How to Wrap Text Around Graphics in Microsoft Publisher

If you have both graphics and text in the same area of your Microsoft Publisher document, you may want to consider wrapping the text around your graphic. This will create a more polished look for your document.

Things You'll Need

• Microsoft Publisher

Instructions

1. Start Microsoft Publisher and open an existing document containing the graphics that you want to wrap text around.

2. Select a graphic near text in your document that you want to wrap text around by clicking on the graphic so you see white sizing handles surrounding it.

3. Click the "Text Wrapping" button on the Picture toolbar to see the choices you have. The "Text Wrapping" button is the fourth button from the right.

4. Decide what text wrapping selection you would like to apply to the selected graphic. The "Square" selection will surround the graphic with the text in a square frame while the "Tight" selection will wrap the text around the contour of the actual graphic, without a frame space. The "Through" selection will allow the text to flow over the graphic, while the "Top and Bottom" selection wraps text only at the top and bottom of the graphic. Use the "Edit Wrap Points" feature in the "Text Wrapping" button menu to set custom points that will determine exactly how the text will be wrapped around the graphic.

5. Click the text wrapping selection you have decided upon. Notice that the text in your document will now wrap around the graphic you have selected in the manner you have specified.

Tips & Warnings

• If you don't see the Picture toolbar, choose the "Insert" menu, point to "Picture" and click either "File" or "Clip Art."