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Microsoft Word
Wrap Text around a Picture
Description
Have you ever inserted a picture in your Microsoft Word
document and then struggled to place the text around the picture? The
solution is to change the wrapping style of the picture so that it can be
positioned anywhere around your text.
Insert a Picture
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Click your mouse to place the blinking insertion
point where you want to insert a picture in your Microsoft Word
document
Click on the Insert menu
Select the Picture command
Click either the Clip Art, From File
or the AutoShapes subcommand
Select the picture in insert into your document
Select the Picture's Wrapping Style
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Single click to select the picture
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Single click your right mouse button
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Select the Format Picture or the Format
AutoShape command
Format Picture Dialog Box
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Click the Layout tab
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Click to select a Wrapping Style
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Square will wrap text around all sides of the
invisible square bounding box for the selected picture
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Tight will wrap text around the edges of the
actual picture (instead of around the invisible bounding box)
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Select the Horizontal Alignment
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When finished, click the OK button
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If necessary, drag the picture to where you want it
positioned in the paragraph

Format Picture Dialog Box
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