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POSITION DIALOG BOX               (Screen 1 of 4)
 
Word recognizes a graphic or a paragraph of text
as an object contained in a frame.
 
Horizontal
  Select the horizontal position for the frame:
  Left       Left-aligns frame
  Centered   Centers frame in horizontal area
  Right      Right-aligns frame
  Inside     Aligns frame toward the inside of
             facing pages
  Outside    Aligns frame toward the outside of
             facing pages
Note: You can also type an absolute measurement
      for horizontal position; for example, 2.5".
POSITION DIALOG BOX               (Screen 2 of 4)
 
Horizontal (continued)
  Relative To
   Indicate that you want the frame positioned
   relative to Margin, Page, or Column.
 
Vertical
  Select the vertical position for the frame:
   Inline     Positions the frame at its current
              position. You can also type a
              measurement to specify the distance
              between top of the frame and top of
              page or top margin.
   Top        Top margin or top of page.
POSITION DIALOG BOX               (Screen 3 of 4)
 
Vertical (continued)
   Centered   Between margins or page edges.
   Bottom     Bottom of margin or page.
   Relative To
    To position the frame relative to the
    margins, select Margin. To position the frame
    relative to the page edge(s), select Page.
 
Distance From Text
  The default is 1/6" between the frame and
  surrounding text. To change this, type a
  new measurement.
POSITION DIALOG BOX               (Screen 4 of 4)
 
Paragraph Width
  Type or select a measurement for the frame
  width. Text will wrap within the frame width.
 
Reset
  Resets options to default measurements:
   Horizontal position      Left
   Horizontal Relative To   Column
   Vertical position        Inline
   Vertical Relative To     Margin
   Distance From Text       0.167 inch
   Paragraph Width          Single Column