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shapes in MS Office

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pumanic

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Hi Guys

Wonder if you can help?

Am trying to create a rectangle shape within Publisher with one curvy edge. So, I drew a rectangle and filled it red, then copied an oval shape over the top and filled it white. That's fine works OK.

However, I have a watermarked image on the page and I need that to show through the white part of the oval shape which has been overlaid on the red rectangle. Can't make it transparent cos then the white bit that's blanking out the red rectangle becomes clear and the curve is gone....SO I grouped them, copied and pasted into Paint and then inserted the shapes back as one shape and then I was able to use the transparency tool for the white bit. The problem now is that the curve has lost its definition and has become more pixelated and looks pants when printed.

Any ideas how I can overcome this problem will be gratefully received!
 
If it were me I'd use the Flowchart shape with two curvy edges (one convex and one concave - second row from bottom in the Autoshapes/Flowchart toolbar), and then use a red rectangle to square up the convex end.

Hope this helps,

Andy.

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Thanks Andy

Just playing around with that idea now - will see if I can use the autoshapes to create the curve I need (it needs to be a little curvier than the flowchart box)

Nicky [wink]
 
Worked a dream Andy! Used the crescent shape plus a rectangle, a few triangles etc etc - no pixelation on print and looking good. Have a good day!

Nicky [thumbsup2]
 
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