Pages: Object Placement problems

I have, up till now, been able to combine photos (jpgs) with text on the same page, with Object Wrap functions. For some reason, it's not working.
Under the Object Causes Wrap bar, I am allowed to pick and choose. However, under the Object Placement bar, I cannot select any of the options.
I have an older version of Pages and I don't want to upgrade (for many reasons).
Can anyone please help !  Look forward to hearing from you soon. Many thanks.  Don in California

Mr. Seek Help wrote:
…I have an older version of Pages…
Do you think it would be useful to tell us what that is?
Sounds to me like you have an Inline Object in a Textbox.
Peter

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