Adobe InDesign CC 2015 - Manual (Page 215)

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Last updated 6/6/2015
Keep Within Top/Bottom Column Boundaries Keeps the object inside the text column if reflowing text would otherwise
cause it to move outside of the boundaries. In such instances, the bottom of the object will align to the bottom inset, or
the top of the object will align to the top inset. For example, an anchored object off to the side of a line of text and in
the middle of a column looks fine; however, without this option selected, if the anchored marker flows to the bottom
of the column, the object may drop below the column edge or partially off the page. When this option is selected, you
can’t drag the object above or below the column boundaries. If you resize the object, it will move back into alignment
with the top or bottom boundaries of the column, if necessary. This option is only available when you select a line
option, such as Line (Baseline) for Y Relative To.
Note: When InDesign overrides the object’s position to fall within the bounds of the column, the Y offset value you specify
appears in the dialog box with a plus sign (+).
Prevent Manual Positioning Ensures that you can’t move the anchored object by dragging or nudging it on the page.
Preview Displays the position adjustments on the page as you make them.
Position a custom-positioned anchored object
Note the following when using the Anchored Object Options dialog box to position custom-positioned anchored
objects.
• The custom position options include four main options: The two Reference Point proxies and the X and Y Relative
To menus. These options all work together to specify the object’s location. For instance, what you choose for X
Relative To and Y Relative To determines what the Anchored Position Reference Point represents—it could be a text
frame, a text line within a column, or an entire page. The following image represents how you can change the
location of the object by choosing a different reference point while leaving the X and Y Relative To options
unchanged.
A. Choosing the lower right point on the Anchored Object proxy and left center point on Anchored Position proxy. B.
Changing Anchored Object proxy point to upper left corner and leaving the Anchored Position proxy point at center
left C. Leaving the Anchored Object proxy at top left and changing Anchored Position proxy point to center right
• To create an anchored object that maintains its position on the page (such as the top left corner) as text reflows and
moves only when the text reflows to another page, anchor the object to the page margins or page edges. For example,
set both X Relative To and Y Relative To to Page Margin, click the top left reference point for the object
and the
top left reference point for the page item . As the text reflows, the object remains in the top left corner, within
the page margins. Only when the text line containing the anchor flows to another page does the object move—to
the top left corner of the next page.