Microsoft KB Archive/244840

= WD2000: Vertical Alignment Causes Incorrect Text Wrapping Within Text =

Article ID: 244840

Article Last Modified on 12/6/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q244840





SYMPTOMS
After you change the vertical alignment of your page and move a picture to the top of your page, text may wrap incorrectly around a blank area within your text.

NOTE: This problem can also occur with AutoShapes.



WORKAROUND
To prevent this problem, do one of the following:  Change the wrapping style of your picture to either In front of text or Behind text. To do this, follow these steps:  Click to select your picture. On the Format menu, click Picture. On the Layout tab, click to select either In front of text or Behind text and click OK.

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 Change the vertical alignment of your page. To do this, follow these steps:  On the File menu, click Page Setup.

NOTE: If Page Setup is not available, make sure your picture is not selected.</li> On the Layout tab, change the Vertical alignment box to Top.</li> Click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box.</li></ol>

NOTE: To prevent the picture from affecting the wrapping of your text, you may need to do one of the following:

<ul> Resize your picture.</li> Move the text down away from the picture by placing the insertion point at the start of the text and pressing ENTER.</li> Move your picture into the header of the page.</li></ul> </li></ul>

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB244840

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