Office X for Macintosh: The Missing Manual

chapter 18: the graphics programs of office x 663

Tip: When creating an embedded picture, you can use any of Word’s drawing tools, as described earlier

in this chapter. However, when you close the window, the result is a picture, not a drawing. To edit it with

picture tools, you must double-click to open its window, as described below. This is a great way to use both

drawing tools and picture tools (picture effects, brightness, and so on) on the same object.

If, on the other hand, you simply want to insert a drawing object in a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint docu-

ment, just open the Drawing toolbar (see page 650) and draw away!

Editing Embedded Objects

Like a linked object, an embedded object has a frame around it. You can format it

using Office’s picture tools (see page 657).

To edit it, though, you must double-click it. (Or click it and choose

Edit→Object→Edit. The Edit menu changes to specify the type of object you’ve

selected—Document Object, Worksheet Object, and so on.) The object opens in a

separate document window, where you can edit it using the appropriate menus and

toolbars.

You can edit an embedded object in any compatible program on your Mac. Just

click the object and then choose Edit→Object→Convert. Choose a program in the

list that appears, and then click OK. (Most of the time, the Microsoft Office pro-

grams will be the only ones available.)

Organization Chart

MS Organization Chart is dedicated ...