Text Wrapping in Word

This Tech Tip edition provides instructions for how to wrap text around pictures to position them in various locations within your Word document.

Word for Windows:

1. Select the picture.
2. Click on Layout Options.
3. Choose the layout you want. In Line with Text places the picture within a paragraph, moving as text is added or removed. Other options allow you to move the picture freely on the page, with text flowing around it.

Word for macOS:

1. Select the picture or drawing object.
2. Go to Picture Format or Shape Format in the Ribbon and choose Arrange > Wrap Text. If the window is wide enough, Word displays Wrap Text directly on the Picture Format tab.
3. Choose the wrapping options you prefer.

Word for the Web:

1. Insert and select a picture.
2. Go to Picture > Wrap Text, and choose a layout.

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