Aligning Images in Microsoft Word

It's easy enough to get an image into Word 2007—just copy it to the clipboard and paste it in, or choose Insert | Picture. But once the image is in there, you may find it a balky old thing. You can't move it around, and you can't put text alongside it; it's an albatross! The key to unlocking your pasted image lies in the Text Wrapping setting. By default, it's set toIn Line with Text, which might be handy if your image is an arcane rune not found in any font—then it would flow with the text and stay in just the right place. Most of the time, though, you'll want to choose a different setting. Right-click the image, choose Text Wrapping from the context menu, and choose Square or Tight (or any of the other wrapping options). Now your pasted image is no longer locked in place. You can move it where you want, and you can decide how the text should behave around it. You'll find other helpful options in the Picture ribbon that appears when you select an image.