How to Wrap Text Around a Picture in a Microsoft Word Document

When you insert a picture into a Microsoft Word 97 or Word 2000 (for PC) or Word 98 (for Macintosh) document, you can wrap text around the picture in one of several ways.

Difficulty:

Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Word (for Mac)

1. Select the picture you inserted into the document.

2. Go to the Format menu, and select Picture.

3. Select the Wrapping (or Layout) tab in the Format Picture window.

4. Select one of the five Wrapping Style choices.

5. Select one of the four "Wrap to" (or alignment) choices if you want, or leave this unselected.

6. Select the Distance From Text in inches to set the amount of space between the text and the graphic (top, bottom, left, right). (You may need to click the Advanced button to set this option.)

7. Click OK to set these parameters.

Tips & Warnings

• You may want to experiment with more than one type of text-wrapping setting to find the one that looks best on your document page.