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symbol and enter the margin height in the
H (horizontal) box and width in the V
(vertical) box. Click
OK.
To turn off repelling right click the object and choose the
REPEL TEXT UNDER option
again to deselect it. Or right click and select
REPELLING & ANCHORING to display the
Text repelling & anchoring dialog again. Click the
REPEL TEXT AROUND THIS GRAPHIC
checkbox to deselect it and click
OK.
Note that single lines of text do not respond to repelling objects, only text areas and
text columns do.
To only repel text within the same layer as the repelling object, see Layer Properties
(on page 155).
Anchored Graphics
You can position any graphic, or group, so it's tied (anchored) to a position in some
text, so that as the text moves because of editing, the graphic object will move to
remain at the same relative position. However anchoring should only normally be
used for objects that sit outside the margins of the text (eg. A photo sitting to the
right or left of a text column), or behind the text. Use Embedding for objects that sit
within the text bounds (see below).
1. The quickest way to anchor a graphic or group is to right click it and choose
the
ANCHOR TO TEXT option. However, if you also want to edit anchoring
properties, you can right click on the object and select
REPELLING & ANCHORING
to display the Text repelling & anchoring dialog.
2. Click the MOVE GRAPHIC WITH TEXT checkbox.
3. By default MOVE VERTICALLY ONLY is also selected, so that your anchored
graphic will only move vertically as the text is edited. This is usually the most
useful option – if you want the object to track the anchor position horizontally
as well, embedding the object is usually a better option.
4. An anchor symbol appears in the top left of the object, indicating it's now
anchored.
5. Using either the SELECTOR TOOL or TEXT TOOL, click and drag the anchor
symbol so that a red arrow appears.
6. Move the arrow head and drop it in the location in the text where you would
like the object anchored. A red caret (inverted 'T' mark) indicates the anchor
position.
7. As you edit the text around this caret mark, the anchor point and anchored
object moves with the text.