Adobe InDesign - Manual (Page 248)

Wrapping text around objects
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Wrap Around Bounding Box
Wrap Around Object Shape
Jump Object
Wrap text around objects
Change the shape of a text wrap
Apply text wrap on master page items
Wrapping text around anchored objects
Suppress text wrap on hidden layers
Justify text next to wrap objects
Ignore text wrap in a text frame
Wrap text around objects
You can wrap text around any object, including text frames, imported images, and objects you draw in InDesign. When you apply a text wrap to an
object, InDesign creates a boundary around the object that repels text. The object that text wraps around is called the wrap object. Text wrap is
also referred to as runaround text.
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.
InDesign Magazine provides an article about text wrap at Take Control of Text Wrap .
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:
Creates a rectangular wrap whose width and height are determined by the bounding box of the selected object, including any offset
distances you specify.
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)
Keeps text from appearing in any available space to the right or left of the frame.
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