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what is a text wrap

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Text wrap is a typographical feature that allows text to flow around or through images, tables, or other objects within a document. In word processing and desktop publishing software, text wrap controls how text interacts with adjacent elements rather than simply continuing in a straight line.

For example, if you insert an image into a paragraph of text, text wrap can adjust the flow of the text so that it surrounds the image or is positioned alongside it instead of being blocked by it. Common text wrap options include:

1. **In Line with Text**: The image becomes part of the text line.
2. **Square**: Text wraps around the rectangular boundary of the image.
3. **Tight**: Text wraps closely around the contours of the image.
4. **Through**: Text flows in and around the transparent areas of an image.
5. **Top and Bottom**: Text appears above and below the image but does not wrap around it.

Text wrap enhances the visual layout of content and improves readability by allowing for flexible and dynamic arrangements of text and graphical elements.

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