Moving Objects More Precisely

Moving Objects with Ease

If you want to move graphics or text boxes, and they seem especially stubborn and want to “stick” in certain spots, try this tip. (This is in addition to wrapping your object. See brackets below for those steps if necessary.)

[Wrapping: First make sure your picture is selected—has small handles/squares around the perimeter. Then select Picture or Text Box from the Format menu. Under the Layout tab, select a Wrapping style—Square or Tight are good choices.]

Then for further tweaking, be sure your Drawing toolbar is showing (View, Toolbars, Drawing). Be sure you have your graphic selected, and then from the Draw pop-up menu, select Grid, and uncheck “Snap objects to grid.” (Click OK.)

When you return to your document, you should now be able to move objects with more precision. (When your picture is selected, you can use your arrow keys to move it little by little.)