Position a page element

In Page view, do one or more of the following:

Apply absolute positioning

1. In the Normal pane, add the page element you want to position, and select it.
2. On the Format menu, click Position, and then click Absolute.
3. Specify the element's location.

   How?

   • To move the element, point to the position box border until the cursor changes to a four-headed arrow, click to hold, and then drag the element to the new location.
   • To set pixel coordinates, select the element, and then, on the Format menu, click Position. Under Location and size, specify a value in the Left and Top boxes.

Apply relative positioning

1. In the Normal pane, add the page element you want to position, and select it.
2. On the Format menu, click Position, and then click Relative.
3. Specify the element's location.

   How?

   • To set pixel coordinates, select the element, and then, on the Format menu, click Position. Under Location and size, specify a value in the Left and Top boxes.

Set the attributes for a positioned element

1. In the Normal pane, select the positioned element or position box.
2. On the Format menu, click Position.
3. Specify the settings you want:
   • Under Wrapping style, specify how you want the page elements to wrap around the position box.
   • Under Positioning style, specify how you want the page element to be positioned.
   • To specify the dimensions and coordinates of the positioned element, use the drop-down menus under Location and size.
   • To specify the z-order, which is the element's position in the layers of the page, specify a value in the Z-index box. A positive value means that the element is in front of the main text-flow layer (layer 0), and a negative value means the item is behind it.

Tip

You can also specify several properties by using the Positioning toolbar. To display the Positioning toolbar, click the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Positioning.