Wrap text around a picture in Word

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Select the picture.
Select Layout Options.
Select the layout you want.

Tip: In Line with Text puts the picture in a paragraph, just as if it were text. The picture will change position as text is added or removed. The other choices let you move the picture around on the page, with text flowing around it.

For more info on text wrap options and wrap points, see Text wrapping options.

You can add a picture in the top left corner of a document and have the text flow around it.

Text wrapped to the right and below an image

Select a picture.
Go to Picture Format or Format > Position, and under Format with Text Wrapping, select Top Left.

Tip: You can drag the image around the document and align it any way you like. Make custom changes to word wrapping by selecting Format > Wrap Text > More Layout Options.

You can add a picture in the center of a document and have the text flow around it.

Text wrapped around all sides of an image

Select a picture.
Go to Picture Format or Format > Wrap Text > Square.
Select Position > More Layout Options.
On the Position tab, select Alignment, and change the drop-down field to Centered.
Next to relative to, choose Page, and select OK.

Note: You can drag the image around the document and align it any way you like. Make custom changes to word wrapping by clicking Format > Wrap Text > More Layout Options.

You can add an image in your document and make the text flow around it in a way that follows the shape of the image.

Tip: For best results, use a picture with a transparent, white, or solid colored background.

Text wrapped around a diamond-shaped image

Select a picture and drag it to the middle of the page, or wherever you want it.
Go to Picture Format or Format > Wrap Text > Tight.
On the Format tab, select Remove Background.

Note: You cannot remove the background from vector images.
Select anywhere outside the image to see how the text has wrapped around the image.

Fine-tune text wrapping

If there's too much space between the text and your image, you can set the wrap points manually.

Select the picture, and go to Picture Format or Format and select Wrap Text > Edit Wrap Points.
Drag the black wrap points closer or farther away from your picture until you're happy with its appearance. Drag the red line to create additional wrap points.

For more info on text wrap options and wrap points, see Text wrapping options.

Pictures inserted in line are tied to the place within the text where they were inserted and are treated like any text character—"in line with text." They automatically move with the surrounding text.