How to choose which of two items Align

Question

I have a text (box) and a picture which I want to Align Right. The Picture is in the correct position but the size and position changes depending on what the text is, so I am trying to align the text to the picture.

However, it seems rather random if it aligns the text to the picture or the picture to the text. I have tried different combinations of the order in which I select the two elements and over which element the mouse is when I right-click and choose Align Right.

ShaunDillon1 · Answer

Ok, thanks. I did not realize selecting the point made it a fixed anchor.

TomBole · Answer

Yes. You can set where the anchor (top-right, top-middle, etc...) is for the element, and then the X and Y page positions in either the Element pane or in the Format tab on the ribbon for the selected element.

ShaunDillon1 · Answer

Ok, thanks for the explanation. Is there a way to 'lock' an anchor position. I have a text box which changes size depending on how long the text is, but would be great if I could say that eg. the bottom left corner should always be at position X,Y and the box would expand/contract from that fixed point?