Re: Absolute position graphics jump around in two column text

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In no version of Word has it ever been possible to have wrapped objects
alone on a page. Any wrapped object must be anchored to a text paragraph on
the same page.

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"Nigel Davies" <NigelDavies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I am trying to lay out a book in Word 2003 (no service packs). The layout
is
> landscape, two column with several odd page section breaks separating the
> chapters. There are about 100 x 6Mb .tif pictures that I am attempting to
> place by Insert/Linking. There are two problems:
> 1. The pictures are given an absolute position at the top of a column or
> page, not linked to the text with full Word wrap. They keep re-setting
> themselves to some other position on the same or next / previous page.
> 2. I would like any column or page that contains a picture to contain no
> other text (ie to force the remaining text on the page / column to the
next
> page). I seem to remember in an earlier version of Word (or was it
> PageMaker?) a next page text wrap option - but it doesn't seem to be in
Word
> 2003.
> Help appreciated!

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