University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 105 Garfield Avenue P.O. Moves text from beside or below the object to the top of the next column or text frame. Each one will achieve a slightly different effect in your publication. The options offered by InDesign are described here. You have five options when wrapping text around an object. If you no longer want to use a text wrap around an object, it can be removed.įrom the Text Wrap palette, click No Text Wrap. Apply a text wrap to an object, and select the Invert option. To display the Text Wrap panel, choose Window > Text Wrap. This value is used for all sides of the text wrap. Using the Selection tool or Direct Selection tool, select an object, such as a compound path, that will allow text to wrap inside it. To set the space between the text and the object (offset distance), in the Text Wrap palette, use the Top Offset text box or nudge buttons to indicate the desired value. Repeat steps 5-7 until the boundary is of the desired shape. In the Toolbox, select the Direct Selection Tool.Ĭlick and drag the anchor points to the desired position.To shape the boundary of the object to the desired contour, The top five buttons govern the sort of text wrap used (None, Around Bounding Box, Around Object Shape, Jump Object, and Jump to Next Column) a checkbox at the.NOTE: The Delete Anchor Point Tool is accessed through the Pen Tool. In the Toolbox, select the Delete Anchor Point Tool.Ĭlick the anchor points you want to remove.NOTE: The Add Anchor Point Tool is accessed through the Pen Tool. In the Toolbox, select the Add Anchor Point Tool.Ĭlick along the blue boundary of the image/object.In the Toolbox, select the Direct Selection Tool.įrom the Text Wrap palette, click Wrap Around Object Shape.Ī blue border with anchor points appears around the object. NOTE: This option is only available with independent graphics. The boundary can be customized by dragging anchor points around the shape of the object. The option Wrap Around Object Shape allows you to customize the boundary that text wraps to, giving the wrapped text edge the same shape as the selected object.
To move text closer to the edges of the frame, use negative numbers. To move text away from the edges of the boundary, use positive numbers. To set the space between the text and the object (offset distance), in the Text Wrap palette, use the Offset text boxes or nudge buttons to indicate the desired values. If the Text Wrap palette is not displayed, from the Window menu, select Text Wrap. In the Toolbox, select the Selection Tool. The easiest way to set up your document for text-wrapping is to position your text frame(s) behind the image frame or shape you want to apply the text wrap. The option Wrap Around Bounding Box applies the standard rectangular boundary around the selected object the Jump Object option moves the text above and below the boundary, while the Jump to Next Column option moves the text from beside or below the boundary to the next column. If you no longer want to use text wrap around an object, it can easily be removed. Text Wrap allows you to shape your text around an object in a number of ways in order to place an object anywhere in a text block.
This article is based on legacy software.