Troubleshoot working with frames and pictures

Pictures

I can't see the background behind the picture

You might be trying to change the shading of a picture that was imported from another program. Publisher cannot do this.

You can, however, adjust the shape of the picture frame so that it wraps more tightly around the picture itself. This way you can see more of the objects beneath the picture.

How?

Do one or more of the following:

Switch from wrapping text around the picture frame to wrapping it around the picture's outline

  1. Select the picture frame.
  2. On the Picture toolbar, click Text Wrapping Text Wrapping.
  3. Click Square.

Change the shape of the picture's outline

  1. Select the picture frame.
  2. On the Arrange menu, click Text Wrapping Text Wrapping and make sure that the Square option is not selected.
  3. On the Arrange menu, click Edit Wrap Points Edit Wrap Points.
  4. If necessary, zoom in to see the adjust handles.

    How?

    Do one of the following:

    Zoom box

  5. Position the mouse pointer over the handle that you want to move until you see the Adjust pointer .
  6. Drag the pointer to change the outline of the picture.

Note   The text in a table cannot be wrapped around a picture.

Change how tightly the text wraps around a picture

Try one of the following:

My shape doesn't print

If you remove the border from a transparent shape, it won’t appear on the printed page. Add a pattern or color to make it visible again.

How?

You can use the Fill Color tool to add a fill to any picture except an animated GIF picture. Make these changes in an animated GIF editing program, and then insert the picture file again.

  1. Select the picture, AutoShape, text box, or WordArt you want to change.
  2. On the Drawing toolbar, click the arrow next to Fill Color Fill Color.
  3. Do one or more of the following:

Add or change a fill color

Do one of the following:

Add or change a gradient, patterned, textured, or picture fill

  1. Click Fill Effects, and then click the Gradient, Texture, Picture or Pattern tab.
  2. Select the options you want.

Remove a fill

Note You can also set the fill to match the background. On the Format menu, click Colors and Lines. Under Fill, click the Color box, and then click Background.

I tried to move a picture and other pictures moved with it

Text and pictures

My text moved when I added a picture

When you place a picture, WordArt, a table, a shape with shading, or another text box on top of a text box, the underlying text wraps around the object. To keep the text from moving, you can prevent the text from wrapping around an object.

How?

  1. Click the picture.
  2. On the Picture toolbar, point to Text Wrapping Text Wrapping, and then click None.

My picture is moving as I type

The Move picture with text option is on. To stop the picture from moving with the text, turn it off.

How?

  1. Right-click the object.
  2. On the shortcut menu, point to Format Item.
  3. In the dialog box, click the Layout tab.
  4. In the Object Position list, select Exact.

Text in a text box appears on top of my picture or WordArt, or in its margins