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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:
Use the Runaround tab of the Measurements palette and 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.
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.
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 and choose an option
from the Type drop-down menu:
To apply text runaround to a picture component in front of a text box, select the
picture component, choose Style > Picture, click the Runaround tab, and then
choose an option from the Type drop-down menu:
Choose None to run text behind the active picture component. ●
Choose Item to run text around the picture component’s boundaries. If the ●
picture component is rectangular, enter values in the Top, Left, Bottom, and
Right fields to outset or inset the runaround area. If the picture component is
not rectangular, a single Outset field is provided.
Choose Auto Image to create a Bézier clipping and runaround path based on ●
the picture’s non-white areas.
Choose Embedded Path to run text around a path embedded in an image by ●
an image-editing application.
Choose Alpha Channel to run text around an alpha channel embedded in an ●
image by an image-editing application.