The Logo That Won't Stay Put
Aisha inserts a company logo at the top of page 1 of a 12-page policy manual. She wants it to appear on every page. She pastes it into the body, and after she edits earlier text the logo jumps to page 2 and shoves the first paragraph down. She then tries 'Fix position on page' and the logo now overlaps body text on later pages. A teammate says to just copy-paste the logo onto each page manually. The manual must be exported to PDF and the logo must not cover any text.
1. Explain the correct placement method for a logo that repeats on every page without disturbing body text, and give the wrap setting to use.
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Put the logo in the header area (Insert > Header, then insert the image there). Content in a header repeats on every page of its section automatically and is separate from the body flow, so editing body text will not push it around.
For wrap: use In Line with Text inside the header (or a positioned image with Behind text only if a header is impossible). Because the header occupies its own layout space, an inline image in the header won't overlap body text. Then ensure the header height/margins accommodate the logo so it doesn't collide with the top of the body.
This replaces both the body paste (which floats with text flow) and manual per-page pasting (error-prone, and edits shift pages).
2. Why did 'Fix position on page' cause overlap, and why is manual copy-paste on each page a poor solution here?
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'Fix position on page' anchors the image to an absolute page location with a floating wrap (e.g., in front of/behind text). As content reflows, body text moves under the fixed image, so it overlaps. It controls position but not layout space.
Manual copy-paste fails because:
- It must be redone whenever pages are added/removed (the 12-page count will change during editing).
- It is easy to miss a page or misalign, and it bloats the file.
- On PDF export, floating images pasted in the body can shift or overlap unpredictably.
A header image is single-source, auto-repeats, and exports cleanly to PDF.