When you use some of the options under Word's Text Wrapping tool, are you ever dissatisfied with how the text wraps around your picture? There's no need to adjust the text; Word's Edit Wrap Points feature lets you customize how the text wraps around your picture—without moving or reformatting the text. You simply adjust the set of points around your picture to create a boundary for the text.
To wrap text around an image, click the Wrap Text button to wrap the text around an image. When you click the button, the following dropdown menu will appear: Square means your image sits on the same plane as the text. The text flows around the image in a square pattern. Tight text flows around the image, hugging its shape. If you insert a circular shape, the text will take a circular pattern around the text.
Suppose you paste an irregularly shaped picture into your document. Then, you use the square option under the Text Wrapping tool in the Picture toolbar; unfortunately, the text wraps haphazardly around the picture. Rather than trying to move the text, follow these steps to adjust the border around your picture:. Select the picture.
Click the Text Wrapping tool in the Picture toolbar and select Edit Wrap Points from the drop-down list. Use the dashed red line that appears around your picture to change the border by clicking and dragging one of the handles with the mouse pointer to where you want the edge to be. Continue adjusting the points around the picture until the text is correctly positioned around the picture. The text will adjust accordingly. You aren't limited to the points shown on the red-dashed boundary for the object. You can create your own points simply by clicking anywhere on the line and dragging the new point to where you want it to be the edge of the border. Check out the, and catch up on our most recent Word tips.