Writer Guide

Example 3: Wrap Through and In Background
This example shows how to use an image as a watermark by wrapping
it through the text and adjusting the transparency. This is not the best
way to create watermarks and it is presented here only for its
illustration purposes. If you need to create a watermark, it is best to
use a Fontworks object wrapped in the background.
Figure 266: Transparent image added over the text
The Wrap Through option inserts an image overlapping the text which
as a result will be hidden. To make the text appear, change the
transparency of the picture; although the words under the image
become visible, they may be difficult to read and will appear lighter
than the rest of the text.
To reproduce the example of Figure 266 create some dummy text, then
insert the image of your choice. Anchor the image (to the page in the
example) and select the wrap through option from the Format > Wrap
menu or right-clicking on the image and selecting Wrap > Wrap
Through from the pop-up menu. Move the image into the desired
position. The Picture toolbar should be displayed when the image is
selected. Change the transparency to a suitable value (in the example
this is 40%) so that the text can be read. In the example, a shadow
effect is applied to the text (Format > Character then select Shadow
in the Font Effects page).
You can obtain a better result if you set a graphic’s wrap to In
Background . In this case all the text will be clearly readable, with
characters that have the same intensity as long as the background is
not too dark. Also in this case you may want to adjust the transparency
of the image.
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