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"pattern" in Word 2003?
Wow, I never got that impression at all.
Okay Chris - inquiring minds want to know. Exactly what did you have in mind? :-) -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I've followed, but not contributed to this thread because I didn't understand it either. Most likely Chris wants to be able to type around/along a shape such as following the circumference of a circle or the slope of a line. Terry Farrell "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Yes, the follow-up post, though still not very informative, did seem to suggest that rather than a "shape." -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... I think you may got it right with text that's filled with a pattern. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... We may never know. I wanted to clarify whether he/she was trying to force words into a shape (such as a circle). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "JoAnn Paules" wrote in message ... I thought maybe he was talking about highlighting words with a pattern instead of a solid color but that just didn't seem like a good idea. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... I still don't know exactly what you mean, but I assume you want letters (as opposed to "words") with a pattern fill. The only way to accomplish this is with WordArt. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Chris" wrote in message ... On Thu 15 May 2008 18:59:42, Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: What sort of pattern? We need a fuller description. When I asked how to add a pattern to selected words, I meant patterns like: dots, slant lines, vertical lines, horizontal lines, criss-cross lines, etc. Also would it be possible to create a button on the toobar which gives direct access to a selection of these patterns? |
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"pattern" in Word 2003?
That was the third possibility Chris's original wording suggested, so I
guess we've now covered the waterfront (and may never hear from Chris again). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "PamC via OfficeKB.com" u43222@uwe wrote in message news:844c3705cbd6c@uwe... If what you want is shading or crosshatching behind your text, go to borders and shading and select the shading tab. (Here's where my memory of W2003 screens fades a bit, so I'll just tell you what I see in W2007.) In W2007 there is a section called Patterns. In the selection box, scroll past the percent gray selections to get to the crosshatching patterns. Yes, you should be able to record a macro to do this quickly. Note, though, that a macro set up to add crosshatching to a a regular text paragraph might not work as expected in a table or text box. PamC Chris wrote: I have Word 2003. How do I add a pattern to selected text? Is it possible to create a button on the toobar which gives access to this quickly? -- Message posted via OfficeKB.com http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forums.a...neral/200805/1 |
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