Datasheet

Select a frame with the Selection tool and
paste it into a story with the Type tool to
create an inline object.
e Anchored Object Options dialog box lets you precisely adjust the position of an
anchored objectwhether it is inside or outside a text frame.
When working with rectangular
frames, you can also change corner
options by clicking the square yellow
icon that appears near the upper
right corner of the selected frame.
en drag one of the diamond-
shaped yellow icons on a corner
to create rounded corners. Hold
down Shi while dragging to change
just that corner. Hold down both
Shi and Option (Mac OS) or Shi
and Alt (Windows) to change the
corner type on a single corner.
Anchoring objects into text
When you copy a path, frame, or
group with the Selection tool and
then paste it into text with the Type
tool, it’s called an anchored object. It
behaves like a single text character
that moves with the adjoining text as
you make edits to the text. You can
also create an anchored object by
inserting the text cursor in text and
choosing File > Place or Object >
Anchored Object > Insert.
You can adjust the anchored object’s
position by choosing Object >
Anchored Object > Options. From
the Position pop-up menu, choose
either Inline or Above Line to place
the anchored object within the text
frame. Choose Custom to place the
object inside or outside the frame.
When Prevent Manual Positioning
is selected in the Anchored Object
Options dialog box, you cannot drag
an anchored object with the Selection
tool. When this option isn’t selected,
you can move an Inline or an Above
Line anchored object vertically but
not horizontally. However, you can
drag a Custom anchored object in
any direction.
Use the Text Wrap panel options
to control how text wraps around
anchored objects. However, note
that text wrap aects only the lines
in a story aer the one in which the
object is anchored.
Converting text to outlines
You can convert text to outlines by
selecting it with the Type tool and
choosing Type > Create Outlines.
e original text is replaced with a
group of paths anchored in the text.
If you hold down Option (Mac OS)
or Alt (Windows) when selecting
Create Outlines, the original text is
preserved and the path group is not
anchored.
You can also select one or more text
frames with the Selection or Direct
Selection tool and choose Create
Outlines. is converts all the text
in the frames, replacing the original
Important techniques 41