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Formatting convulsions
I use Word 2003 to create 2-column documents with photos embedded in the
documents. The photos use a "square" layout so that text flows around them. But when I make changes to the text any place on the page (not next to the photo), the photos leap around wildly on the page, across section breaks, sometimes to the next page or sometimes on top of another photo. Is there a way to keep the photos where I put them? I feel as though I'm wrestling with alligators. Bobbi |
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Formatting convulsions
On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:47:09 -0800, "Bobbi" wrote:
I use Word 2003 to create 2-column documents with photos embedded in the documents. The photos use a "square" layout so that text flows around them. But when I make changes to the text any place on the page (not next to the photo), the photos leap around wildly on the page, across section breaks, sometimes to the next page or sometimes on top of another photo. Is there a way to keep the photos where I put them? I feel as though I'm wrestling with alligators. Bobbi You could put the photos, with in-line text wrapping, into a borderless two-column table. That's the only truly stable layout method in Word. The real answer is to use page layout software such as Publisher. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Thanks, Jay. That's a good tip.
I discovered that there's a "lock anchor" option in "advanced..." on the layout tab that seems to keep the photos fixed, though it doesn't move with text changes (which is fine with me.) That might solve my problem. I tried Publisher once. It seemed more restrictive than Word, so I haven't made an attempt to learn it well. It appears to me that I can vary individual page formats more easily in Word than in Publisher. Bobbi "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:47:09 -0800, "Bobbi" wrote: I use Word 2003 to create 2-column documents with photos embedded in the documents. The photos use a "square" layout so that text flows around them. But when I make changes to the text any place on the page (not next to the photo), the photos leap around wildly on the page, across section breaks, sometimes to the next page or sometimes on top of another photo. Is there a way to keep the photos where I put them? I feel as though I'm wrestling with alligators. Bobbi You could put the photos, with in-line text wrapping, into a borderless two-column table. That's the only truly stable layout method in Word. The real answer is to use page layout software such as Publisher. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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All floating objects (those formatted as other than In Line with Text) in
Word are anchored to a paragraph. By default the anchor can be dragged to anchor the object to a different paragraph. The Lock Anchor option simply prevents manually moving the anchor & won't do anything to "lock" the position of the object - if the paragraph the object is anchored to shifts to another page the object anchored to it will go along with it. What controls the position of a floating object - as best it can be - are the other settings in the Advanced options which stipulate position relative to Margin, Page, Paragraph, etc. However, the object remains anchored to a paragraph as there are no "pages" in the structure of a Word document, so even the Relative to Page options pertain to the page on which the anchoring paragraph is located. Publisher is designed in a completely different way, where physical pages do exist & all content is stored in containers which can be independently positioned anywhere on any page. Because each container - text or graphic - is independent of the others moving one doesn't disturb the position of anything else. The fundamental difference is the distinction between a word processing environment & a page layout [desktop publishing] environment. If you intend to use Word as a vessel for embedded objects you may find the following page & its associated links useful: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/DrawingGraphics.htm Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 12/24/08 2:58 PM, in article , "Bobbi" wrote: Thanks, Jay. That's a good tip. I discovered that there's a "lock anchor" option in "advanced..." on the layout tab that seems to keep the photos fixed, though it doesn't move with text changes (which is fine with me.) That might solve my problem. I tried Publisher once. It seemed more restrictive than Word, so I haven't made an attempt to learn it well. It appears to me that I can vary individual page formats more easily in Word than in Publisher. Bobbi "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:47:09 -0800, "Bobbi" wrote: I use Word 2003 to create 2-column documents with photos embedded in the documents. The photos use a "square" layout so that text flows around them. But when I make changes to the text any place on the page (not next to the photo), the photos leap around wildly on the page, across section breaks, sometimes to the next page or sometimes on top of another photo. Is there a way to keep the photos where I put them? I feel as though I'm wrestling with alligators. Bobbi You could put the photos, with in-line text wrapping, into a borderless two-column table. That's the only truly stable layout method in Word. The real answer is to use page layout software such as Publisher. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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Thank you for the very informative reply and the link to the also very informative website. I have a lot to learn. Bobbi "CyberTaz" wrote in message .. . All floating objects (those formatted as other than In Line with Text) in Word are anchored to a paragraph. By default the anchor can be dragged to anchor the object to a different paragraph. The Lock Anchor option simply prevents manually moving the anchor & won't do anything to "lock" the position of the object - if the paragraph the object is anchored to shifts to another page the object anchored to it will go along with it. What controls the position of a floating object - as best it can be - are the other settings in the Advanced options which stipulate position relative to Margin, Page, Paragraph, etc. However, the object remains anchored to a paragraph as there are no "pages" in the structure of a Word document, so even the Relative to Page options pertain to the page on which the anchoring paragraph is located. Publisher is designed in a completely different way, where physical pages do exist & all content is stored in containers which can be independently positioned anywhere on any page. Because each container - text or graphic - is independent of the others moving one doesn't disturb the position of anything else. The fundamental difference is the distinction between a word processing environment & a page layout [desktop publishing] environment. If you intend to use Word as a vessel for embedded objects you may find the following page & its associated links useful: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/DrawingGraphics.htm Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 12/24/08 2:58 PM, in article , "Bobbi" wrote: Thanks, Jay. That's a good tip. I discovered that there's a "lock anchor" option in "advanced..." on the layout tab that seems to keep the photos fixed, though it doesn't move with text changes (which is fine with me.) That might solve my problem. I tried Publisher once. It seemed more restrictive than Word, so I haven't made an attempt to learn it well. It appears to me that I can vary individual page formats more easily in Word than in Publisher. Bobbi "Jay Freedman" wrote in message ... On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:47:09 -0800, "Bobbi" wrote: I use Word 2003 to create 2-column documents with photos embedded in the documents. The photos use a "square" layout so that text flows around them. But when I make changes to the text any place on the page (not next to the photo), the photos leap around wildly on the page, across section breaks, sometimes to the next page or sometimes on top of another photo. Is there a way to keep the photos where I put them? I feel as though I'm wrestling with alligators. Bobbi You could put the photos, with in-line text wrapping, into a borderless two-column table. That's the only truly stable layout method in Word. The real answer is to use page layout software such as Publisher. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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