Adobe InDesign CS3

Using Text Wrap

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. If you no longer want to use text wrap around an object, it can easily be removed.

Wrapping Text to a Standard Boundary
Wrapping Text to a Custom Shape
Removing Text Wrap
Text Wrap Options

Wrapping Text to a Standard Boundary

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.

In the Toolbox, select the Selection Tool
Select the desired object
If the Text Wrap palette is not displayed, from the Window menu, select Text Wrap
The Text Wrap palette appears.
Select the desired text wrap option
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
NOTES:
To move text away from the edges of the boundary, use positive numbers.
To move text closer to the edges of the frame, use negative numbers.

Wrapping Text to a Custom Shape

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. The boundary can be customized by dragging anchor points around the shape of the object.

NOTE: This option is only available with independent graphics.

In the Toolbox, select the Direct Selection Tool
Select the desired object
If the Text Wrap palette is not displayed, from the Window menu, select Text Wrap
The Text Wrap palette appears.
From the Text Wrap palette, click WRAP AROUND OBJECT SHAPE
A blue border with anchor points appears around the object.
To set additional anchor points,
1. In the Toolbox, select the Add Anchor Point Tool
2. Click along the blue boundary of the image/object
  NOTE: The Add Anchor Point Tool is accessed through the Pen Tool.
To remove anchor points,
1. In the Toolbox, select the Delete Anchor Point Tool
2. Click the anchor points you want to remove
  NOTE: The Delete Anchor Point Tool is accessed through the Pen Tool.
To shape the boundary of the object to the desired contour,
1. In the Toolbox, select the Direct Selection Tool
2. Click and drag the anchor points to the desired position
Repeat steps 5-7 until the boundary is of the desired shape
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
NOTES:
You can only enter one offset value. This value is used for all sides of the text wrap.
To move text away from the edges of the boundary, use positive numbers.
To move text closer to the edges of the frame, use negative numbers.

Removing Text Wrap

If you no longer want to use a text wrap around an object, it can be removed.

In the Toolbox, select the Selection Tool
Select the object
If the Text Wrap palette is not displayed, from the Window menu, select Text Wrap
The Text Wrap palette appears.
From the Text Wrap palette, click NO TEXT WRAP
The text wrap is removed.

Text Wrap Options

You have five options when wrapping text around an object. The options offered by InDesign are described here. Each one will achieve a slightly different effect in your publication.

Button	Function	Description
	No Text Wrap	Uses no text wrapping. Text will be displayed on top of or underneath the object (depending on the stack order).
	Wrap Around Bounding Box	Creates a rectangular text wrap, regardless of the shape of the selected object.
	Wrap Around Object Shape	Creates a text wrap boundary with the same shape as the selected object.
	Jump Object	Moves text from the right and left of the object's text wrap boundary to the area above and below the boundary.
	Jump to Next Column	Moves text from beside or below the object to the top of the next column or text frame.