Anchored image or drawing in Word

[Dave Neve]

Hi

I don't understand what it is meant by 'anchor an image etc'

The definition in Word is 'to make sure that the image etc stays anchored to
the paragraph when you move the image'

But this sounds like 'to deplace the object with the paragraph' which is a
different option.

Also, when I move an 'anchored' image, it doesn't seem to display any
particular behaviour that I can associate with this option.

Thanks on advance

 

[Jay Freedman]

Hi, Dave,

When you insert a floating image or any other floating object, Word creates
an anchor point at the beginning of the paragraph that contains the
insertion point at that time. You can see the anchor if you check the box
"Object anchors" in Tools > Options > View, turn on the display of
nonprinting characters (the ¶ button), and select the image.

The only relationship between an image and its anchor that is *always* true
is that they must be on the same page. If you drag either the image or the
anchor to another page, or if you add enough text to push the
anchor-containing paragraph to the next page, then both will move to the new
page.

The option (in the US English version) "Move object with text", when
checked, means that if the anchor paragraph moves up or down the page, the
image will move by the same amount -- think of the anchor and the image as
if they are connected by a solid rod. If that option is not checked, the
image will not move when the anchor moves (unless it moves to another
page) -- think of connecting them with a rubber band.

The option "Lock anchor" simply means that the anchor stays fixed in the
same paragraph, and can't be dragged to another paragraph. It's intended to
prevent accidental movement of the anchor.