Writer Guide

To Paragraph
The graphic is associated with a paragraph and moves with the
paragraph. It may be placed in the margin or another location. This
method is useful as an alternative to a table for placing icons beside
paragraphs.
To Character
The graphic is associated with a character but is not in the text
sequence. It moves with the paragraph but may be placed in the
margin or another location. This method is similar to anchoring to a
paragraph but cannot be used with drawing objects.
As Character
The graphic is placed in the document like any other character and,
therefore, affects the height of the text line and the line break. The
graphic moves with the paragraph as you add or delete text before
the paragraph. This method is useful for keeping screenshots in
sequence in a procedure (by anchoring them as a character in a
blank paragraph) or for adding a small (inline) icon in sequence in a
sentence.
To Frame
If the graphic has been placed in a frame, you can anchor the
graphic in a fixed position inside the frame. The frame can then be
anchored to the page, a paragraph, or a character, as required.
Aligning graphics
Once you have established the anchor point of the graphic, you can
decide the position of the graphic relative to this anchor: this is called
aligning the graphics. There are six options to choose from: three for
aligning the graphic horizontally (left, center, right) and three for
aligning the graphic vertically (top, center, bottom). If you want to
have finer control of the alignment, then you need to refer to the dialog
box shown in Figure 261.
For both the horizontal and vertical position, start by picking the
reference point in the right hand side drop down menu, then select in
the first drop down menu among Left, Right or Center. If you select
the value From left (or From top for the vertical positioning) you can
specify the amount in your selected unit of measurement. In the
example in Figure 261, the upper-left corner of the image will be
placed at 3 cm from the left margin of the page horizontally and on the
top margin vertically.
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