Can I get a graphic with that text?
6. Adjust the Y offset by eye
If you find it difficult to adjust the position of images mathematically, you’re not alone. Some of the best work can be done by eye. Make sure you’ve got your Selection tool and click right on the inline graphic’s frame to manually position it up or down by dragging it. In order for this to work, you have to make sure that Prevent Manual Positioning is unchecked in the Anchored Object Options dialog.
Try dragging the graphic’s frame to position it.
A better way: Anchored Objects
1. Create an InDesign document with facing pages
Although the above technique is an improvement over the way it used to be, there’s a much better way to go! We showed you the inline graphic way so that you would appreciate the new anchored object way, and besides, you’ll now know how to handle both kinds of techniques if you receive documents from others.
Let’s start by either adding more pages to your existing document or creating a new multi-page document that has facing pages. You’ll need a document with facing pages because of the spine attributes that we’re about to discuss.
Create a document with facing pages.
2. Create a new text frame and fill it with text
This technique will also work better if you’re working with multiple columns. To create multiple columns on your page, go to Layout > Margins And Columns and change the Number field in the Columns section. Create a text frame and fill it with text so that it’s in one of the columns. Make sure that there’s an empty text column sitting to the left or right of the column you just filled.
Create multiple columns on the page, create a new text frame in one column, and then fill it with text.
3. Place the cursor
Switch to the Type tool (T) and place your cursor in the text where you want your object to be anchored. This sounds like a simple step—maybe even half a step—but what’s important about this step is that while you can put your cursor anywhere and this technique will work, it’s probably best not to put your cursor at the beginning of the text. If you ever want to move your anchor mark, it will be harder to select if it’s at the beginning of the frame.
Position the cursor somewhere other than the beginning of the text.
4. Create an anchored object
Choose Anchored Object > Insert from the Object menu. When the dialog appears, you’ll have just about every option you can imagine to control the exact placement, size, and relationship to the text of your anchored object, as well as its content (graphic or text) and its relative position to the spine. For this example, we chose Graphic for Content, .75x.75", Relative to the Spine, and clicked on the top-left box in the Reference Point grid. Click OK. Unfortunately, this dialog doesn’t offer a Preview option and it sorely needs one, so you’ll have to experiment with the placement of your anchored object.
Adjust the placement, size, and the object’s relationship to the text in the Insert Anchored Object dialog box.
