Datasheet

Working with graphics

Adobe InDesign CS4 Digital Classroom

With the Direct Selection tool active, click with the mouse on an image and wait for a moment.

After pausing, begin moving the image. You get a dynamic preview of the image as you are

moving it, which is extremely useful when positioning a graphic within a frame. Pausing before

repositioning the image is referred to as patient user mode, and provides bene ts when cropping or

resizing images.

9 Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+0 (Windows) or Command+0 (Mac OS) to  t page 1

within the document window.

10 Choose File > Save to save your work.

Applying text wrap

You can control the position of text relative to graphics and other objects. In some cases you

may want text to be placed on top of an image, while in other cases you may want text to

wrap around the shape of an image or object. You’ll continue to work on the  rst page of the

brochure by applying text wrap to an image.

1 Using the Selection tool ( ), select the snowshoe image at the bottom of the page. This

image is covering part of the text along the bottom part of the  rst column. You’ll enable

text wrap on the image to force the text away from the image.

2 Click the Text Wrap button in the panel docking area to open the Text Wrap panel.

3 Press the Wrap around bounding box button ( ) at the top of the Text Wrap panel to

apply the text wrap to the selected image. The text wrap forces the text to  ow into the

second column, making all the text visible.

The Wrap around bounding box button in the Text Wrap panel

wraps the text around the bounding box of the frame or shape of an object.

4 To get a better understanding of how the text wrap is being applied to the text

surrounding the graphic frame, use the Selection tool to move the snowshoe image up

and down on page 1. As you move the image, you can see how the text moves around

the frame. When you’re  nished, move the image back to its original location.

5 Press the two arrows in the upper-right corner of the Text Wrap panel to close it.

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