WD97: How to Rotate a Clipart Picture or WMF file

ID: Q181252

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

When you insert a graphic into Microsoft Word, you may not be able to use the Free Rotate button on the Drawing toolbar. This article shows you how to use a Microsoft Word command called Disassemble Picture to make use of this drawing tool.

MORE INFORMATION

To use the Free Rotate button on the Drawing toolbar, follow these steps:

1. Click the Drawing button on the Standard toolbar to turn on the Drawing

   toolbar.

2. On the Tools Menu, click Customize, and then click the Commands tab.

3. Under Categories, click Drawing.

4. Under Commands, click Disassemble Picture. Drag it to the Drawing

   toolbar, and then click Close.

5. On the Insert menu, point to Picture, and click Clip Art or From File.

   Select a picture file and then click Insert.

6. Click once on the graphic to select it and then click the Disassemble

   Picture button on the Drawing toolbar.

7. On the Drawing toolbar click the Select Objects button and then select

   all of the objects in the picture.

8. On the Drawing toolbar, click Draw, and then click Group.

You will now be able to use the Free Rotate button on the Drawing toolbar.

The Disassemble Picture command is designed to break metafile pictures into individual drawing objects. If the selected graphic is a bitmap image, not a metafile, it will be placed in a text box on the drawing layer.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q110009
   TITLE     : WD: Picture Moved to Unexpected Location Using
               DisassemblePicture

Additional query words: Windows Metafile Draw File

Keywords          : kbgraphic
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: February 11, 1999