Microsoft KB Archive/122484

How to Use MS Draw to Recolor Graphic Images for Watermarks

= How to Use MS Draw to Recolor Graphic Images for Watermarks =

Q122484
-- The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Publisher versions 2.0, 2.0a --

SUMMARY

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A watermark is an image that appears to bleed through text or other objects in a publication. You can use a vector-based graphic image (such as .CGM, .WPG, .DRW or .WMF) to create a watermark in Publisher. To change the color(s) of the image, use a drawing program such as Microsoft Draw. Microsoft Draw is a source application that comes with Microsoft Publisher.

Note: Image recoloring is part of Publisher 3.0. For more information query Publisher Help for "recoloring pictures".

MORE INFORMATION

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Watermarks are typically formatted in a light color or a light gray so they don't distract the reader's eye from the message of the publication. The graphic that you want to use for a watermark may be too dark for this purpose. Because Publisher is not a drawing package, it does not support image recoloring. However, Microsoft Draw, which ships with Publisher, does provide this feature.

The following example demonstrates how to insert a watermark and then use Microsoft Draw to recolor the watermark. Start with a blank page.

1. From the File menu, choose Import Picture or ClipArt Gallery. Select the image you want to insert, and then choose OK.

2. Click the graphic once to select it. From the Edit menu, choose Copy Picture Frame or Copy Object.

3. From the Edit menu, choose Insert Object.

4. In the Object Type list, select Microsoft Draw and then choose OK. Maximize the Microsoft Draw window when it appears.

5. In Microsoft Draw choose Paste from the Edit menu. From the View menu select the percentage that will allow you to display the entire picture.

6. To change the color palette, choose Get Palette from the Colors menu. From the Files list, select a grayscale palette (typically,   17GRAYS.PAL).

7. Microsoft Draw breaks the image into various components allowing you to   change different sections of the image. To ungroup the picture if it is   grouped, choose Ungroup from the Draw menu. There will be selection handles defining the components of the image.

8. Select only one component at a time, and change the color or pattern from the fill and/or line color palette at the bottom of the screen. Repeat this step for each component of the image.

9. Once the image is completely edited, choose Update from the File menu.

10. From the File menu, choose Exit And Return To .

11. To place the image in the background, select the image and choose Cut Object or Cut Picture Frame from the Edit menu.

12. From the Page menu, choose Go To Background and choose Paste Object(s) from the Edit menu. Position the image where you want it on the publication.

NOTE: Using the Go To Background option will cause the image to appear on every page of your publication.

NOTE: If you only want the watermark on one page, skip steps 11 and 12 and place the graphic image behind the text by choosing Send To Back (or Send Farther) from the Layout menu. This is known as layering objects.

For more information on using watermarks, refer to page 111 of the "Microsoft Publisher User's Guide."

For more information on layering, refer to page 320 of the "Microsoft Publisher User's Guide."

Additional query words: 2.00 2.00a pub20 Water mark edit graphic image graphics msdraw MS Draw color