Adobe InDesign CS5 - Manual (Page 231)

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Combining text and objects
Last updated 11/16/2011
Y Offset Moves the object up or down. Positive values move the object downward.
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.
Changing the location of the anchored object (X Relative To set to Text Frame; Y Relative To set to Line (Baseline))
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
A
B
C