WD: Moving Pictures into the Drawing Layer

ID: Q110018

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh version 6.0
Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

This article describes the three methods you can use to place a picture into the drawing layer in Microsoft Word:

Use the Picture command on the Insert menu.
Create a macro.
Cut the picture into the Clipboard.

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Use the Picture Command on the Insert Menu

Insert the picture by choosing Picture from the Insert menu. Double-click the inserted picture. When it appears in the Picture Editor, select the objects with the drawing tool arrow and copy them to the Clipboard. Close the Picture Editor and paste the objects into the document. This action pastes the graphic into the drawing layer. Grouping objects before moving may be helpful for vector graphics.

Create a WordBasic Macro (Word 6.x and 7.x Only)

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Create the following macro to apply to any picture in the Text Layer:

   Sub MAIN
      DrawDisassemblePicture
      DrawGroup
   End Sub

Cut the Picture to the Clipboard

Cut the picture to the Clipboard. Click the drawing tool and create a text box. Place the insertion point in the text box and paste the graphic.

Additional query words: picture drawing layer transfer

Keywords          : kbgraphic kbmacro kbmacroexample winword macword word6 word7 word95 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0; MACINTOSH:6.0,98
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: April 9, 1999