Dragging Photos in a Table

I asked this question under a different title, to no avail. I will try a different approach;
In Pages08, I am unable to drag a photo from the media browser, directly into a cell. It simply "adds" the photo, full size, to the beginning of the entire document. Then I have to copy and paste the photo into the cell. I have tried in vain to somehow adjust the format of the cell.
This was/is not a problem in Pages 06.
With Pages 06, it was a simple mater to drag, and the photo would be automatically re-sized to fit the cell. Very frustrating, so much so, I had to revert back to Pages 06 and will continue to use 06' until I find an acceptable solution.
Any advice?
Thanks in advance.

Thanks Walt,,
Yes, I figured out the drag, copy, delete, and paste routine,, it works, but it is a bit clumsy.
I tried the Graphics Inspector as you suggested,, never thought of that one. Problem is, it will not let me select my iPhoto library, where all my photos are located.
I guess my real beef here is that the process was very simple with Pages 06. Seems as if Apple took a step back, at least in this one area with 08.
Thanks for the assist Walt

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*OT's advice from his signature:
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*For Users of 10.5 Only*
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Uploaded with plasq's Skitch!
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Uploaded with plasq's Skitch!
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user637862
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