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Choose Same As Clipping to set the text runaround path to the clipping path selected in
the Clipping tab.
Choose Picture Bounds to run text around the rectangular "canvas area" of the imported
picture file. This includes any white background areas saved with your original picture
file. Enter values in the Top, Left, Bottom, and Right fields to determine the outset or
inset of the text from the picture's boundaries.
The inner path in the Preview area represents the runaround path, and the outer outline
represents the picture box.
Runaround tab of Picture dialog box, showing runaround preview
(Mac OS X only): To apply text runaround to a picture box in front of a text box, select the
picture box, use the Runaround tab of the Measurements palette.
Fine-tuning a runaround path
When you choose Auto Image, Embedded Path, Alpha Channel, Non-White Areas, or
Same As Clipping from the Type drop-down menu (Item > Runaround) (Windows), or
the Runaround tab of the Measurements palette (Mac OS X), the following fields let you
manipulate the runaround path:
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Outset changes the size of the runaround path. Positive values result in a runaround path
that is further from the original setting, negative values decrease the amount of image
included in the runaround path.
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