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Whether text runs around three sides or all sides of an item is determined by the text
box, and not by the items that obstruct the text. This is the only runaround control
that acts on the text box itself. All other runaround controls act on the item(s) placed
in front of the text box.
Running text around lines and text paths
To apply text runaround to a line or text path in front of a text box, select the line or
text path, on Windows, choose Item > Runaround, or on Mac OS X use the Runaround
tab on the Measurements palette, and then choose an option from the Type drop-down
menu:
• Choose None to run text behind the line or text path.
• Choose Item to run text around the line or text path. You can specify the distance
text maintains from the top, bottom, left, and right edges of the selected item. If
the selected item is a text path, other text will only run around the path, not the
text on the path.
• Choose Manual to create an editable runaround path. You can specify a new
path's distance from text, and then you can modify that path on Windows by
choosing Item > Edit > Runaround and on Mac OS X by choosing the appropriate
field from the Runaround tab of the Measurements palette. For information
about modifying a runaround path, see "Fine-tuning a runaround path" and "Editing
a runaround path."
Running text around text boxes
To apply text runaround to a text box in front of another text box, select the front
text box, and then:
• (Windows only): Choose Item > Runaround, and then choose an option from the
Type drop-down menu:
• Choose None to run text behind an active text box.
• Choose Item to run text around an active text box. If the text box is
rectangular, enter values in the Top, Left, Bottom, and Right fields to outset
or inset the runaround area. If the text box is not rectangular, a single Outset
field is provided.
• (Mac OS X only): User the Runaround tab of the Measurements palette.
Running text around pictures
Image editing applications can embed paths and alpha channels in an image. A path
is a smooth Bézier shape, whereas an alpha channel is usually a grayscale image. Both
paths and alpha channels are typically used to determine which parts of an image
should be shown and which parts should be hidden or transparent.
If you import a picture that has an embedded path or alpha channel, you can use that
path or alpha channel to control the way text runs around that picture. More
specifically: The application can scan a path or channels and create a text runaround
path based on the information.
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