Text Wrapping in Microsoft Word

Text Wrapping in Microsoft Word Text Wrapping in Microsoft Word From corporate logos in press releases to scientific diagrams in research papers, there are many reasons to include images in a Microsoft Word document. But how images fit with surrounding text is important when formatting a document, so you need to understand text wrapping. What Is Text Wrapping in Microsoft Word? Text wrapping refers to how images are positioned in relation to text in a document, allowing you to control how pictures and charts are presented. Your options for this in Microsoft Word are: In Line with Text This option places an image on the same line as surrounding text. The image will thus move as text is added or removed, whereas the other options here mean the image stays in one position while text shifts and ‘wraps’ around it. In-line text wrapping. Square This wraps text around an image on all sides at right angles, as if it had a rectangular box around it. This is the most common form of text wrapping. Square wrapping. Top and Bottom Text wraps above and below the image so it is on its own line. This is most useful for larger images that occupy most of the width of a page. Top and bottom wrapping. Tight This is similar to Square but without the rectangular box, so text wraps around the edges of the image itself. Useful for irregularly shaped images. Tight text wrapping. Through Similar to Tight, but text will also fill any white gaps within the image. Text wrapping through an image. Behind Places an image behind the text, allowing you to add a watermark or background image on a page (although MS Word has a separate watermark option, too, which is easier to use in many cases). An image behind text. In Front of Text Places the picture in front of the text. This can be used to place a circle around some text or to add an arrow to highlight part of a passage. An image in front of text. The best choice will depend on your needs, but Square and Tight work in most cases. As such, these should be your default options. How to Control Text Wrapping After adding an image to a document, you can adjust the text wrapping to make sure it fits with the surrounding text. To do this: Click the image you want to format Click Layout Options or go to Format Arrange on the ribbon Open the Wrap Text menu and select the setting required Text wrapping options. If you want to use the Tight or Through options effectively, you may also need to adjust the wrapping points for the image. To do this: Select the image you want to adjust Go to Format Arrange Open the Wrap Text menu and click Edit Wrap Points Drag the red lines to adjust the wrap points as required Editing wrap points. The instructions above are for Microsoft Word on Windows computers, but the process is similar in Word for Mac.

Beware Web Quizzes

Beware Web Quizzes Beware Web Quizzes Beware Web Quizzes By Maeve Maddox Most of us have probably been sucked in by one of the thousands of quizzes that proliferate on the Web as a form of entertainment. My weakness is anything language-related. One that lured me recently has the title â€Å"Can You Pass an 8th Grade Test from 1912?† I should have been suspicious as soon as I saw that the quiz is multiple-choice. In 1912, the multiple-choice test had not yet begun its insidious invasion of the American classroom. Nevertheless, I took the quiz and was brought up short by Question 14: In the sentence ‘John ran over the bridge,’ parse the word ‘bridge.’ Here are the answer options: a) Singular noun, subject of sentence b) Regular verb, active voice, present tense c) Singular noun, object of sentence d) A structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water What, I wondered, is one supposed to do when none of the answers is correct? What do American school children do when presented with a multiple-choice question? Guess, of course. I knew that John is the subject and that ran is the verb. I knew that the fourth choice has nothing to do with parsing, so I clicked on the third choice and was told that I was CORRECT! Here’s the â€Å"explanation† of my â€Å"correct† answer: It is â€Å"Singular noun, object of sentence.† â€Å"Parsing† used to be a common term in schools. In this case, â€Å"bridge† is an [sic] noun, and it is the object on which the action occurs. I tracked down the unaltered 1912 test. This is the source of the â€Å"John ran over the bridge† question: Parse all the words in the following sentence: John ran over the bridge. Not a great many years ago, certainly since 1912, parsing was a common term in my own classroom. I learned the value of teaching grammar via parsing when I taught in a private school in London. Students parse a sentence by identifying each word in it according to its part of speech. Younger children simply name the part of speech. Older children state such things as function, gender, case, etc. For example: John- proper noun, subject of â€Å"ran† ran- verb, third person singular, intransitive over- preposition the- definite article bridge- common noun, object of the preposition â€Å"over.† Web quizzes may be fun, but they can also be a source of misinformation. Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily! Keep learning! Browse the General category, check our popular posts, or choose a related post below:Writing Prompts 101"Latter," not "Ladder"