Can I lock the position of text boxes and picture frames?

[skyward]

I want to create a few templates for students to use in the creation of a
school magazine. I want to create the page layout with some text boxes and
empty picture frames, which they can edit but can't move or delete. They also
shouldn't be able to add new text boxes, picture frames or anything else. Is
this all possible? Is so, how?

[Mary Sauer]

You can't do this in Publisher. Do a search, surely there must be some program
around that stifles creativity.

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[Mary Sauer]

I want to apologize for the above message. There is no excuse for my being rude.

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[DavidF]

Mary,

Ah Mary...even you are human. Don't feel too bad or like the lone ranger.
When I first read the question I had a similar reaction. My response was "
Just print the templates out and give the little kiddies one crayon, and
make sure they stay inside the box...you sure wouldn't want them to actually
think, get creative or learn something".

DavidF

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[JoAnn Paules]

And yet when we encourage/challenge them to be creative and think outside of
the box, then that is perceived as being rude. There's no winning this
battle.

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[DavidF]

You certainly can encourage people without being rude. Mary demonstrates
that 99.9% of the time, by first answering the OP questions in a
nonjudgmental and non-critical way, and then offering alternatives. She
offers solutions and answers to the poster's questions instead of
non-constructive criticism. There is a big difference between "encouraging"
someone and just criticizing them in a rude manner. She recognizes the
difference.

DavidF

"JoAnn Paules" <jl_p...@hotNOSPAMmail.com> wrote in message
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[JoAnn Paules]

Unfortunately what is meant as encouragement is often misread as criticism.
It's funny because I welcome the chance to be creative and to do things that
aren't so tied down. I'm dealing with that right now. I need to make a cover
for tech manual. It has graphics on the cover and all I have here is Word.
It goes without saying I find what I need and then do the work at home in
Publisher. I can create a .pdf file and send that to the printer. Gotta
think outside of the box.

Now if you happen to know of a site with some great images of an Abrams tank
and a Bradley Fighting Vehicle, I'd appreciate it. Seriously. Line art would
be fantastic but at this point I may have to use photos.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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[DavidF]

Like I said, she understands the difference between encouragement and just
criticism. And she doesn't paint or try to rationalize non-constructive
criticism as encouragement.

DavidF

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[Mary Sauer]

http://www.ndu.edu/nwc/nwcCLIPART/US_ARMY/Equipment/Tracked-Vehicles/Abrams-Series-Tank/army-m1-tank.htm
(page one and two)
http://www.ndu.edu/nwc/nwcCLIPART/US_ARMY/Equipment/Tracked-Vehicles/Bradley_Fighting_Veh/army-bfv.htm
(page 2)

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[Mary Sauer]

Thanks David for the encouragement. I had a horrendous morning. No excuse I
know. The poster could do a form in Acrobat Professional and maybe something in
Word.

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[JoAnn Paules]

I've been googling images all day and don't remember seeing that site. What
search engine do you use??? I gotta start using that one.

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MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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[Rudy Diaz]

It has nothing to do with being creative or not. You don't know what her or his goals are, maybe he/she wants an assignment to be in a certain format and for that particular assignment he/she wants it inside the box. You can't judge so quickly.Later I am sure there will be an assignment that students can then use their creativity but for this assignment this person wants it to be more structured.

> On Wednesday, August 29, 2007 9:30 PM skywar wrote:

> I want to create a few templates for students to use in the creation of a
> school magazine. I want to create the page layout with some text boxes and
> empty picture frames, which they can edit but can't move or delete. They also
> shouldn't be able to add new text boxes, picture frames or anything else. Is
> this all possible? Is so, how?

>> On Thursday, August 30, 2007 5:38 AM Mary Sauer wrote:

>> You cannot do this in Publisher. Do a search, surely there must be some program

>> around that stifles creativity.
>>
>> --
>> Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
>> http://office.microsoft.com/
>> http://msauer.mvps.org/

>>> On Thursday, August 30, 2007 5:52 AM Mary Sauer wrote:

>>> I want to apologize for the above message. There is no excuse for my being rude.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
>>> http://office.microsoft.com/
>>> http://msauer.mvps.org/

>>>> On Thursday, August 30, 2007 9:25 AM JoAnn Paules wrote:

>>>> And yet when we encourage/challenge them to be creative and think outside of
>>>> the box, then that is perceived as being rude. There's no winning this
>>>> battle.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> JoAnn Paules
>>>> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>>>>
>>>> ~~~~~
>>>> How to ask a question
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "DavidF" <No...@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:OsB3uIw6...@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>>> On Thursday, August 30, 2007 9:31 AM DavidF wrote:

>>>>> Mary,
>>>>>
>>>>> Ah Mary...even you are human. Don't feel too bad or like the lone ranger.
>>>>> When I first read the question I had a similar reaction. My response was "
>>>>> Just print the templates out and give the little kiddies one crayon, and
>>>>> make sure they stay inside the box...you sure wouldn't want them to actually
>>>>> think, get creative or learn something".
>>>>>
>>>>> DavidF
>>>>>
>>>>> "Mary Sauer" <mary-...@mycolumbus.rr.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:eW7TTuu...@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>>>> On Thursday, August 30, 2007 10:53 AM DavidF wrote:

>>>>>> You certainly can encourage people without being rude. Mary demonstrates
>>>>>> that 99.9% of the time, by first answering the OP questions in a
>>>>>> nonjudgmental and non-critical way, and then offering alternatives. She
>>>>>> offers solutions and answers to the poster's questions instead of
>>>>>> non-constructive criticism. There is a big difference between "encouraging"
>>>>>> someone and just criticizing them in a rude manner. She recognizes the
>>>>>> difference.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> DavidF
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "JoAnn Paules" <jl_p...@hotNOSPAMmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:e9UZClw6...@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>>>>> On Thursday, August 30, 2007 11:21 AM Mary Sauer wrote:

>>>>>>> http://www.ndu.edu/nwc/nwcCLIPART/US_ARMY/Equipment/Tracked-Vehicles/Abrams-Series-Tank/army-m1-tank.htm
>>>>>>> (page one and two)
>>>>>>> http://www.ndu.edu/nwc/nwcCLIPART/US_ARMY/Equipment/Tracked-Vehicles/Bradley_Fighting_Veh/army-bfv.htm
>>>>>>> (page 2)
>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
>>>>>>> http://office.microsoft.com/
>>>>>>> http://msauer.mvps.org/
>>>>>>> news://msnews.microsoft.com
>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> "JoAnn Paules" <jl_p...@hotNOSPAMmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:e4arHBx6...@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>>>>>> On Thursday, August 30, 2007 11:23 AM Mary Sauer wrote:

>>>>>>>> Thanks David for the encouragement. I had a horrendous morning. No excuse I
>>>>>>>> know. The poster could do a form in Acrobat Professional and maybe something in
>>>>>>>> Word.
>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
>>>>>>>> http://office.microsoft.com/
>>>>>>>> http://msauer.mvps.org/
>>>>>>>> news://msnews.microsoft.com
>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> "DavidF" <No...@nospam.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:OsB3uIw6...@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, August 30, 2007 11:40 AM JoAnn Paules wrote:

>>>>>>>>> I've been googling images all day and don't remember seeing that site. What
>>>>>>>>> search engine do you use??? I gotta start using that one.
>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> JoAnn Paules
>>>>>>>>> MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ~~~~~
>>>>>>>>> How to ask a question
>>>>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>> "Mary Sauer" <mary-...@mycolumbus.rr.com> wrote in message

>>>>>>>>> news:u6cejmx6...@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, August 30, 2007 11:45 AM DavidF wrote:

>>>>>>>>>> Like I said, she understands the difference between encouragement and just

>>>>>>>>>> criticism. And she does not paint or try to rationalize non-constructive
>>>>>>>>>> criticism as encouragement.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> DavidF

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[Rudy Diaz]

I for example teach a Tv production class and I want a weather forecast template for my weather and for this reason I would want a weather forecast template to have the ability to be locked. I want my weather segment to be consistent from newscast to newscast.

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[MLS]

You do realize you are commenting on a 2007 post...

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