Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, and Word in Microsoft 365. 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: Moving Images Behind Text.
Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated October 26, 2024)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, and Word in Microsoft 365
Word allows you to place all sorts of graphic images in your documents. Many times you may want to place the images behind the text. Exactly how you do this depends on the type of images with which you are working.
If you are working with an image you created by using the Shapes tool on the Insert tab of the ribbon, you can follow these steps:
If you are using any other kind of image, perhaps one you inserted from a graphics file, then the process is different:
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2024-10-30 07:16:27
Arya
Thank you so much Allen! You are a gem.
2024-10-30 06:09:56
Arya
Thanks for the tip
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