MS Office 2007 Picture Problem?

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  1. Posts : 85
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       #11

    Thanks for helping anyway. :)

    Out of interest, was I allowed to post this because this isn't about Windows 7?
    And have you ever used Linux before and what do you think of it if you have?
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  2. whs
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       #12

    I suggest you first draw a box (Insert > Shapes > click on the rectengular box > draw box - any approximate size, you can always adjust later). Then you go to Drawing Tool > Shape fill > Picture and get the picture from there. Now you can apply the wrapping scenarios to the box. That should work - has never failed me.

    PS: I have used Linux (Ubuntu and Fedora). I don't like it at all. Not very user friendly and old fashioned. And although I am a programmer by trade, I found it more difficult to navigate than Windows.
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  3. Posts : 85
    Linux Mint with Windows 7 in Virtualbox
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       #13

    Thanks that works!
    But what if I was inserting a lot of pictures- wouldn't this take longer?

    P.S. I'm starting to like Linux after using my friend's laptop- I guess some people like it and some don't. And it's all down to opinion and I think you should feel free to use whatever OS you want.

    P.S.S Does this problem occur in Office 2003 as well?
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  4. whs
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       #14

    But what if I was inserting a lot of pictures- wouldn't this take longer?
    I am glad you got it to work. I guess it would take a bit extra time with the boxes. But you can do other nice things with the box - e.g. set it to 3D, set 3D the borders to different colors, make shadow effects, change the shape, etc.

    Here are some examples:

    Last edited by whs; 24 Feb 2010 at 14:54.
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  5. Posts : 85
    Linux Mint with Windows 7 in Virtualbox
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       #15

    That's nice but the only drawback on doing this is that you can't copy and paste- can you?
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  6. whs
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       #16

    Sure you can copy/paste (e.g. into another word file). I always do that when I develop longer documents. I write them in sections and then I copy/paste them together.
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  7. Posts : 85
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       #17

    I mean when you copy and paste into a rectangular shape and then resize it, the picture doesn't resize with the box so you have to do it manually. Oh and the picture problem I had about the picture nudging upwards, is this only a Linux problem and why does it say on the MS website that this is normal but I do not see anyone else having this problem (e.g on YouTube)?

    Thanks for the help
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  8. whs
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       #18

    bp96 said:
    I mean when you copy and paste into a rectangular shape and then resize it, the picture doesn't resize with the box so you have to do it manually. Oh and the picture problem I had about the picture nudging upwards, is this only a Linux problem and why does it say on the MS website that this is normal but I do not see anyone else having this problem (e.g on YouTube)?

    Thanks for the help
    You do not Copy/Paste into the shape. You get the picture from here:

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  9. Posts : 85
    Linux Mint with Windows 7 in Virtualbox
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       #19

    So this isn't just a WINE problem? And this hasn't been fixed yet? And there is no bug fix patch by Microsoft?
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  10. whs
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       #20

    bp96 said:
    So this isn't just a WINE problem? And this hasn't been fixed yet? And there is no bug fix patch by Microsoft?
    You lost me. I don't know what problem you are talking about. If you refer to Copy/Paste, that is just the wrong way of doing it.
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