10.1

Skewing items
To skew active items within bounding boxes:
• (Windows only) Choose Item > Modify (Command+M/Ctrl+M); then click the Box tab.
Enter a value in the Skew field.
• Enter a value in the Box Skew field on the Home/Classic tab of the Measurement palette.
Positive values slant items to the right; negative values slant them to the left.
Locking and unlocking items
Locking lets you protect items and content from accidental changes. You can do the
following:
• To prevent an item's size and position from being changed (and to prevent the item from
being deleted), check Item > Lock > Position.
• To prevent an item's contents from being edited, check Item > Lock > Story or Item >
Lock > Picture.
To unlock selected items, uncheck the appropriate option in the Item > Lock submenu.
Alternatively, on Windows, choose Item > Modify and click the lock icon next to a field.
Anchoring items and groups in text
You can anchor an item or group so that it flows as a character within text. To anchor an
item or group within text, use the Item tool to select the item or group you want to
anchor and choose Edit > Copy (Command+C/Ctrl+C) or Edit > Cut
(Command+X/Ctrl+X). Then, with the Text Content tool selected, place the text
insertion point at the point in text where you want to anchor the item or group and choose
Edit > Paste (Command+V/Ctrl+V).
Working with callouts
The Callouts feature lets you create floating boxes that always display on the same page
or spread as the content they pertain to. For example:
• You can create figures with pictures and text that follow their references from page to
page.
• You can create pull quotes that can automatically move to a different page with their
source text.
• You can create "floating" icons that sit in the space to the left of a paragraph to indicate
that the paragraph is a tip, a note, a warning, and so forth.
For more information, see the topics below.
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