Can't Select Picture

I made the mistake of inserting a picture behind the text. I have created a document that is complicated in terms of it's formating. I need to go in and remove that picture that I first inserted. There is no way to "select" it because it is behind everything.

Is there any way to get the "selection" back so that I can delete the picture?

Did you put the image in the "Header" If so, click the "View" menu, select
"Header and Footer". Can you select it here and delete it?

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"Ted" wrote in message
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I made the mistake of inserting a picture behind the text. I have created
a document that is complicated in terms of it's formating. I need to go in
and remove that picture that I first inserted. There is no way to "select"
it because it is behind everything.

Is there any way to get the "selection" back so that I can delete the
picture?

Put up the drawing toolbar and use the white pointer to select the image.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

Web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word




Ted wrote:
I made the mistake of inserting a picture behind the text. I have
created a document that is complicated in terms of it's formating. I
need to go in and remove that picture that I first inserted. There
is no way to "select" it because it is behind everything.

Is there any way to get the "selection" back so that I can delete the
picture?

Display the Drawing toolbar and click on the Select Objects tool (large
white arrow at the left end). This will enable you to click on drawing
objects without touching text.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Ted" wrote in message
...
I made the mistake of inserting a picture behind the text. I have created
a document that is complicated in terms of it's formating. I need to go in
and remove that picture that I first inserted. There is no way to "select"
it because it is behind everything.

Is there any way to get the "selection" back so that I can delete the
picture?

Outstanding. Very quick response, thank you. The image was not part of the header so the second solution worked for me. I put up the "drawing toolbar" and used the white pointer just like you said. I would point out that the "white pointer' was found under the drawing toolbars "add/remove buttons". It is not enabled by default and was called "select multiple objects" as opposed to pointer. Worked just fine though. Thank you very much.

I guess there are some differences between Word versions here. It is
certainly a default in the most recent versions.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

Web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word




Ted wrote:
Outstanding. Very quick response, thank you. The image was not part
of the header so the second solution worked for me. I put up the
"drawing toolbar" and used the white pointer just like you said. I
would point out that the "white pointer' was found under the drawing
toolbars "add/remove buttons". It is not enabled by default and was
called "select multiple objects" as opposed to pointer. Worked just
fine though. Thank you very much.

The Select Objects tool has been a default button on the Drawing toolbar for
as long as it has existed. Select Multiple Objects is a different button.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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all may benefit.

"Ted" wrote in message
...
Outstanding. Very quick response, thank you. The image was not part of
the header so the second solution worked for me. I put up the "drawing
toolbar" and used the white pointer just like you said. I would point out
that the "white pointer' was found under the drawing toolbars "add/remove
buttons". It is not enabled by default and was called "select multiple
objects" as opposed to pointer. Worked just fine though. Thank you very
much.