Re: Absolute position graphics jump around in two column text

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I picked up on the 'Allow overlap' check box from a previous post. I just
tried the pair of next page section breaks suggestion (nice idea, thanks!)
but when text is added or deleted earlier in the document it behaves like a
hard page break and you get either a blank page or a page with a couple of
lines on it.
Looks like I should switch to a page layout program for this job.

"Jezebel" wrote:

> Every graphic is anchored to a paragraph. To get a graphic on its own on a
> page, you'll need to cheat and put an empty paragraph in there. For some
> purposes, a good approach is to insert a pair of next-page section breaks,
> then insert the graphic on the resulting blank page.
>
> The problem of graphics jumping around can be caused by the wrapping setting
> plus the 'Allow overlap' checkbox. If allow overlap is not checked and you
> have more than one graphic on the page, they may jump around trying to keep
> out of each other's way.
>
>
> "Nigel Davies" <NigelDavies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:B429E82A-1B47-4D46-90B2-4BED5580CD83@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Thanks for the reply - so its not possible to have a full page picture in
> > an
> > absolute position (page 2, say) with text flowing from page 1 to page 3?
> > I uncheck the 'Move object with text' check box because I want the picture
> > to remain fixed in place. Do I still need to anchor the picture to a
> > paragraph, or am I missing something?
> > I can force remaining text on a column or page onto the next page by
> > increasing the bottom margin of the picture - but this seems to be a bit
> > of a
> > kludge and is not always successful.
> >
> > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
> >
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> >> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> >> Words into Type
> >> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> >> Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> >> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
> >> so
> >> all may benefit.
> >>
> >> "Nigel Davies" <NigelDavies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:E9C1BC3F-2F48-4B5D-B7C5-58D4D993271E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > 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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