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From: eXlex on 6 Apr 2010 09:55 Hi, I'm adding a few mechanical drawings to a large 60+ page document but I need to add in a bit of text. I made the drawings using QuickCad and saved them as JPG files. I tried adding the text in QuickCad but the text gets too blurry once I add it to the document. I also tried adding text using PCimage editor. The problem with that (and with QuickCad as well) is that once I add the images to the document I need to re size them so they look good and fit properly. When I do that of course the text resizes, I need all the text to be the same size. All the drawings are a different size too. I tried using wordart to add text over the image but it seems impossible to always have the same size text. The other thing I tried was setting the images behind the text. The problem there was getting the text in the exact spot I wanted it and also if anyone edits one of the 60 pages I have a feelings it's just going to screw things up. Anyone know any easy way to do this?? Thanks in advanced -- eXlex
From: Suzanne S. Barnhill on 6 Apr 2010 18:10
If you format the image as Behind Text, you can use ordinary document text, but for this purpose a text box (No Line, No Fill) will do what you need. You can specify the font and type size and the size of the text box, which will remain unchanged, but you may need to move the text box if you resize the image after adding it. If the CAD image is In Line With Text, the text box will need to be In Front of Text. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "eXlex" <eXlex.6014115(a)wordbanter.com> wrote in message news:eXlex.6014115(a)wordbanter.com... > > Hi, > I'm adding a few mechanical drawings to a large 60+ page document but I > need to add in a bit of text. I made the drawings using QuickCad and > saved them as JPG files. I tried adding the text in QuickCad but the > text gets too blurry once I add it to the document. I also tried adding > text using PCimage editor. The problem with that (and with QuickCad as > well) is that once I add the images to the document I need to re size > them so they look good and fit properly. When I do that of course the > text resizes, I need all the text to be the same size. All the drawings > are a different size too. I tried using wordart to add text over the > image but it seems impossible to always have the same size text. The > other thing I tried was setting the images behind the text. The problem > there was getting the text in the exact spot I wanted it and also if > anyone edits one of the 60 pages I have a feelings it's just going to > screw things up. > > Anyone know any easy way to do this?? > > Thanks in advanced > > > > > -- > eXlex |