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List:       openoffice-users
Subject:    Re: [users] Re: backgrounds
From:       CPH <cphennessy () openoffice ! org>
Date:       2003-12-17 19:03:21
Message-ID: 3FE0A879.30604 () openoffice ! org
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Aj Dumas wrote:

> I am trying to do the same thing in Write. I have followed Ger Singleton's
> example...
> 
> 1) open new Writer document
> 2) Insert > Graphics > From file...
> 3) select and open a Gif file (which is a 8"x10.5" image of our letterhead)
> 4) image is sized and positioned to page
> 5) Wrap is "Through" and "In Background" box is checked
> 6) I even selected the graphic and used the pulldown to select "Watermark"
> 
> My problem is that the graphic never behaves like it is in the background.
> Whenever I try to select text on the page, the graphic gets selected
> instead.
> 
> Is there anyway to "lock", place in the background or disable the graphic so
> that I can select and work with the text, tables, etc. on the page?
> 
> Thanks.

I think that you have one hack and one alternative:
The hack is to use the keyboard to select the text e.g. Ctrl+Shift+arrows to 
highlight your text.
The alternative is to make the graphic a background image of the page "Format" 
->"Page" then "Background" and change "As color" to "As graphic".

CPH


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