Adobe InDesign CS4 - Manual (Page 220)

212 USING INDESIGN CS4
Combining text and objects
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.
Wrap To options
A. Both right and left sides B. Side towards spine C. Side away from spine
5 Specify offset values. Positive values move the wrap away from the frame; negative values move the wrap within the
frame.
If you can’t get the text to wrap around an image, make sure that Ignore Text Wrap isn’t selected for the text frame that
doesn’t wrap. Also, if Text Wrap Only Affects Text Beneath is selected in Composition preferences, make sure that the
text frame is beneath the wrap object.
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Updated 18 June 2009