would like them to remian on the first
page...any
suggestions?

Thanks.






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