Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007, 2010, 2013, and 2016. If you are using an earlier version (Word 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Word, click here: Using Object Anchors.
When you insert a picture or other object in your Word document, and that object is set to float over text, Word maintains an internal "anchor" to indicate the paragraph with which the object is associated. Normally, the anchors aren't visible. You can make them visible, however, by following these steps:
Figure 1. The Display options of the Word Options dialog box.
Now, whenever you select an object that is floating over your text, Word displays an image of an anchor in the margin to the left of the paragraph with which the selected graphic is associated. If you want to change the association, drag the anchor to a different paragraph.
You should note that you can only work with object anchors if you are viewing your document in Page Layout view.
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2016-03-08 11:15:36
Georg
I'm using Word 2010 and don't seem to have a "Page Layout" view.
There is a "Print Layout", "Full Screen Reading", "Web Layout", "Outline" and "Draft". I get these as "Tool Tips" when I hover over the icons in the bottom right corner of the WORD window.
I see the same options on the View tab in the "Document Views" group.
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