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Word Wrap for Word XP

What's on this page... Wrap text around a Drawing Object Wrap text around ClipArt Wrap text around Word Art

Text Wrap Around Objects

To wrap text around a drawing object, follow these steps:

1.	Double-click inside the drawing object, or right-click the object and choose "Format AutoShape".
Use the Drawing Toolbar Click on the "Draw" button and choose "Text Wrapping". From the pop-up menu, select the kind of word wrap you want.
Where's the Drawing Toolbar? Choose "View" ► "Toolbars" ► "Drawing". This will turn on or off the Drawing Toolbar, which is usually at the bottom of the screen.
2.	Click the "Layout" tab.
Use the Format AutoShape dialog box to add word wrap.
3.	From the Wrapping Style options, select the word wrap that you would like to use. Experiment with the different options. You can also choose to change the objects Horizontal Alignment.
4.	Click the "Advanced" button for more options on Text Wrapping.
Do some advanced formatting to your Word Wrap.
5.	From the Wrap text options, select the kind of text wrapping you want. You can also change the "Distance from text" to more specific options.
6.	Once you're done, click "OK" and click "OK" again, to return to your document

Text Wrap Around ClipArt

To wrap text around Clip Art, follow these steps:

1.	Right-click the picture and choose "Format Picture".
Use the Picture Toolbar Click the "Text Wrapping" button and choose the wrapping style you want.
Where's the Picture Toolbar? Choose "View" ► "Toolbars" ► "Picture". This will turn on or off the Picture Toolbar, which is usually displayed near the picture.
2.	Click the "Layout" tab.
3.	From the Wrapping Style options, select the word wrap that you would like to use. Experiment with the different options. You can also choose to change the objects Horizontal Alignment.
4.	Click the "Advanced" button for more options on Text Wrapping.
5.	From the Wrap text options, select the kind of text wrapping you want. You can also change the "Distance from text" to more specific options.
6.	Once you're done, click "OK" and click "OK" again, to return to your document.

Text Wrap Around WordArt

To wrap text around WordArt, follow these steps:

1.	Right-click the picture and choose "Format WordArt".
Use the WordArt Toolbar Click the "Text Wrapping" button and choose the wrapping style you want.
Where's the WordArt Toolbar? Choose "View" ► "Toolbars" ► "WordArt". This will turn on or off the WordArt Toolbar, which is usually displayed near the WordArt object.
2.	Click the "Layout" tab.
3.	From the Wrapping Style options, select the word wrap that you would like to use. Experiment with the different options. You can also choose to change the objects Horizontal Alignment.
4.	Click the "Advanced" button for more options on Text Wrapping.
5.	From the Wrap text options, select the kind of text wrapping you want. You can also change the "Distance from text" to more specific options.
6.	Once you're done, click "OK" and click "OK" again, to return to your document

Microsoft Word XP