For the love of all things holy make better picture control publis

Ok!! I have been spending all night working in publisher trying to make
overlaping pictures, but it is impossible!! What publisher needs is picture
editing software built into the program. This way when you import a picture
you can edit it some way! What would be really nice if there was a Basic
view of the progam and an advanced version that would give us MORE control
over... everything! Ok... that is my rant thankyou for reading

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Brett wrote:
Ok!! I have been spending all night working in publisher
trying to make overlaping pictures, but it is
impossible!! What publisher needs is picture editing
software built into the program. This way when you
import a picture you can edit it some way! What would be
really nice if there was a Basic view of the progam and
an advanced version that would give us MORE control
over... everything! Ok... that is my rant thankyou for
reading
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No...it's not impossible. Actually it's quite simple.

Go to...Insert / Picture / From File...browse and
select the Picture you want. Import as many as
you need for the project.

Left click/drag the Pictures into position (over-
lapping as much or as little as you require). BTW,
a selected Picture can be *nudged* into posiion
with your arrow keys.

Now all you have to do is right click each picture
and use the options at "Order" to adjust which
one is on top...etc.

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******John Inzer********
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I beg to differ. Anytime you start adding functions like that, something
else suffers. Use photo editing software to do photo editing work - and then
import the final result into your document.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"Brett" wrote in message
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Ok!! I have been spending all night working in publisher trying to make
overlaping pictures, but it is impossible!! What publisher needs is
picture
editing software built into the program. This way when you import a
picture
you can edit it some way! What would be really nice if there was a Basic
view of the progam and an advanced version that would give us MORE control
over... everything! Ok... that is my rant thankyou for reading

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What i mean, is that if you have a person with a white background... and I
want just that person to be overlapping the title... so how do i get rid of
that white background so it is just the person... A kind of a overlapping
look

So what would be the solution for my problem... import the title, and the
picture into photoshop and do the editing there?

"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote:

I beg to differ. Anytime you start adding functions like that, something
else suffers. Use photo editing software to do photo editing work - and then
import the final result into your document.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"Brett" wrote in message
...
Ok!! I have been spending all night working in publisher trying to make
overlaping pictures, but it is impossible!! What publisher needs is
picture
editing software built into the program. This way when you import a
picture
you can edit it some way! What would be really nice if there was a Basic
view of the progam and an advanced version that would give us MORE control
over... everything! Ok... that is my rant thankyou for reading

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Yes. I never edit my graphics in Publisher. Everything is done in either
Photoshop Elements or Microsoft's Digital Image Suite and then imported.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"Brett" wrote in message
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So what would be the solution for my problem... import the title, and the
picture into photoshop and do the editing there?

"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote:

I beg to differ. Anytime you start adding functions like that, something
else suffers. Use photo editing software to do photo editing work - and
then
import the final result into your document.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]




"Brett" wrote in message
...
Ok!! I have been spending all night working in publisher trying to make
overlaping pictures, but it is impossible!! What publisher needs is
picture
editing software built into the program. This way when you import a
picture
you can edit it some way! What would be really nice if there was a
Basic
view of the progam and an advanced version that would give us MORE
control
over... everything! Ok... that is my rant thankyou for reading

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You could try the transparency tool on the picture toolbar. It may degrade the
photo somewhat but it is a workaround.

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"Brett" wrote in message
...
What i mean, is that if you have a person with a white background... and I
want just that person to be overlapping the title... so how do i get rid of
that white background so it is just the person... A kind of a overlapping
look

Brett wrote:
What i mean, is that if you have a person with a white
background... and I want just that person to be
overlapping the title... so how do i get rid of that
white background so it is just the person... A kind of
a overlapping look
====================================
That's a little different...huh?

If...in fact...the background is actually
white...or any solid color...left click the
"Set Transparent Color" button on your
Picture Toolbar and then left click the
background.

Otherwise...open your image in an
advanced image editor...and create a
cutout (think...paperdoll). Save it in the
..png, .gif or .tif format and reimport it
into Publisher.

If you don't have an advanced image
editor...try the trial version of MS Digital
Image:

Microsoft Digital Image
Starter Edition 2006
http://tinyurl.com/gjnm4

--

******John Inzer********
**MS Picture It! MVP**

*****Digital Image******
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

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Infanview does a good job of creating transparencies and it's a freebee.


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Student: "I don't know and I don't care."


"John Inzer" wrote in message
...
Brett wrote:
What i mean, is that if you have a person with a white
background... and I want just that person to be
overlapping the title... so how do i get rid of that
white background so it is just the person... A kind of
a overlapping look
====================================
That's a little different...huh?

If...in fact...the background is actually white...or any solid
color...left click the "Set Transparent Color" button on your Picture
Toolbar and then left click the background.

Otherwise...open your image in an advanced image editor...and create a
cutout (think...paperdoll). Save it in the .png, .gif or .tif format and
reimport it into Publisher.

If you don't have an advanced image editor...try the trial version of MS
Digital Image:
Microsoft Digital Image
Starter Edition 2006
http://tinyurl.com/gjnm4

--

******John Inzer********
**MS Picture It! MVP**

*****Digital Image******
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

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This is not tech support
.......I am a volunteer.......

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Don Schmidt wrote:
Infanview does a good job of creating
transparencies and it's a freebee.
=================================
IrfanView is an excellent freebie but doesn't
have an option for making cutouts which is
what I think the OP is asking for.

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******John Inzer********
**MS Picture It! MVP**

*****Digital Image******
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

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