Setting non-printing images in Word 2004 Template

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TapDesigner2 - 15 Oct 2005 00:10 GMT

For all I know, this has been discussed before, If so I apologise,
looked through many page and could find nothing, so here it is:

Can you set an image inside a word 200
template__not_ to print? I have pre-printe
material and would like to be able to add in a non-printing image/bo
to indicate where printed element are.

I know there used to be a bug with the "header" on the mac that allowe
this. but that has been "fixed" in my latest version (2004 v11.2 w/SP2)

any comments appreciated thanks

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Daiya Mitchell - 15 Oct 2005 04:39 GMT

In Word | Preferences, Print, you can tell Word *not* to print *any* drawing
objects. That will also trap all floating images, but not in-line images.
It should also trap textboxes.

(apparently in excel it is possible to set "don't print this image", but not
in Word)

I believe the preferences setting is going to be application-wide, not
document specific, so everytime you wanted to print you would have to turn
it off. Some VBA/macro could toggle it for you more easily.

HOWEVER, if all you need is a placeholder--try a table with no border but
set to show gridlines in gray. You could do something similar with a
textbox, but it seems the textbox only shows when selected, so that may not
be satisfactory (aha! If you turn on "text boundaries" in Word |
Preferences | View, the outline of the text box will show even when not
selected. Try that instead).

Hope that helps,

> For all I know, this has been discussed before, If so I apologise, I
> looked through many page and could find nothing, so here it is:
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>
> any comments appreciated thanks.

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Rob Daly [MSFT] - 03 Nov 2005 17:45 GMT

Actually, Word will also let you create a placeholder from a picture:

You could just insert a blank white picture and then do the following:
1. Select the picture
2. Format : Picture
3. Layout tab, Click Advanced
4. Picture Position Tab, check Picture Placeholder

This will allow you to double click the white graphic in your template and
it will bring up an open dialog for the one you want to insert.

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> In Word | Preferences, Print, you can tell Word *not* to print *any*
> drawing
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Setting non-printing images in Word 2004 Template