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Working with anchored objects using drag-and-drop (CS5.5)
Working with anchored objects using drag-and-drop (CS5.5)
You can drag an existing object into a text frame to anchor it or move it. Use the Selection tool or Direct Selection
tool
to select the object, and then drag the blue square near the upper-right corner of the text frame. Do one of the
following:
• To anchor an existing object, drag the blue square to the position where you want the object’s anchor to appear.
• To create an inline object, press Shift and drag the blue square to the position where you want the object to appear.
• To specify anchored object options, press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and drag the blue square to the
position where you want the object’s anchor to appear.
Selecting and copying anchored objects
Using the Selection tool, you can select only one anchored object at a time. Using the Type tool, you can select a range
of text with multiple anchored object markers. When you select multiple anchor markers with the Type tool, you can
change the position options for all the anchored objects at once.
Note: If you have more than one anchored object in the same position—for example, if one line of type holds the markers
for two anchored objects with the same anchoring attributes—the objects will overlap each other.
When you copy text containing an anchored object marker, you copy the anchored object as well. If you copy an
anchored object and paste it outside of text, the anchored object becomes an independent image that is not linked to
text.
View anchored object markers on the page
To view anchors and their relationship to the text on the page, you can display object markers. Use any of the following
methods:
• To view the anchor markers in the text, choose Type > Show Hidden Characters.
• To view a dashed line from an anchor marker to its associated custom-positioned object, select the object and choose
View > Extras > Show Text Threads. The thread extends from the anchor marker to the current proxy point for the
anchored object.
• To view anchor symbols on anchored objects, choose View > Extras > Show Frame Edges. Viewing anchor
symbols is helpful when determining which objects are anchored.
Reposition an anchored object on the page manually
Moving a frame moves its anchored objects, unless the object is positioned relative to margins or pages.
Note: Before moving an anchored object, make sure that you deselect the Prevent Manual Positioning option for the object
in the Anchored Objects dialog box or choose Object > Unlock Position.
❖ Do one of the following:
• To move inline anchored objects, use the Selection tool or Direct Selection tool to select the object, and then
drag vertically. You can move inline objects vertically only, not horizontally.