I am using Office 2000 (still -- but it works for me!). I create a lot of documents in which I import JPEG graphs, convert them to frames, and place them on the page with text. (My thanks go out to Suzanne Barnhill, who taught me this technique some years ago when I was writing a technical publication for publication.)

I am finding that when I use several graphs on the same page, the graphs have a tendency to jump to the next page when a graph is added. It is a very frustrating exercise. Some have told me that I shouldn't be using Word for doing this type of work, but that I should be using one of the publishing softwares that are available. I'm not sure that I really want to learn another software package, since Word has worked so well for me in the past.

I use the cursor to place the import of the picture; then encompass it with a frame; then format the specifics. Most of my placements are with respect to the Page option, as opposed to the Column (I work with columns a lot in my writing). I have tried the Lock Anchor option, but it doesn't seem to do the trick. The movement of the frames from one page to the next usually occurs when I am trying to place several pictures on the page.

Is my placement technique incorrect? Would a more recent version of Office assist in solving my problem? Or, should I simply take the time to learn a pubishing software (which one?), instead of trying to publish in Word?

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Gordon Biggar
Houston, Texas