Can I get a graphic with that text?
5. Place an image in the anchored object frame and resize it
Now that you have inserted an anchored object, you should have a frame floating on top of your text. Place a graphic of your choice into it via the Place command in the File menu or drag-and-drop from Adobe Bridge and Fit/Fill Proportionally as needed.
Place an image in the Anchored Object frame.
6. A better text wrap
Although you can now wrap text around inline graphics, text wrap around anchored objects works and looks so much better. Bring up the Text Wrap palette from the Window menu and click the Wrap Around Object Shape button.
The Wrap Around Shape button is in the Text Wrap palette.
7. Show the text threads
This feature is called Anchored Objects for a reason. That’s because wherever you placed your cursor in Step 3, InDesign CS2 placed an anchor there. That anchor is tied to the frame that now contains your graphic. You can see this relationship by turning on Show Text Threads from the View menu. You’ll see a dashed line going from your anchor to the anchored object. This visual indicator is great and also helps you to know what’s connected to what.
Choose View > Show Text Threads to display text threads.
8. It’s playtime!
If you insert your cursor in the line above the anchor and press Enter several times, your object will move with your text. You can even position your object outside the frame by dragging it into the empty column on the left or right. This is not possible with an inline graphic. If you drag the text frame to the opposite page, your anchored object will shift to the right or left of the text frame to stay “relative to the spine.”
In this example, we’ve duplicated the frame on both sides of the spine to show how the anchored object moves automatically.
Terry White has been with Adobe Systems, Inc. for nine years. In his current role as Technical Resources Manager for North America, he leads a team of creative professional application engineers. He’s also president of MacGroup-Detroit, Michigan’s largest Macintosh User Group.
