Digital Photo Fundamentals

Pictures from Camera into Computer Using Irfanview Terms: View Size vs Print Size, etc. Free Photography - Naming Pics, Albums When Digital Camera Photos Can't Be Found Digital Photography for Not So Digital Seniors

   Basic Image-Editing

How to Crop - Resize a Photo Problem Enlarging Digital Pictures Understanding CYMK & RGB Colors How to Straighten (Rotate, Align) a Photo Darkrooms Replaced by Computers Be Your Own Photo Processing Shop

   Text in Pictures

Adding Text to a Photo Text & Picture In a Word Text Box

   Displaying Your Pictures

Printing Multiple Photos on a Single Page Displaying Your Photos as a Slideshow Printing Photo Thumbnail Sheets When Multiple Photos Don't All Fit on a Print-Out Print Yourself or Have Pics Processed Elsewhere?

   Online Images - Emailing Pics

Emailing Pictures Reducing a Digital Photo's File Size Red X Instead of a Picture Reducing the File Size of a Video Print Yourself or Have Pics Processed Elsewhere? Copying Images from a Web Site or an Email

   Pic Formats - File Extensions

Digital Picture Formats Difference Between "Drawing" & "Painting" Programs Digital Cameras & Megapixelss Choosing File Associations for Picture Files More PC Help & Free Programs Can Be Found Here. Some Favorite Links

Placing Text & a Picture Inside an MSWord Text Box

A reader called to ask how to insert a "text box" containing both text and an image into an MSWord document. First it's helpful to understand the function of an MSWord Text Box.

An image can be inserted into a Word file by clicking where you want the graphic to appear, and then by clicking Insert>Picture>From File, followed by browsing to the target picture. The image will then be treated just like any other alpha/numeric character, moving left or right with the deletion or addition of characters on either side. The picture can NOT be moved manually, nor can text be made to flow around it.

To accomplish these tasks, a Text Box is needed, which can be moved at will. Any text or image inside the Box will move with it.

In MSWord (version 2000 and earlier) when you click Insert>Text Box your cursor will change to a small cross, with which you can draw a rectangle of approximately the size and shape of the graphic which will be placed inside it. The exact shape and location of the Text Box is unimportant, since it can be reshaped and/or moved at will.

In WordXP, and later, clicking Insert>Text Box will create a large "canvas" that says, "Create your drawing here."

Well, drawing on this canvas will be explained at another time. For now, clicking outside of the canvas will remove it and cause a small, square Text Box to replace it.

Once you have a Text Box, you can click inside it and then go to Insert>Picture. When the picture appears inside the Text Box, it may or may not fit properly. However, both the Text Box and its picture can be resized by grabbing any edge or corner and adjusting as needed.

Well, Al had gotten this far without a problem, but said he could find no way to type anything into the Text Box. This can be done by clicking the picture, and then clicking the Center button on the Word Toolbar. With the Picture horizontally centered, your cursor can be placed to its upper left corner or to its lower right corner, whereupon you can begin typing.

Typing in the upper left corner will push the image to the right and down as far as needed to make room for the text. To type below the picture, click the lower right, press Enter and start typing. To make typing flow around the picture, click it and then click Format>Picture>Layout. Or - you could click the Text Layout button on the Format Picture Toolbar that appears.

An even easier way to flow text around a picture is to do the typing in the Text Box before using the Insert>Picture steps. Then place your cursor in the text and insert the image. Also, clicking the box and doing Format>Text Box will give more layout options.