Creating and positioning a floating box
To create a floating box
- Place the insertion point in the (first) paragraph you want the floating box to float next to.
- On the Custom toolbar, click Floating Box. (If Floating Box is not visible, add it to the toolbar by opening the Customize dialog box, going to the Commands tab, selecting Insert from the Categories list and then selecting Floating Box from the Commands list.)
An empty box with a gray outline will appear in front of the paragraph that contained the insertion point, and the insertion point will be moved inside the box. If the display of special tag marksTo toggle the display of special tag marks, click Show/Hide Special Tag Marks on the Standard Toolbar. is enabled, a floating box mark ( ) will mark the location of the floating box elementThe <div> element that represents the floating box in the document source. in the document.
By default, in Edit mode, floating boxes are shown with gray outlines so that you can see their boundaries. This outline is not visible when the document is viewed in a browser. To hide floating box outlines: On the Custom toolbar, click Marks, and then click Layer Outlines. (If Marks is not visible, add it to the toolbar by opening the Customize dialog box, going to the Commands tab, selecting View from the Categories list and then selecting Marks from the Commands list.)
If you find floating box marks distracting, you can hide them: Click Show/Hide Special Tag Marks on the Display group of the View menu.
To position a floating box
- Select the floating box by clicking its outline.
- Right-click, click Floating Box Properties.
- Click the Position box and select Left or Right.
To move a floating box
- Select the floating box by clicking its outline.
- On the Edit menu, click Cut. (Or press Ctrl+X.)
- Place the insertion point at the beginning of the (first) paragraph you want the floating box to float next to.
- On the Edit menu, click Paste. (Or press Ctrl+V.)
When you paste a floating box, Namo WebEditor inserts a blank paragraph above it. You can safely delete this empty paragraph.