Wrapping Text Aound a Graphic

After you have inserted a picture in your document, you can control how surrounding text flows around it, provided you are using Word 97 or a later version. You can either turn wrapping off, or you can cause Word to flow text around the image. To control text wrapping for a graphic, follow these steps:

1. Insert your graphic as you normally would.
2. Right-click on the graphic. Word displays a Context menu.
3. Choose the Format Picture option from the Context menu. Word displays the Format Picture dialog box.
4. Click on the Layout tab (Word 2000 or Word 2002) or the Wrapping tab (Word 97). (Click here to see a related figure.)
5. Select a method of text wrapping in the Wrapping Style area of the dialog box.
6. Click on OK.

Once you have selected a wrapping method, you can modify the wrapping points using the techniques described in earlier editions of WordTips. (Modifying the wrapping points allows you to get text very close to your image, including on top of it, if desired.)