Adobe InDesign CS4 - Manual (Page 218)

210 USING INDESIGN CS4
Combining text and objects
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).
7 Click the point on the Anchored Position Reference Point proxy that represents where within the page items
chosen from the X and Y Relative To menus that you want to align the object.
8 Specify an X Offset or Y Offset to nudge or move the object away from the alignment point.
9 To ensure that the object does not extend below or above a column edge as text reflows, select Keep within
Top/Bottom Column Boundaries. This option is only available when you select a line option, such as Line
(Baseline), from the Y Relative To menu.
10 Click OK.
Selecting and copying anchored objects
Using the Selection tool, you can select only one anchored object at a time. Using the Type tool, you can select a range
of text with multiple anchored object markers. When you select multiple anchor markers with the Type tool, you can
change the position options for all the anchored objects at once.
Note: If you have more than one anchored object in the same position—for example, if one line of type holds the markers
for two anchored objects with the same anchoring attributes—the objects will overlap each other.
When you copy text containing an anchored object marker, you copy the anchored object as well. If you copy an
anchored object and paste it outside of text, the anchored object becomes an independent image that is not linked to text.
View anchored object markers on the page
To view anchors and their relationship to the text on the page, you can display object markers. Use any of the following
methods:
• To view the anchor markers in the text, choose Type > Show Hidden Characters.
• To view a dashed line from an anchor marker to its associated custom-positioned object, select the object and
choose View
> Show Text Threads. The thread extends from the anchor marker to the current proxy point for the
anchored object.
• To view anchor symbols on anchored objects, choose View > Show Frame Edges. Viewing anchor symbols is
helpful when determining which objects are anchored.
Reposition an anchored object on the page manually
Moving a frame moves its anchored objects, unless the object is positioned relative to margins or pages.
Note: Before moving an anchored object, make sure that you deselect the Prevent Manual Positioning option for the
object in the Anchored Objects dialog box or choose Object > Unlock Position.
❖ Do one of the following:
• To move inline anchored objects, use the Selection tool or Direct Selection tool to select the object, and then
drag vertically. You can move inline objects vertically only, not horizontally.
If you want to move an inline or above line object outside of the text frame, convert it to a custom-positioned object
and then move it as desired.
• To move an inline anchored object parallel to the baseline, place the insertion point before or after the object and
specify a new value for kerning.
Updated 18 June 2009