Adobe InDesign CS5 - Manual (Page 235)

229 USING INDESIGN
Combining text and objects
Last updated 11/16/2011
Keep in mind that text wrap options apply to the object being wrapped, not the text itself. Any change to the wrap
boundary will remain if you move the wrap object near a different text frame.
For a video tutorial on using text wrap, see www.adobe.com/go/lrvid4280_id .
InDesign Magazine provides an article about text wrap at Take Control of Text Wrap .
More Help topics
“ Compound paths and shapes ” on page 363
Wrap text around simple objects
1 To display the Text Wrap panel, choose Window > Text Wrap.
2 Using the Selection tool or Direct Selection tool , select the object you want to wrap text around.
3 In the Text Wrap panel, click the desired wrap shape:
Wrap Around Bounding Box Creates a rectangular wrap whose width and height are determined by the bounding
box of the selected object, including any offset distances you specify.
Wrap Around Object Shape Also known as contour wrapping, creates a text wrap boundary that is the same shape
as the frame you’ve selected (plus or minus any offset distances you specify).
Wrap Around Bounding Box setting (left) compared to Wrap Around Object Shape setting (right)
Jump Object Keeps text from appearing in any available space to the right or left of the frame.
Jump To Next Column Forces the surrounding paragraph to the top of the next column or text frame.
4 From the Wrap To menu, specify whether the wrap is applied to a specific side (such as the right side or largest
area) or towards or away from the spine. (If you don’t see the Wrap To menu, choose Show Options from the Text
Wrap panel menu.)
This option is available only if you selected Wrap Around Bounding Box or Wrap Around Object Shape.