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Using Fabrics in Shapes ...[quote]
My previous post should have been titled differently for the Microsoft Office part: Fabrics in Graphic Shapes. That's because you insert a graphic and change its shape.
However, the original question was how to use fabrics in shapes -- not graphics. Use the following instructions to use fabrics in a shape in Microsoft Office.
Using Fabrics in Shapes
Microsoft OfficeMac 2011 - Excel
1. Insert menu - > Shape…; draw the shape.
2. With the new shape selected:
⁃ Format tab -> Shape Fill (left side -- not the text fill on right side)
⁃ Fill Effects
3. On the Format Object dialog:
⁃ On left, select Fill
⁃ On Right, select the Picture or Texture Tab; click the Choose Picture button; select your file and click the Insert button.
▪ Alternative step 2: Right mouse button on shape and select Format Shape.
Microsoft Office 2007 for Windows - Excel
1. Insert tab - > Shape…; draw the shape.
2. With the shape selected, Format tab -> Shape Fill -> Picture; select your fabric picture and click the Insert button.
▪ An alternative to step 2:
⁃ Right mouse button click on shape and select Format Shape
⁃ Select Fill on the left; select Texture or Picture Fill on the right; Select Insert from File; select your picture and click the Close button