Create an anchored object – Adobe InDesign User Manual
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For a video tutorial on working with anchored frames, see
Tim Cole provided a shortcut on inserting anchored frames at
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Create an anchored object
If an object isn’t available to place into the document (for example, sidebar text that is not written yet), you can create an empty anchored frame as
a placeholder for content you can add later. You can resize the anchored frame at any time and the position settings for the frame update
automatically.
1. Do one of the following:
To add an anchored object, use the Type tool to position an insertion point where you want the object’s anchor to appear, and then
place or paste the object.
If the frame for the object is taller than the line of text in which it appears, text might overlap the imported image or you might see
increased space above the line. Consider selecting a different anchored object position, inserting a soft or hard line break, resizing the
inline object, or specifying a different leading value for the surrounding lines.
To anchor an existing object, select it and choose Edit > Cut. Then, using the Type tool, position the insertion point where you want the
object to appear, and choose Edit >Paste. By default, the anchored object’s position is inline.
To add a placeholder frame for an object that isn’t available (for example, text you have yet to write for a sidebar), use the Type tool to
position the insertion point where you want the object’s anchor to appear; then choose Object > Anchored Object > Insert.
You can anchor text characters by creating outlines of the text. Creating outlines automatically converts each character of text to an inline
anchored object.
2. To position the object, select it with a selection tool and choose Object > Anchored Object > Options. Specify options as desired.
To bypass the Anchored Object dialog box, use the Insert Anchored Object/Go To Anchor Marker keyboard shortcut. You’ll need to designate
keys for this shortcut in the Keyboard Shortcut Editor (it’s listed in the Text and Tables area). Pressing the shortcut twice deselects the object
and positions the cursor back in the main text. (See Use keyboard shortcut sets.)
Inserted Anchored Objects options
When you insert a placeholder for an anchored object, you can specify the following options for the contents:
Specifies the type of object the placeholder frame will contain.
If you choose Text, an insertion point appears in the text frame; if you choose Graphic or Unassigned, InDesign selects the object frame.
Specifies the style you want to use to format the object. If you have defined and saved object styles, they will appear in this menu.
Specifies the paragraph style you want to use to format the object. If you have defined and saved paragraph styles, they will
appear in this menu.
If the object style has a paragraph style enabled and you choose a different style from the Paragraph Style menu, or if you make changes to
the Anchored Position options for a style, a plus sign (+) appears in the Object Style menu indicating that overrides have been made.
Specify the dimensions of the placeholder frame.
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