Attaching and positioning boxes
When you insert a graphics or text box in a document, the box is attached to a location on a page by default. As you add or delete text before the box, the box remains in the same position on that page and moves with that page. However, you can change the position of a box on a page.
You can attach a box to a character in a line so that the box moves just like any other character in the document. You can also attach a box to a paragraph so it moves with the paragraph. As you add or delete text before the box, the box moves automatically with the character or paragraph. You can also specify an exact position for a box within columns.
In addition, you can choose how the document text wraps around a box. For example, you can wrap text around one or both sides of a box, or around the image inside the box.
To change the position of a graphics or text box on a page |  |
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Right-click a box, and click Position.
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Choose Page from the Attach box to list box.
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From the From list box in the Horizontal area, choose an element from which to set the horizontal position of the box.
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From the From list box in the Vertical area, choose an element from which to set the vertical position the box.
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Type values in the following boxes:
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Horizontal — lets you specify the horizontal position of the box
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Vertical — lets you specify the vertical position of the box
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If you want to anchor the box to a specific page, enable the Box stays on page check box. The box remains on the current page even if you add or remove information before the box.
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To attach a graphics or text box to a character | |
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Right-click a box, and click Position.
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Choose Character from the Attach box to list box.
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Enable a line position option.
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If you want to prevent text on other lines from printing over the box, enable the Box changes text line height check box.
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When you create equations, you can enable the Custom option to precisely align the figures in the equation.
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To attach a graphics or text box to a paragraph | |
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Right-click a box, and click Position.
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Choose Paragraph from the Attach box to list box.
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From the From list box in the Horizontal area, choose an element from which to set the horizontal position of the box.
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Type values in the following boxes:
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Horizontal — lets you specify the horizontal position of the box
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Vertical — lets you specify the vertical position of the box re
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If you want the box to extend beyond table cell boundaries, enable the Box not limited by table cell check box.
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To position a graphics or text box in columns | |
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Right-click a box, and click Position.
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Choose Page from the Attach box to list box.
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From the From list box in the Horizontal area, choose one of the following:
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Left column — attaches a box to the left column
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Right column — attaches a box to the right column
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Centered in columns — attaches a box to the center of the columns
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Type a value in the Horizontal box.
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This will specify the distance you want to offset the box from the location chosen.
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If the column options fail to display, make sure the image is placed within the columns.
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You can attach a box to a specific number of columns by typing the starting and ending column numbers in the Across columns boxes.
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If you want the image to span the specified columns, set the image size to Full width. For information, see “To resize a graphics box to specific measurements.”
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To wrap text around a graphics or text box | |
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Right-click the content in the box, and click Wrap.
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In the Wrapping type area, enable one of the following options:
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Square — wraps the text around the edges of the box
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Contour — wraps the text around the outline of the image
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Neither side — wraps the text above and below the image
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Behind text — places the image behind the text
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In front of text — places the image on top of the text
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In the Wrap text around area, enable one of the following options:
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Largest side — wraps the text along the side of the image with the longest dimension
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Left side — wraps the text along the left side of the image
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Right side — wraps the text along the right
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Both sides — wraps the text along both sides of the image
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