How to position a graphic on a page

I am a realtively new Output Designer user, struggling to figure out how to do some things.
For this question: I am putting a graphic on the page with ^graph. It shows up partially displayed in the upper right. I presume that is where the pen is at the time.
How can I position the pen, the graphic, where I want it?
Brian

Check out the
b ^position
command.
I prefer to use a "logo" in the designer or a "graphic field" if the graphic and be variable. That way you have easy control of where it goes.

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