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Other than cropping, I was able to use edit wrap points to edit pictures to get just a portion of the object. How does this work in Publisher 2013?
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Unless the freehand shape is an option, the function has not evolved well. **In previous versions, the portion of the image outside of the wrap points was not visible.**This is a function I use daily and will have to find an alternative now.
In addition to JimenezOlga's answer the cropping function in Pub 2013 has evolved.
Reference: Crop a picture to a shape: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher-help/crop-a-picture-to-a-shape-HA102919810.aspx?CTT=1
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When is Microsoft going to do something about this? This conversations seems to have been going on for two years!
The edit wrap points capability has always been a great function in Publisher. Easy to use, you could put any shape behind it and then create an image based on that shape filled with a design of your choice, or take an image and make it into whatever shape you wanted (not a predetermined shape).
I just recently purchased new computer and downloaded Office Professional and now all of my designs have been changed when I open them.
This is unacceptable!!
How is it that it should just destroythe pre-existing design because you opened it in the new version???
No wonder so many companies are moving over to Adobe Creative Suite! More employers ask for this skill now than Publisher.
Heads UP Microsoft...it looks like you have some unhappy customers-I thought you were a much more responsive company.
CHANGE it back to the way it was!
Publisher no longer accepts the Edit wrap text.
Easiest way to rid yourself of the picture backgrounds is to send the picture to a blank Word doc
Then look for the Format button and click. This shows the delete background button on the ribbon far left
Click that and either save or copy>paste to the Publisher document you are working on
Hope this helps
I have the same problem. Edit wrap point does NOT work in new version. Can't believe Microsoft would go backwards in technology like this. Hopefully they fix it FAST. I use it for everything and am trying to go back to old version!!!!!!!!