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Using text runaround
The text runaround feature lets you control the way text runs behind, around, or
within items and pictures. You can specify text to run around the actual item, or
you can create custom runaround paths and then manually modify them.
The text runaround feature lets you control the way text runs behind, around, or
within pictures. You can specify text to run around the actual picture, or you can
create custom runaround paths and then manually modify them.
Runaround is a great way to make a page visually distinctive.
Running text around all sides of an item
To run text around all sides of an item, select a text box with either the Text
Content tool or the Item tool , and then in the Text Box tab of the
Measurements palette check Run Text Around All Sides option.
The Run Text Around All Sides preference is set by default. 
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, 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.