After you have inserted a text box or a frame in your document, you can control how surrounding text flows around it. You can either turn wrapping off, or you can cause Word to flow text around the frame or text box. If you are using text boxes, you have even more wrapping options. To control text wrapping for a text box, follow these steps:. Right-click on the text box. Word displays a Context menu.
Click in the 'Find what:' text box of the dialog that appears then press Ctrl+V; this pastes a non-breaking space into the text box. Click in the 'Replace with:' text box and press the space bar. Click Replace All to replace all non-breaking spaces with regular ones. Click the 'Insert' tab on the Word menu. Click the 'Text Box' button and select a text box style. Type your text into the text box. Drag the text box to the desired location within your Word document. Right-click on the text box, point to 'Wrap Text' and select from the available options to change how body text wraps around your text box.
Choose Format Text Box from the Context menu. Word displays the Format Text Box dialog box. Click on the Layout tab (in Word 97 click on the Wrapping tab). (See Figure 1.) Figure 1. The Layout tab of the Format Text Box dialog box.
Select a method of text wrapping in the Wrapping Style area of the dialog box. Click on OK. If you are wrapping text around a frame, the process is slightly different:. Right-click on the frame. Word displays a Context menu. Choose Format Frame from the Context menu. Word displays the Frame dialog box.
(See Figure 2.) Figure 2. The Frame dialog box. Select a method of text wrapping in the Text Wrapping area of the dialog box. Click on OK.
PowerPoint presentation software doesn't include the same advanced text wrapping feature as other programs in the Microsoft Office suite, but you can achieve a similar effect by using a workaround solution to wrap text around a graphic on a PowerPoint slide. Use the program's Text Box tool to wrap text around a square graphic, or use the Send to Back feature to wrap text around a graphic with an irregular shape. Because these are both workaround solutions, you may need to experiment with the text to achieve a satisfactory result. Tip. When wrapping text around a square graphic, you can use the program's ruler and gridlines tool to lay out the slide accurately. To do this, click the 'View' tab on the menu ribbon and select the 'Ruler' and 'Gridlines' check boxes in the Show/Hide group.
PowerPoint will display a grid and ruler on the slide, helping you to line up the graphic and text box objects correctly. Use the Snap Objects to Grid feature to fix the text boxes and graphic in place on the slide. To do this, right-click an empty area of the slide, select 'Grid and Gridlines' and then select the 'Snap Objects to Grid' check box in the Snap To group.