Adobe InDesign CS5 - Manual (Page 232)

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Combining text and objects
Last updated 11/16/2011
• 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.
Positioning anchored object to a specific location on the page
A. Position object using use Page Margin or Page Edge for X and Y Relative To B. When text reflows, object does not follow text until text
moves to another page.
• To keep the object aligned with a specific line of text so that the object stays with that text when it reflows, choose
a Line option from the Y Relative To menu.
• To keep the object within the text frame, but not with a specific line of text when text reflows, choose Text Frame
from the X Relative To menu.
• To align the object relative to the margin (for example, to create a sidebar that stays in the outside margin as the
text reflows from page to page), select Relative To Spine.
1 Select the object and choose Object > Anchored Object > Options.
2 From the Position menu, choose Custom.
To see the object move on the page as you specify options, select Preview at the bottom of the dialog box.
3 To keep the object on the same side of the page, relative to the document spine, select Relative To Spine. For
example, select this if you want the object to always appear in the outside margin, no matter what side of the spread
it is on.
4 Click the point on the Anchored Object Reference Point proxy that represents the point on the object that you
want to align to the page.
5 From the X Relative To menu, choose the page item that you want to use as the horizontal basis for alignment of
the object. For example, choose Text Frame to align the object to left, right, or center of the text frame.
6 From the Y Relative To menu, choose the page item that you want to use as the vertical basis for alignment of the
object. For example, if you want the object to align to the baseline of the text to which it’s anchored, choose Line
(Baseline).
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