[Hidden-tech] MS Word layout issues

[Claudia Gere]

If it's jumping around, then you many have not chosen the right "Wrap Text"
option located in the "Format" tab. Word sets the default as "In Line with
Text" so you cannot put the photo where you want to. Try "Square" or
"Tight." Without seeing what you are trying to do, it's hard to know which
will work best for you. If you want to send me the file, I'd be glad to
check it out and probably be able to fix it for you.

Cheers, Claudia

On Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 10:51 AM, Shel Horowitz <shel at principledprofit.com>
wrote:

> Some months back, I hired someone to create a highly formatted Word
> document using text boxes and numerous illustrations. Today, I tried to
> modify just page one into a new document with one extra photo that had not
> been on the origiinal. It's a bear to work with. A big problem I'm having
> is getting the photos to go to the right place and also to maintain
> proportion while resizing. When I can get the photo to resize, it goes to a
> whole different part of the page, and I can't figure out how to move it
> back (other than hitting undo). I checked Word's help as well as online
> tutorials and they both say I can just drag the picture. But that doesn't
> work. Either the picture stays where it is, or if I hold down the option
> key I can drag it where I want it but it also leaves the original there,
> and if I delete the original the new one reverts back to where the old one
> had been.
>
> Any advice?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Yes, I tried turning off snap-to-grid. And please don't give me the
> lecture on not doing complex layout in Word. I have tried similar projects
> in Pages and have had similar frustrations. I have neither the software nor
> the expertise to do anything in InDesign or PageMaker or Quark. Word is far
> from perfect for the task but it's the best option I have. And I'm a
> writer, I don't think like a graphic artist. I'm just trying to get the
> pictures the right size and the right location (right now they are covering
> part of the text).
>
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