2015/09/21
Word 2010 - Anchoring Charts, Graphics and Other Objects
Use object anchors to help place images in Word
If you've ever grappled with positioning an image in Word in just the right spot in relation to your wrapped text, you should turn on object anchors to show where the image is actually tethered.
Go to File, Options, Display and check the box to show Object anchors:
Keep in mind that anchor symbols just display when you've wrapped text around an image, and only when you have the image selected:
Anchors and figures can't be split onto separate pages, and they are associated with the text they’re placed with. Best of all, they can be dragged around to ensure they stay with the text you want them to be associated with. This is helpful if you want them locked to a particular page: Just move the anchor up or down to associate it with text on the page you want it to live on, and then drag the image to adjust its placement within that page.
Word contains features which facilitate insertion of graphics, charts, tables, photographs and other types of objects within a document. However, if you later add additional text or objects above existing ones, the previously inserted objects often move to inappropriate areas of the page or sometimes even to different pages from the text they illustrate. To correct this problem, use the instructions below to anchor objects to the text you want them to appear near.
Anchoring objects in a word document
- Select the item to be anchored
- Click the Format Tab in the Drawing Tools
Note: The Drawing Tools option will only be visible if an image is selected.
- Click on the Wrap Text button in the Arrange group and select More Layout Options
- In the Text Wrapping tab, choose any layout other than In Line with Text
- Click the Position tab
- In the Options section at the bottom of the dialogue box, tick both the Move object with text and Lock anchor boxes
- Use the options in the Horizontal and Vertical sections of the same dialogue box to fix the position of the object as required
- If you want text to flow around the object, move to the Text Wrapping tab and select the option you need
- Click OK to close the Advanced Layout dialog box
- Click OK to activate the settings you've chosen
Viewing Anchors
If you are having problems managing the location of an object in a document, check to see whether it has been anchored in some way. If it has, you can adjust the settings discussed in the section above. If not, anchor it as required.
To check whether an object has been anchored:
- Click on the Home Tab and turn on the Show/Hide icon located in the Paragraph section. This will show many of the non-printing commands in your document
- Select the object. If it has been anchored, an anchor symbol will appear on or near the object.