Windows xp install. After you insert an image into a Microsoft Word document, you can tell Word how to position the image in your document. You may want to overlap photos or set a specific text-wrapping pattern. You may want to overlap photos or set a specific text-wrapping pattern.

Tip: If you have several objects to position on a page, you might want to use a grid to help you. To learn more about using a grid, see.

Align an object with other objects, the margins, or the page • Hold down Shift and use the mouse or touchpad to select the objects that you want to align. When you select a shape or multiple objects, Word displays the Shape Format tab (or the Picture Format tab if you've selected a picture). If you do not see Align on the Shape Format tab, click Arrange, and then click Align. • To choose whether the selected objects are aligned to the margins, the page, or relative to each other, click Align, and then select one of the following options: • Align to Page • Align to Margin • Align Selected Objects • Click Align again, and then click the type of alignment that you want from one of the three categories: Horizontal, Vertical, or Distribute. You can align objects in relation to an anchor, such as the margin, page, and paragraph. You can also enter a precise numeric position for the object in relation to the anchor. Align an object with other objects, the margins, or the page • Click the object to select it.

• Click the Format tab (or the Format Picture tab if you've selected a picture). • To choose whether the selected objects are aligned to the margins, the page, or relative to each other, click Align, and then select one of the following options: • Align to Page • Align to Margin • Align Selected Objects • Click Align again, and then click the type of alignment that you want from the list. Align an object in relation to text • Click the object to select it. • Click the Format tab (or the Format Picture tab if you've selected a picture). • Under Arrange, click Wrap Text, and then click a style other than In Line with Text (for example, Tight ). • In the document, drag the object where you want it.

• To fine-tune the picture's position, under Arrange, click Position, and then click More Layout Options. • On the Position tab, select the options that you want for your horizontal and vertical anchors (for example, margin, page, or paragraph).