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Prevent an image from moving in a Word file when converted to PDF.

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m@rina Posted messages 27916 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   -
Good evening,

I have created a landscape document in Word, with images that I have moved around somewhat thanks to the wrapping to achieve the document I want (over three pages).

I am now going to save the document as a PDF to avoid any possible changes. And when I open it to see the result, one of the three images on the second page has shifted to the right side of the page..... it drives me crazy, as I don't know much about Word, and I'm sure it's a silly mistake to have the solution, but I can't manage to figure it out, and I'm getting frustrated for no reason xD

Can you help me?

Thank you

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    m@rina Posted messages 27916 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   11 569
     
    Hello,

    No, it's not "dumb as a doorknob" (poor moon! ;))
    The wrapping of images, contrary to what a good part of the users think, is not that simple and poses many problems. That's why I always advise not to do any wrapping unless it is absolutely necessary.

    If it is essential, you should try the different methods for saving as PDF, especially Print and choose a PDF printer like "Microsoft Print to PDF".

    You can also juggle with a table. Tables are much more stable than wrapping.

    m@rina

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  2. cyclope2
     
    Hello,

    It's not necessarily essential, but it's quick and easy to do, since I'm not very proficient with Word.

    I tried to print to PDF, but that didn't work either...

    In any case, it's stressing me out; I can't even send it in docx format, it's not recognized u_U

    I don't know how to proceed...

    Edit: It's all good, as I said, it was a silly solution; I just hadn't thought of it before.... I had three images on my landscape page that were shifting when I saved as PDF. So, I went through Paint, I combined my three separate images into one, which I put back on my Word document, and lo and behold, that damned software decided to save it correctly, finally!

    Thanks for the help!
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  3. m@rina Posted messages 27916 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   11 569
     
    You could have also assembled them in Word... And just so you know, not using formatting is much simpler than using it! :)

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