On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 5:09 PM, Daniel Lewis <[email protected]>wrote:
> Dotan Cohen wrote: > >> Is the photo and textbox inside a frame? >>> >>> >> The photo got there via Insert -> Picture -> From File. The textbox >> was part of the Slide Layout. I dragged the photo to the dimensions >> that I wanted (centered in the slide, about 80% of the slide's area) >> and I tried dragging the textbox over it, but the textbox is >> stubbornly remaining beneath the photo. >> >> >> >> >>> Or, is the textbox layered on >>> top of the photo? >>> >>> >> The textbox seems to be in a layer below the photo. >> >> >> >> >>> Where is the textbox in relation with the boundaries of >>> the photo? (At the bottom, on the right, on the left, or in the middle?) >>> >>> >> At the bottom. >> >> >> >> >>> Do >>> you want the top of the textbox to be lined up with the top of the photo? >>> Or, is this photo and textbox layered, and you want to arrange the >>> textbox >>> to be in front of the photo (lays on top of the photo)? >>> >>> >> I wish to arrange the textbox to be in front of (on top of) the photo. >> >> >> >> >>> I'm just not sure what you want to do. Right off the top of my head, >>> I >>> would click the textbox to select it. Its border should appear with the >>> handles. Then I use the arrow keys to move it where I want it to appear. >>> >>> >> I do that, and it works. However, when I release all selections, the >> photo obscures the textbox. >> >> >> >> >>> (The cursor could be used to move the textbox as well.) This may or may >>> not >>> work depending upon the answer to my questions above. >>> >>> Dan >>> >>> >>> >> A sample file is here: >> http://dotancohen.com/images/examples/test-layering.odp >> >> In the sample file, the textbox is slightly to the left, and the photo >> is slightly to the right, so that they do not overlap. This is the >> only way to arrange the slide such that the textbox is accessible (can >> be focused with the mouse). >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> > Right click the photo to open a context menu. Click "Arrange" to open > another context menu, and click Send to Back. The "Hello World" should now > be on top. Arrange is what is used when you have more than one layer and you > want to change how the layers are placed on each other. > > Dan > > It is a very nice slide, by the way. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > I tried it out, just for my own edification, and I can't make it work. I right click the photo and get the dialogue box, but when I go to arrange I get "No selection possible". What am I doing wrong? -- -- Mark C. Miller [email protected] [home] [email protected] [church] [email protected] [school] [email protected]
