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MS Office Forum / Publisher / General MS Publisher Questions / May 2008Scatter Words randomly in background
I am trying to make a brochure and my boss has requested that I try to scatter 72 words randomly in the background of the brochure. Is that possible? I've pasted them into Word and tried to do it as well as PowerPoint and just don't know how. It seems it should be able to be done though.......... Thanks in advance.  Signature-Rhonda I would probably use a graphics program to do that, saving that as a .jpg or .gif, then using that as a background image. SignatureJoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" >I am trying to make a brochure and my boss has requested that I try to > scatter 72 words randomly in the background of the brochure. Is that [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Thanks in advance. That's what I was afraid of. I don't think we have one on our work computers. Do you have any suggestions on a free download? Signature-Rhonda > I would probably use a graphics program to do that, saving that as a .jpg or > .gif, then using that as a background image. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > > > Thanks in advance. > That's what I was afraid of. I don't think we have one on our work > computers. Do you have any suggestions on a free download? > >> I would probably use a graphics program to do that, saving that as a >> .jpg or .gif, then using that as a background image. ======================================== For your task...you can make as many individual text boxes (one per word) as you wish in a Publisher document...each using different fonts and sizes...and you could rotate them differing amounts also. Just create one text box and then copy/paste as many as instances as you need. I doubt that a graphics program would be any better for that specific task. SignatureJohn Inzer Digital Media MVP Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk OY! For 72 seperate words? Then, I'd want them faded in the background, as I already have the brochure finished. I was hoping there would be a way to do them all at once---like a 'scatter randomly' key. LOL. Signature-Rhonda > > That's what I was afraid of. I don't think we have one on our work > > computers. Do you have any suggestions on a free download? [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > I doubt that a graphics program would be any better > for that specific task. > OY! For 72 seperate words? Then, I'd want them faded in the > background, as I already have the brochure finished. I was hoping > there would be a way to do them all at once---like a 'scatter > randomly' key. LOL. ================================== Sure...make as many text boxes as you want. You know...Copy / Paste / Paste / Paste..... Sorry...no way I'm aware of to automatically scatter them but it wouldn't take all that long to do the task. When you have the page finished you could group them / save as picture...re-insert the picture on your Master Page as a background and go to...Format Picture / Picture tab... drag the "Brightness" slider to fade it out. Just some dweeby thoughts...good luck. SignatureJohn Inzer Digital Media MVP Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk A workaround, create a one column 72 row table. Type your words. Select the table, copy, paste special as a .wmf (Windows metafile). Select the result, ungroup. Every word will be in its own text box, you will have to adjust. It is easier than creating 72 separate text boxes. If you do this on the master page then it will be on your background. (ctrl+m) SignatureMary Sauer MSFT MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://msauer.mvps.org/ news://msnews.microsoft.com > OY! For 72 seperate words? Then, I'd want them faded in the background, as I > already have the brochure finished. I was hoping there would be a way to do [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >> I doubt that a graphics program would be any better >> for that specific task. Sure you do. I'll bet you have Paint. SignatureJoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies" > That's what I was afraid of. I don't think we have one on our work > computers. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> > >> > Thanks in advance. I hope that I am understanding what you want to do. As the others have said make your text boxes and put in your words, rotate, size, color and whatever you want, then lock the whole page. Copy and paste that page into your brochure on a master page. Or you can save your page as a jpg or gif and then put that in your brochure as a washout graphic either behind or on a master page. > I am trying to make a brochure and my boss has requested that I try to > scatter 72 words randomly in the background of the brochure. Is that [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Thanks in advance.
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