Keeps your layout from getting messed up

If you’ve ever struggled to keep your carefully placed images in place when editing Microsoft Word documents, you’ve come to the right place. Images have a tendency to move around after you add text. If your image moves, it can change the entire layout of your document and mess up all your formatting.

Knowing how to lock an image in Word is a real game changer, especially if you want to maintain accurate layout, create professional-looking documents, or protect the visual integrity of your content.

The Anchor tool literally anchors the image to a fixed position in the Microsoft Word file. Once the image is anchored, it cannot be moved, even if you try to move it manually. You must first remove the anchor.