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How does Word image placement work?

Anonymous
2023-12-06T08:44:41+00:00

The placing of images into word is crazy, unintuitive, un repeatable and random! Also I can find no good help files relating to it. As an example, see the attached image. It is telling me that the image is 88 mm below the paragraph which is nonsense!

Then I'll try adjusting the distance to say 10 mm and the image will then go and jump onto another page somewhere.

Please could someone explain the behaviours or point me to a decent guide? There are plenty on line but all they do is explain basic principles occurring in best case scenarios.

The image attached is using top and bottom wrapping.

(I don't just want to use inline placement, i want to know how to use images properly)

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  1. Suzanne S Barnhill 277.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2023-12-08T03:25:33+00:00

    D'oh! You're right, of course.

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  2. Stefan Blom 338.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2023-12-07T12:32:01+00:00

    Suzanne, 88.1 mm = 8.81 cm. (There is 10 millimeters per each centimeter.)

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  3. Suzanne S Barnhill 277.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2023-12-07T02:41:21+00:00

    Although the image in your screen shot is clearly selected, I do not see its anchor. FWIW, I have found Microsoft's documentation of image issues (including the drawing tools) defective since Word 2.0.

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  4. Suzanne S Barnhill 277.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2023-12-06T12:10:27+00:00

    I also find it very frustrating to place (and move) wrapped images, but you will find it helpful to display object anchors because often the problem is the the image anchor jumps to a different paragraph. Note that the "below paragraph" setting is measured from the top of the paragraph, so if you add or remove paragraph text, the image placement may no longer be correct.

    In the example you show in your screen shot, inline placement would be much simpler, as you can just specify the desired indents and space above and below text in the Paragraph dialog. If placement for all images is similar, you can define a style for them.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-12-06T10:28:54+00:00

    Hi Cptlik,

    Thank you for reaching out. My name is Leo, a user just like you. I'd be happy to help you with your concern.

    May I know which version of Microsoft Office you are currently using? Additionally, could you inform me if the document in which you are trying to position the image has text? It seems that you cannot simply move the image to any part of the document. You will need to choose the "Text Wrap" option depending on your needs. I recommend selecting Tight, Behind, or Above text so that you can freely move the image. After that, you can choose the position you want from the options that you are currently seeing in the screenshot you sent.

    For more information regarding the image position on the Word document, you may access the link below:

    https://support.microsoft.com/office/becff26a-d1b9-4b9d-80f8-7e214557ca9f

    Your understanding and patience will be highly appreciated. I hope I provided a helpful information regarding your concern! Let me know if you have any further questions. Be safe always!

    Best Regards,

    Leo

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