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• • February 1, 2010 at 11:37 am #54739
    Beckster

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    Occasionally, when placing a picture or other object in a text box, I cannot get the text to wrap. I use the text wrap tools, just like always. This happens whether I have the picture first, then add the text box or have the text box and put in the picture frame. Can someone please help me??? This has not always been the case, but happens off and on and I am beginning to get quite frustrated!

  • February 1, 2010 at 2:02 pm #54742
    Anonymous

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    When you put an image into a Text Frame, the image becomes anchored, text wrap will only affect the text below, not above.

  • February 1, 2010 at 3:45 pm #54745
    Beckster

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    Eugene Tyson said:

    When you put an image into a Text Frame, the image becomes anchored, text wrap will only affect the text below, not above.

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    Sorry, I am not sure I understand what you mean. In my experience, the wrap around a picture frame will wrap the text based on what wrap you pick (wrap around bounding box, wrap around object shape, etc). I cannot get the text to wrap anywhere.

  • February 1, 2010 at 6:00 pm #54750
    Dwayne Harris

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    Are we talking an anchored object, or simply plopping a picture box with a run-around onto the text frame (or vice versa)?

    If the former: I've had that happen occasionally as well. I chalk it up to InDesign getting “lost” in it's thinking or something. I just usually kill the page in question, relink the text, and then re-anchor the object.

    If the latter–it sounds like you just need to bring the picture box with the run-around to the front.

    Check your preferences and uncheck “text wrap only affects text below,” or go to “object” > “arrange” > “bring to front.”

    Don't know why ID sometimes decides to put the picture box behind instead of the front. But it probably has to do with previous actions and what you were doing.

  • February 2, 2010 at 1:56 am #54752
    Anonymous

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    If the Text Wrap isn't affecting the text in another frame then click the other frame and go to Object>Text Frame Options and make sure that “Ignore Text Wrap” is switched off.

  • February 2, 2010 at 7:52 am #54759
    John McKercher

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    I've sometimes had it happen that the text wrap is not acting as it should be according to the settings. More often than not it's when working on a file from someone else. Usually just turning the text wrap off and then on again using the measurements palette cures the problem.

  • February 2, 2010 at 8:33 am #54764
    Beckster

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    Eugene Tyson said:If the Text Wrap isn't affecting the text in another frame then click the other frame and go to Object>Text Frame Options and make sure that “Ignore Text Wrap” is switched off.

    Thanks for all the help everyone! I had tried bringing the object to the front, etc and it wouldn't work, but Eugene saved the day with his answer!

    I am glad I found this forum as I am pretty much a self taught InDesign user and there are many things to learn!

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  • February 2, 2010 at 5:54 pm #54772
    Dwayne Harris

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    Good call, Eugene.

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