To add to what Bob has said, so long as you don't add graphics till the end
(tables can be inserted as you go), it's not too bad. I usually insert the
figure captions (if any) or a text placeholder to indicate the approximate
position of the picture or graphic and then stick them in after editing is
complete. Inline graphics can be moved just as easily as text and much more
easily than wrapped ones (because they stay where they are put). If you want
a full-page graphic or table (especially a rotated one that requires a
section break), you'll have to fudge the text wrapping, but this, too, is
easily handled when editing is complete.

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"Robert M. Franz (RMF)" wrote in message
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Hi Dimitris

wrote:
I have never used inline figures before, and don't like them because
they move with text, so whenever I add a few more paragraphs, some of
them are inevitably pushed to the next page. However, I guess the
nuissance will be less compared to adding graphics otherwise, since all
I have to do to correct misplacements is copy and paste to an earlier
paragraph (compared to the nearly random rearrangements Word does
otherwise). So, I will try that too.

Just make sure that the style you're using for your pictures is set to
"Keep with Next" (Paragraph property). This way, Word will not separate
the picture and following caption paragraph. Yes, if you have large
pictures, some big gaps will occur on the lower half of some pages of
your document. If you do not like that, ignore it till the end, then do
one final pagination run through your document.


What is the best way for adding tables? Should I put them in text
boxes, or just add them inline, as well?

Inline.


On a more general comment, I keep wondering how can people write entire
manuals or books in Word. Do you guys use a single document? It must be
a nightmare having 1,000 pages and hundreds of pictures and tables. Am
I missing something?

It sometimes is! :-)

But it's a nuissance to compile individual documents together, as well
(and you need good macros to keep your numbering straight).

2cents
Robert
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