Graphics

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Controlling Text Wrapping around a Graphic
Word allows you to completely control how text is wrapped around a graphic. All you need to do edit the wrap points specified for the graphic.

Controlling the Drawing Grid
One of the lesser-known drawing tools provided in Word is the drawing grid. You can easily turn this feature on and use it to help you create drawing objects that are uniformly sized and placed.

Displaying Object Anchors
An object anchor is used to signify the point at which an object is inserted into a document. If you want to see these anchors, you need to configure Word to display them.

Getting Rid of Unwanted Screen Lines
If you start up Word and find that the screen is filled with lines resemebling graph paper, you may wonder what to do. Here's some ideas on how to get rid of the unwanted lines.

Hiding Graphics on a Printout
When printing a document, you may want to print a copy that doesn't include the graphics. There are several ways you can accomplish this task, as described in this tip.

Keeping Callouts with Your Graphic
Using graphics to add callouts to your graphics is a common occurrence in Word. Here's how to stop all those graphics from moving to places other than where you originally place them.

Moving Objects without Snapping to the Grid
When you use the mouse to move objects around, they normally "snap" to the invisible grid that overlays your document. If you don't want them to exhibit this behavior, you can hold down the Alt key as you drag the object. What if the Alt key doesn't affect how objects are dragged, as it should?

Pictures Don't Show Up in a Document
What are you to do if you can't see all the pictures you know are in your document? The answer may lie in where those pictures are placed, how you are viewing your document, and what configuration settings you are using.

Saving a WordArt Image as a Graphics File
WordArt can be a handy tool for creating all sorts of flourishes on traditional text. If you want to save the graphic generated by WordArt in its own file, then you'll need to use one of the techniques described in this tip.

Using a Drawing Canvas
Need to keep your drawing shapes together in one place? The drawing canvas may be exactly what you are looking for.

Using Microsoft Graph
Microsoft Graph is a simplistic graphic tool that you can use to quickly add graphs to your document. Here's how to start the program and add a chart without using Excel.

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