Text wrap in InDesign

djtherapy · 03-24-2004, 09:32 PM

Can anyone tell me how to get text to wrap round a image that's been inserted into a text frame in ID CS? The text wrap palette options grey out as soon as the image appears in the text, which suggests that ID CS doesbn't support this - but that can't be right, surely?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

03-24-2004, 10:00 PM

There is this clever little pallet called Tex Wrap under the window drop down menu that you need to use. What are you wraping text or a box?

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djtherapy · 03-24-2004, 10:36 PM

Yeah, I found that. Drop-down palette or option+CMD+W (Mac).

It works fine for images that aren't inserted in a text frame, but greys out as soon as you cut and paste them into text.

Creat a text frame, put some text in it so you've got at least a few lines of a paragraph, then try and cut&paste a small text box in the middle. You'll be able to do that, but the background of the box (if it's either coloured or contains an image), will not cause the text to flow around the box.

Unless I'm doing something wrong, of course...

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style · 03-24-2004, 11:06 PM

hi, welcome to the gdf.... ummm i just got ind cs aswell so im not sure i can help you so much..
but i happened to be reading computer arts and they say to place the picture and then move it 'over' the required text frame. then go to the text wrap pallet. etc etc... hope that helps!! (if not im sorry!)
enjoy!

djtherapy · 03-25-2004, 07:48 PM

>>place the picture and then move it 'over' the required text frame. then go to the text

- No, it has to be an image inserted IN text. As far as I can tell InDesign doesn't support this, 'cos as soon as you do it, the text wrap options just grey out. If so, then it's quite a serious omission from their program.

- This is just one of several problems I've found with InDesign since trying it out. I expected some problems, seeing as I've been using Quark for about ten years, but have to admit I'm quite unimpressed with IN CS so far...

Cowtoon · 04-01-2004, 12:54 AM

I don't know either of them very well, but I'm wondering if it would help to put the image into an image box or to import the image instead of pasting.

In Quark, I use paste to make an image stay with text ... almost behave like text. When I want it to wrap, I use an image box.

Don't know if this will help but thought I'd throw it your way. Many helpful people on this forum ... have gotten me through a few rough moments.
Diana

**D-Frag** · 04-01-2004, 01:42 AM

Why are you trying to make the 'image' and the 'text' all in one frame? ID works on layers, cant you just put the 'image' box down, then draw a 'Text' box on top of that? sorry I may be a little confused on your question. Are you trying to wrap text around a text box?

**PrintDriver** · 04-01-2004, 05:54 AM

I don't get it either.
I can't make it work either if you are doing what I think you are saying by copy/pasting an image or text box into the middle of text in an already created text box. It moves with the text but creates it's own leading gap. Are you doing a special character or something that has to move with the text? I just checked and Quark does exactly the same thing.

To wrap text in InD cs, i make a paragraph box using the text tool and make a bunch o jibberish.
Then I make an image box over the jibberish, use my arrow tool to select the image box and use the text wrap palette to tell the text to wrap around the image box.

I can do the same thing with a text box but i have to create the second text box off of the first text box and drag it into place.

In InD you have to select the object you want to wrap, not the paragraph you want to wrap with.

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djtherapy · 04-01-2004, 04:05 PM

Sorry if my explanations haven't been very clear. I should've used Quark's term from the beginning. What I'm trying to do is 'Anchor' an image box in text.

i.e.:-

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'Anchoring Boxes and Lines in Text - When you anchor an item, it behaves like a character flowing in text. To anchor an item: Select the Item tool, then select the item you want to anchor.
Choose Edit ? Cut or Copy to temporarily place the item on the Clipboard. Select the Content tool and place the Text Insertion bar where you want to anchor the item. Choose Edit ? Paste to anchor the item at the text insertion point. Adjust the leading of the paragraph containing the anchored item as necessary to accommodate the anchored item.

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In most cases you can just place an image over text and use the wrap to flow the text around it. But if you're doing something like a brochure, where you have text continually being amended, removed or added right up to publication date, it's useful – no, essential – to be able to Anchor images (things like company logos) with the relevant text, so that as you amend the rest of the copy, you don't have to go through your document and manually reposition all of the graphic elements.

Does that explain it any better?

If not then perhaps this will? (Am trying to upload attachment)

04-01-2004, 11:05 PM

djtherapy case posted a great article on the new features in ID and it appears there ability to treat graphics as text within a text box is non-exsistant.

Check out the article: www.creativepro.com/story/feature/20604.html

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