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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
DavidF
After having tech support today (June 5, 2013) flatly tell me the function was discontinued, I did some more sleuthing and discovered this MS "HotFix" for edit wrap problem on the microsoft.com site. It was released by MS on February 12, 2013.
I haven't downloaded or tested it yet. It can be found at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2760285
Hoping it works -- like so many others, it's critical that I have this function.
If the hotfix doesn't work, fortunately, I did a custom install for 2013 so it wouldn't overwrite my 2010 version of publisher so have both available. If I need to, I'll edit wrap points in 2010 and transfer them over to 2013 and hope that it transfers over correctly.
As above, it's important to report bug, however, to make sure this problem is fully addressed.
Thanks so much for posting this information. Please post again after you have tested it and share your results.
DavidF
After having tech support today (June 5, 2013) flatly tell me the function was discontinued, I did some more sleuthing and discovered this MS "HotFix" for edit wrap problem on the microsoft.com site. It was released by MS on February 12, 2013.
I haven't downloaded or tested it yet. It can be found at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2760285
Hoping it works -- like so many others, it's critical that I have this function.
If the hotfix doesn't work, fortunately, I did a custom install for 2013 so it wouldn't overwrite my 2010 version of publisher so have both available. If I need to, I'll edit wrap points in 2010 and transfer them over to 2013 and hope that it transfers over correctly.
As above, it's important to report bug, however, to make sure this problem is fully addressed.
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.
With your post I was able to understand more clearly what Annette was experiencing and I was able to reproduce it myself.
It appears that this 'freehand' cropping of pictures approach using the tight wrap and editing the wrap points has been removed in Publisher 2013. You can 'crop to shape' which is new, and while there are a lot of shapes available there does not appear to be any 'freehand' shapes as a choice.
You can also insert a 'shape' and use the 'freehand' option under lines to create any shape and then fill that shape with your picture. You can edit the freehand shape points to do something similar to what you did before.
So while some new functionality has been introduced, it appears that MS 'broke' the old way of doing this. I would consider this a bug and would hope that it would be fixed, but you should probably find a workaround and not wait.
In the meantime you might also report this as a bug and/or offer feedback. There isn't a specific site for Office 2013 feedback yet...that I can find, but here are a couple links that might help.
Feedback for Microsoft Office 2010
http://mymfe.microsoft.com/Office/Feedback.aspx?formID=375
Report a Microsoft Product Bug
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/contactbug/en-us
DavidF