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• Text wrapping refers to the relation of graphics to surrounding
text, which may wrap around the graphic on one or both sides, be
overprinted behind or in front of the graphic, or treat the graphic
as a separate paragraph or character.
The settings for each of the four control areas above can be accessed
in a number of different ways depending on the nature of the graphics:
1) From the Format menu, where you can find Alignment,
Arrange, Wrap, and Anchor (both for images and drawing
objects).
2) By the pop-up menu displayed when right-clicking on the
graphics.
3) From the Frame toolbar shown in Figure 259, for images with the
Graphics frame style applied.
4) From the Type and Wrapping pages of the Picture dialog box for
images. Note that you cannot control the arrangement using the
dialog box. To open the Picture dialog box, click on the image to
select it and then choose Format > Picture or right-click on the
graphic and choose Picture on the pop-up menu.
5) From the Position and Size page of the Position and Size dialog
box for drawing objects. To open the Position and Size dialog box,
click on the drawing object to select it and then choose Format >
Object > Position and Size or right-click on the graphic and
choose Position and Size on the pop-up menu. Note that you can
only control the alignment and anchoring.
1 Apply Style 6 Center Horizontal 11 Borders 16 Bring to Front
2 Wrap Off 7 Align Right 12 Line Style 17 Send to Back
3 Page Wrap 8 Top 13 Line Color (of the
border)
18 Change Anchor
4 Wrap Through 9 Center 14 Background Color 19 Link Frames
5 Align Left 10 Bottom 15 Frame Properties 20 Unlink Frames
Figure 259. Frame toolbar (graphical control of positioning for images)
Arranging graphics
Arranging a graphic object means to determine its vertical position
relative to other graphic objects or text. Arranging is only relevant
when objects are overlapping. You can choose between four settings,
plus a special setting for drawing objects:
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