Apple AppleWorks 5 : Windows 95/NT 4.0 - Manual (Page 96)

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To insert an inline or a floating object in a document, first show the tool
panel (choose Show Tools from the Window menu if the tool panel is hidden).
Then:
Once you add an object, you can change how it’s placed in text.
Aligning inline objects To move any inline object (except equations and OLE
objects) above or below the baseline of the text, double-click the object. In the
Descent dialog box, type the number of points (between –255 and 255) you
want the object to move. Type a positive number to move the object below the
line of text, or type a negative number to move it above the line of text.
Wrapping text around pictures
You can wrap text so that it flows around a picture or frame—either in a
rectangular shape or around the contours of the object.
To insert Do this
An inline object in text Select the text tool in the tool panel, and then
place the insertion point in the text before you
paste or insert the object.
A floating object to a document Select the arrow pointer in the tool panel, and
then paste or insert the object.
To change Do this
A floating object to an inline object Select the arrow pointer in the tool panel and
select the floating object. Choose Cut or Copy from
the Edit menu, and then select the text tool
in
the tool panel. Then place the insertion point in
the text and choose Paste from the Edit menu.
An inline object to a floating object Select the text tool in the tool panel and select
the inline object. Choose Cut or Copy from the Edit
menu, and then select the arrow pointer
.
Then choose Paste from the Edit menu.
* Choose Index from the Help menu and type the first few letters of the entry. Double-click the
entry and then double-click a topic.
In the Help index, * see:
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