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Taking pictures out of text boxes
I created a document in Word 97 some years ago and had a problem to get pictures to stay where I wanted them, so put them in text boxes. I now want to take them out of the text boxes, in W2003, but can't delete the text boxes without also deleting the pictures. How do I do this?
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Click in the text box, press Ctrl+A (to select the content), and then press Ctrl+X (to cut the picture). Paste in the main body of the document.
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Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP Microsoft 365 apps for business Windows 11 Professional |
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Thanks Stefan.
BTW, is there a facility for flipping images in W2003? A friend says she has done this by mistake and doesn't know how she did it and I can't see how to get them back! (apart from using other software). |
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I haven't used Word 2003 in a while, but you should look at the Drawing toolbar (after you select the picture) for Rotate options.
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The flip facility does not seem to exist in this version, but thanks anyway. There are ways round it.
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There should be some (sub-)option referring to Rotate and/or Flip at least...
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Not that I can find!
Re my other query which was how to take an image out of a text box, I find I'm unable to cut just the image. This means that when I paste, the text box is pasted as well. |
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That suggests it isn't really a text box with a picture, but an picture with a border. Right-click the border and choose Format Picture. On the Colors and Lines tab, remove the border.
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Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP Microsoft 365 apps for business Windows 11 Professional |
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No, they aren't borders. They are text boxes. I've now tried again setting up a text box and inserting a picture into it, then trying to cut just the picture but it won't have it. The whole thing, text box and all, goes.
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If you are allowed to share the document, I'd be happy to take a look. (Of course, you should remove any sensitive information.)
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Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP Microsoft 365 apps for business Windows 11 Professional |
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OK Stefan.
The real doc's pictures are far too big to send so I've set one up for you specially! It's attached. |
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Cheers, Paul Edstein [Fmr MS MVP - Word] |
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On the Drawing Toolbar, the Draw button opens a mini-menu with options for flipping and rotating.
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Cheers, Paul Edstein [Fmr MS MVP - Word] |
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That's great, Paul. Thanks. Stefan suggested there might be a flip feature but I was too blind to find it!
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That's not what I said; I did say that there are some options for flipping and rotating even in Word 2003, and Paul pointed you to those options in a previous reply.
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