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Jo Francis Byrd wrote:
<<Another trick...er...method is to place the graphic and the accompanying
text in a two column, one row table, each column sized appropriately for the
text and graphic. Getting the spacing right can take a few minutes, but it
works better for me.>>
Lisa Wright wrote:
<<EMBED your graphics inline with text, don't anchor them, for heaven's
sake!
..IF you are doing a fancy-schmancy layout, such as a newsletter, as
Justin suggested (where you want wrap-around text), then play
*carefully* with the anchors and the settings that fix them to a point
on the page or a line of text.>>
Justin Cascio wrote:
<<If you insert the graphic in the default setting in Word 2000. That way
you can set how text wraps around it by going into the
properties (right-click menu) and it doesn't float away anywhere.>>
All methods can achieve the desired results. As a document is revised,
paragraphs may be moved - new text and graphics may be inserted - the layout
may change (e.g. 1 column to 2 column). Anchors have worked for me and by
the nature of this discussion, there is more than one way to skin a cat.
If you had a 40' yacht, would you moor it to the pier or let the tide batter
it from one berth to another? - I prefer corn on the cob over popcorn. I'm
just that kinda guy. :-)
Gary Roy
Crane Aerospace
3000 Winona Avenue
Burbank, California
USA 91510
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