10.1

Using anchored boxes
You can paste boxes and lines of any shape in text, which makes them act like characters
and flow with text. This is especially helpful when text reflows, because anchored items
reflow like other characters in the text. If items are not anchored and text reflows, they
become displaced, and can end up overlapping text.
Anchoring boxes and lines in text
When you anchor an item, it behaves like a character flowing in text. To anchor an item:
1
Select the Item tool , then select the item you want to anchor.
2
Choose Edit > Cut or Edit > Copy.
3
Select the Text Content tool and place the Text Insertion bar where you want to anchor
the item.
4
Choose Edit > Paste to anchor the item at the text insertion point.
Cutting, copying, pasting, and deleting anchored boxes and lines
To cut or copy an anchored item, select the item as you would any text character and
choose Edit > Cut or Edit > Copy. To paste the anchored item elsewhere, place the Text
Insertion bar in a different location and choose Edit > Paste. To delete an anchored item,
select the item or insert the Text Insertion bar after it, and press Delete/Backspace.
Unanchoring boxes and lines
To unanchor an item, select it with the Item tool and choose Item > Duplicate to create
an unanchored copy of the item — the duplicated item will be placed on the page according
to the settings in the Super Step & Repeat dialog box (Item menu). Then delete the
anchored item from the text by selecting it with the Text Content tool and pressing
Delete/Backspace.
If you want to anchor objects that should remain outside the boundaries of a text box or
are wider than the text box you are trying to anchor it in, then use the Callout
functionality.
Working with OpenType fonts
OpenType is a cross-platform font format developed by Adobe and Microsoft that
accommodates large character sets and glyphs, often including fractions, discretionary
ligatures, old-style numerals, and more. When text has an OpenType font applied, you
can access any style options built into that font through the Character Attributes dialog
box (Style > Character) (Windows only), or the Character/Character Attributes tab of the
Measurements palette.
Learning about the distinction between characters and glyphs can help you understand
how OpenType styles work. A character is an element of a written language — uppercase
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