WordPerfect lets you integrate text and graphics. You can combine text and graphics by using text boxes, graphics boxes, and watermarks.
In this section, you'll learn about
inserting graphics boxes and text boxes
adding text to shapes
attaching and positioning boxes
modifying text box content
using watermarks
using box captions
For more information about integrating text and graphics, see "Reference: Integrating text and graphics."
Inserting graphics boxes and text boxes
WordPerfect lets you insert graphics boxes and text boxes in a document. You can insert a text box and type text into it, or you can select existing text and place a text box around it.
You can change the appearance of graphics boxes or text boxes by customizing the default template. The new style is applied to the boxes in the active document and in other documents that use the same template.
To insert a graphics box
1 Click where you want to insert a graphics box.
2 Click Insert Graphics Custom box.
3 Choose Image from the Style name list box.
To insert a text box
1 Click where you want to insert a text box.
2 Click Insert Text box.
3 Click inside the text box, and type the text.
To place a text box around selected text
1 Select the text around which you want a text box.
2 Click Insert Text box.
To change the appearance of a graphics or text box
1 Right-click a box, and click Edit box.
2 In the Edit box dialog box, click any of the following buttons:
Border - lets you apply a border to the box
Fill - lets you apply a fill to the box
Wrap text - lets you choose how to position, or wrap, text around the box
Position - lets you choose a page, paragraph, or character to which to attach a box, and the horizontal and vertical position of the box
Caption - lets you specify the box caption position, width, rotation, and numbering method and style
Content - lets you choose the content type and the content position
Size - lets you specify the width and height of the box
Adding text to shapes
You can add text to basic shapes, such as circles, rectangles, lines, polygons, and polylines.
To add text to a shape
1 Right-click a shape, and click Add text.
2 Type text.
Notes
You cannot add text to a shape that has been rotated or skewed.
You cannot rotate or skew a shape once text has been added to the shape.
Attaching and positioning boxes
When you insert a graphics or text box in a document, the box is attached to a location on a page by default. As you add or delete text before the box, the box remains in the same position on that page and moves with that page. However, you can change the position of a box on a page.
You can attach a box to a character in a line so that the box moves just like any other character in the document. You can also attach a box to a paragraph so it moves with the paragraph. As you add or delete text before the box, the box moves automatically with the character or paragraph. You can also specify an exact position for a box within columns.
In addition, you can choose how the document text wraps around a box. For example, you can wrap text around one or both sides of a box, or around the image inside the box.
To change the position of a graphics or text box on a page
1 Right-click a box, and click Position.
2 Choose Page from the Attach box to list box.
3 From the From list box in the Horizontal area, choose an element from which to set the horizontal position of the box.
4 From the From list box in the Vertical area, choose an element from which to set the vertical position the box.
5 Type values in the following boxes:
Horizontal-lets you specify the horizontal position of the box
Vertical-lets you specify the vertical position of the box
If you want to anchor the box to a specific page, enable the Box stays on page check box. The box remains on the current page even if you add or remove information before the box.
To attach a graphics or text box to a character
1 Right-click a box, and click Position.
2 Choose Character from the Attach box to list box.
3 Enable a line position option.
If you want to prevent text on other lines from printing over the box, enable the Box changes text line height check box.
Tip
When you create equations, you can enable the Custom option to precisely align the figures in the equation.
To attach a graphics or text box to a paragraph
1 Right-click a box, and click Position.
2 Choose Paragraph from the Attach box to list box.
3 From the From list box in the Horizontal area, choose an element from which to set the horizontal position of the box.
4 Type values in the following boxes:
Horizontal-lets you specify the horizontal position of the box
Vertical-lets you specify the vertical position of the box relative to the top of the paragraph
If you want the box to extend beyond table cell boundaries, enable the Box not limited by table cell check box.
To position a graphics or text box in columns
1 Right-click a box, and click Position.
2 Choose Page from the Attach box to list box.
3 From the Horizontal list box, choose one of the following:
Left column-attaches a box to the left column
Right column-attaches a box to the right column
Centered in columns-attaches a box to the center of the columns
4 Type a value in the Horizontal box.
This will specify the distance you want to offset the box from the location chosen.
Note
If the column options fail to display, make sure the image is placed within the columns.
Tips
You can attach a box to a specific number of columns by typing the starting and ending column numbers in the Across columns boxes.
If you want the image to span the specified columns, set the image size to Full width. For information, see "To resize a graphics box to specific measurements."
To wrap text around a graphics or text box
1 Right-click the content in the box, and click Wrap.
2 In the Wrapping type area, enable one of the following options:
Square-wraps the text around the edges of the box
Contour-wraps the text around the outline of the image
Neither side-wraps the text above and below the image
Behind text-places the image behind the text
In front of text-places the image on top of the text
3 In the Wrap text around area, enable one of the following options:
Largest side-wraps the text along the side of the image with the longest dimension
Left side-wraps the text along the left side of the image
Right side-wraps the text along the right side of the image
Modifying text box content
WordPerfect lets you modify text box content by editing text in a text box, changing the color of the text and the background in a text box, and rotating the text in a text box.
To edit text box text
1 Right-click a text box, and click Content.
2 Click Edit.
3 In the text box, edit the text.
4 Click File Close.
To change the color of text in a text box
1 Select the text in a text box.
2 On the property bar, open the Font color picker, and click a color.
3 Click outside the text box.
4 Right-click the text box, and click Border/Fill.
5 Click the Fill tab.
6 Choose a dark fill style from the Available fill styles palette.
Tip
You can also reverse the color of text that is found in a text box by using the reverse.wcm macro. For information about macros, see "Playing macros."
To rotate text in a text box
1 Right-click a text box, and click Content.
2 In the Rotate text counterclockwise area, enable one of the following options:
90 degrees
180 degrees
270 degrees
Using watermarks
You can insert a watermark, which is a lightly shaded image, behind text and other graphics on a page. Watermarks are used as a background for text. WordPerfect allows you to create watermarks from an image on file or from a clipart image. You can have a maximum of two watermarks in each document. You can adjust the shading of watermarks within each document. You can also suppress or delete a watermark.
To insert a watermark by using an image from a file
1 Click the top of the first page where you want the watermark to display.
2 Click Insert Watermark.
3 Enable one of the following options:
Watermark A
Watermark B
If you want to align the watermark with the document margins, enable the Align with document margins check box.
4 Click Create.
5 Click the Watermark placement button on the property bar.
6 Enable one of the following options:
Odd-prints the watermark on odd pages
Even-prints the watermark on even pages
Every-prints the watermark on all pages
7 Click Insert Graphics From file.
8 Double-click the folder in which the image is stored, and double-click the image.
9 Click File Close.
To insert a watermark by using a clipart image
1 Click the top of the first page where you want the watermark to display.
2 Click Insert Watermark.
3 Enable one of the following options:
Watermark A
Watermark B
If you want to align the watermark with the document margins, enable the Align with document margins check box.
4 Click Create.
5 Click the Watermark placement button on the property bar.
6 Enable one of the following options:
Odd-prints the watermark on odd pages
Even-prints the watermark on even pages
Every-prints the watermark on all pages
7 Click Insert Graphics Clipart.
8 Choose a clipart image, and click Insert.
9 Click File Close.
Tip
You can also insert a watermark using the watermrk.wcm macro included with WordPerfect. For more information about using macros, see "Playing macros."
To adjust the shading for a watermark
1 Click the top of the first page where the watermark displays.
2 Click Insert Watermark.
3 Enable one of the following options:
Watermark A
Watermark B
4 Click Edit.
5 Click the Watermark shading button on the property bar.
6 Type values in the following boxes:
Text shading
Image shading
7 Click OK.
8 Click File Close.
Note
The property bar provides select image-editing capabilities that let you change the appearance of an image, save the image, and use it as a watermark. For more information about editing an image, see "Changing the appearance of images."
To suppress a watermark
1 Click Format Page Suppress.
2 Enable any of the following check boxes:
Watermark A
Watermark B
To delete a watermark
1 Click the top of the first page where the watermark displays.
2 Click Insert Watermark.
3 Enable one of the following options:
Watermark A
Watermark B
4 Click Discontinue.
Using box captions
You can add a caption to both text boxes and graphics boxes. You can edit a caption to change the text and to add font attributes such as bold type. For more information about text-editing features, see "Formatting text."
You can change the width and position of a caption. You can also rotate captions.
The following illustration shows a rotated caption which displays to the left of a graphic.
Each box style has a different caption numbering style, called a counter. For example, all figure boxes are numbered in sequence and labeled "Figure." WordPerfect automatically adds counters and numbers captions. You can change the numbering style of a box caption. For more information about counters, see "Using counters." For information about creating styles, see "Working with styles."
To add a caption to a box
1 Right-click a box, and click Create caption.
2 Type the caption text.
Tip
You can delete the caption number by selecting it and clicking Delete.
To edit caption text
1 Right-click a box, and click Edit caption.
2 Edit the text or the font attributes.
Tip
You can also edit a caption by clicking the Caption button on the property bar.
To change caption text width
1 Right-click a box, and click Caption.
2 In the Caption width area, enable one of the following options:
Fixed-lets you specify a fixed width for a caption
Percent-lets you specify the width of a caption as a percentage of the width of a box
3 Type a width in the Fixed or Percent box.
Tip
You can set the width of a caption automatically by enabling the Auto width option.
To change the position of a caption
1 Right-click a box, and click Caption.
2 In the Caption position area, choose an option from any of the following list boxes:
Side of box-lets you position the caption at the left, right, top, or bottom of a box
Border-lets you position the caption inside or outside of the box border
Position-lets you position a top or bottom caption at the left, right, or center of a box, or lets you position a side caption at the top, bottom, or center of a box
Tip
You can offset the caption by a specific amount by enabling the Absolute offset or Percent offset option and typing a value in the box.
To rotate a box caption
1 Right-click a box, and click Caption.
2 In the Rotate caption area, enable one of the following options:
90 degrees
180 degrees
270 degrees
To change the numbering style of a caption
1 Right-click a box, and click Caption.
2 In the Caption numbering method and style area, click Change.
3 Choose a counter style from the Counters list.
4 Click Select.
Note
The counter style you choose numbers the caption in sequence with other boxes using that counter style.
Reference: Integrating text and graphics
The following table lists the box styles, the corresponding caption numbering style, and an example of how the caption will display.
