Positioning graphics |
  
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Positioning graphics |
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By default a graphic inserted in Help & Manual is a handled as a single object in a paragraph, essentially the same as a character. This means that if it is alone in its paragraph it can be centered, left-justified and right-justified by adjusting the paragraph formatting settings. In addition to this you can also make text wrap around it to the left or right with the Alignment: settings in the Open Image dialog.
For more complex control over the position of graphics on your page you need to place the graphics in tables, in the same way that you would in a HTML page.
You can center graphics on the page or place them on the left or right side of the page with the settings for the paragraph containing the graphic. 1.Click in the paragraph containing the graphic. There shouldn't be any text in the paragraph as the result would not look good in the output. 2.Format the paragraph to position the graphic. For example you can left-justify, center or right-justify the paragraph or add space before and space after to separate the graphic from the paragraphs above and below it. (You can also add space around the graphic with the Spacing: setting in the Open Image dialog. Formatting options:Use the Paragraph tools in the Write tab or select the paragraph dialog icon at the bottom right corner of the Paragraph tools group to display the full Paragraph formatting dialog. |
1.Double-click on the graphic to re-open the Open Image dialog.
2.Select Left of text or Right of text in the Alignment: field. 3.Set the Padding: value to increase the amount of free space around the image. You can also set separate padding values for each side of the image. To do this quickly just click on the The wrapping is displayed in the editor and is supported in all output formats, including PDF. |
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