- On the Tools menu, click Options.
- Click the Edit tab.
- In the Insert/paste pictures as box, click the default positioning you want.
To set the default as inline, select Inline with text; to set the default as floating, select any of the other options.
Specify the default positioning of drawing objects
- On the Tools menu, click Options.
- Click the General tab.
- Select or clear the Automatically create drawing canvas when inserting AutoShapes check box.
To set the default as inline, select the check box; to set the default as floating, clear the check box.
Note If you want to use the drawing canvas to create a floating drawing, clear the check box, but you must insert a drawing canvas by clicking New Drawing on the Picture submenu of the Insert menu. With the drawing canvas selected, click Drawing Canvas on the Format menu, and on the Layout tab, select an option under Wrapping style.