pictures

I am creating a catalog in excel and would like to add a
picture of a recycle logo with other pictures of my own
on top of it. The recycle logo I would like to have
the 'watermark' quality but still be able to print it.
The only thing that has worked so far is changing my
printer settings it prints the watermark on every page
and I only want it on the one page. I have found several
tutorials where you can put text in front of images but
whenever I try to use graphics I always have the white
background. I only have photoshop elements to work with
so I can't use a clipping path either.

If anyone can help please do!
Thanks,
Jen

Generally, Microsoft Word is better for tasks such as catalogue
printing. Perhaps you could store the data in Excel, and use Word's Mail
Merge feature to create the catalogue, with the watermark logos behind
the text.

Jen wrote:
I am creating a catalog in excel and would like to add a
picture of a recycle logo with other pictures of my own
on top of it. The recycle logo I would like to have
the 'watermark' quality but still be able to print it.
The only thing that has worked so far is changing my
printer settings it prints the watermark on every page
and I only want it on the one page. I have found several
tutorials where you can put text in front of images but
whenever I try to use graphics I always have the white
background. I only have photoshop elements to work with
so I can't use a clipping path either.


--
Debra Dalgleish
Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List
http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html

Thanks for trying to help but I got in at the end of this
catalog and its done in excel. I don't want to change
everything just trying to get this logo into the excel
file and thought someone might know a trick.

Thanks again,
Jen

-----Original Message-----
Generally, Microsoft Word is better for tasks such as
catalogue
printing. Perhaps you could store the data in Excel, and
use Word's Mail
Merge feature to create the catalogue, with the
watermark logos behind
the text.

Jen wrote:
I am creating a catalog in excel and would like to add
a
picture of a recycle logo with other pictures of my
own
on top of it. The recycle logo I would like to have
the 'watermark' quality but still be able to print
it.
The only thing that has worked so far is changing my
printer settings it prints the watermark on every page
and I only want it on the one page. I have found
several
tutorials where you can put text in front of images
but
whenever I try to use graphics I always have the white
background. I only have photoshop elements to work
with
so I can't use a clipping path either.


--
Debra Dalgleish
Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List
http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html

.

Jen -

By "watermark", do you mean you want it faded? Select the picture, and
the picture toolbar pops up. On a copy of the image, increase the
brightness (the sun button with the up arrow) and decrease the contrast
(the half gray filled button with the down arrow) until it's
sufficiently washed out.

Who says you need Word? I only use Word to read files other people send
to me.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Peltier Technical Services
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com/
_______

wrote:

Thanks for trying to help but I got in at the end of this
catalog and its done in excel. I don't want to change
everything just trying to get this logo into the excel
file and thought someone might know a trick.

Thanks again,
Jen


-----Original Message-----
Generally, Microsoft Word is better for tasks such as

catalogue

printing. Perhaps you could store the data in Excel, and

use Word's Mail

Merge feature to create the catalogue, with the

watermark logos behind

the text.

Jen wrote:

I am creating a catalog in excel and would like to add

a

picture of a recycle logo with other pictures of my

own

on top of it. The recycle logo I would like to have
the 'watermark' quality but still be able to print

it.

The only thing that has worked so far is changing my
printer settings it prints the watermark on every page
and I only want it on the one page. I have found

several

tutorials where you can put text in front of images

but

whenever I try to use graphics I always have the white
background. I only have photoshop elements to work

with

so I can't use a clipping path either.


--
Debra Dalgleish
Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List
http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html

.

Thanks for helping everyone, I have tried making it a
watermark look but when I put other pictures on top they
still have the white boarders around them. I am about to
go crazy here...can anyone help?!?!

Jen


-----Original Message-----
Jen -

By "watermark", do you mean you want it faded? Select
the picture, and
the picture toolbar pops up. On a copy of the image,
increase the
brightness (the sun button with the up arrow) and
decrease the contrast
(the half gray filled button with the down arrow) until
it's
sufficiently washed out.

Who says you need Word? I only use Word to read files
other people send
to me.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Peltier Technical Services
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com/
_______

wrote:

Thanks for trying to help but I got in at the end of
this
catalog and its done in excel. I don't want to change
everything just trying to get this logo into the excel
file and thought someone might know a trick.

Thanks again,
Jen


-----Original Message-----
Generally, Microsoft Word is better for tasks such as

catalogue

printing. Perhaps you could store the data in Excel,
and

use Word's Mail

Merge feature to create the catalogue, with the

watermark logos behind

the text.

Jen wrote:

I am creating a catalog in excel and would like to
add

a

picture of a recycle logo with other pictures of my

own

on top of it. The recycle logo I would like to have
the 'watermark' quality but still be able to print

it.

The only thing that has worked so far is changing my
printer settings it prints the watermark on every
page
and I only want it on the one page. I have found

several

tutorials where you can put text in front of images

but

whenever I try to use graphics I always have the
white
background. I only have photoshop elements to work

with

so I can't use a clipping path either.


--
Debra Dalgleish
Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List
http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html

.


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Jen -

Can you set the transparency color? It's one of the buttons on the
Picture commandbar, which pops up when a picture is selected. If you
don't want to use white as the transparency color because you have other
white features in the picture, use a bitmap editor like MS Paint to
color the border a color that isn't otherwise used in the picture, then
back in excel, use that for the transparency color.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Peltier Technical Services
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com/
_______

Jen wrote:

Thanks for helping everyone, I have tried making it a
watermark look but when I put other pictures on top they
still have the white boarders around them. I am about to
go crazy here...can anyone help?!?!

Jen



-----Original Message-----
Jen -

By "watermark", do you mean you want it faded? Select

the picture, and

the picture toolbar pops up. On a copy of the image,

increase the

brightness (the sun button with the up arrow) and

decrease the contrast

(the half gray filled button with the down arrow) until

it's

sufficiently washed out.

Who says you need Word? I only use Word to read files

other people send

to me.

- Jon
-------
Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP
Peltier Technical Services
Tutorials and Custom Solutions
http://PeltierTech.com/
_______

wrote:


Thanks for trying to help but I got in at the end of

this

catalog and its done in excel. I don't want to change
everything just trying to get this logo into the excel
file and thought someone might know a trick.

Thanks again,
Jen



-----Original Message-----
Generally, Microsoft Word is better for tasks such as

catalogue


printing. Perhaps you could store the data in Excel,

and

use Word's Mail


Merge feature to create the catalogue, with the

watermark logos behind


the text.

Jen wrote:


I am creating a catalog in excel and would like to

add

a


picture of a recycle logo with other pictures of my

own


on top of it. The recycle logo I would like to have
the 'watermark' quality but still be able to print

it.


The only thing that has worked so far is changing my
printer settings it prints the watermark on every

page

and I only want it on the one page. I have found

several


tutorials where you can put text in front of images

but


whenever I try to use graphics I always have the

white

background. I only have photoshop elements to work

with


so I can't use a clipping path either.


--
Debra Dalgleish
Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List
http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html

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