Reply To: Custom anchoring grouped object

I think I found a better way– no jumping around. Here it is:

1. Click in text
2. Object >Anchored Object>Options(Default)
3. Set to Custom
4. Uncheck Keep Within Top/Bottom Column Boundaries
5. OK A frame shows up on the page with a line between it and the place you anchored to. You can move it wherever.

I’m not sure under what conditions that (Default) shows up. This could be how to change the default,, which may be what you want, or may not.

To get your object (which may be a grouped object – can even be one bigger than the textbox holding the text you have linked to) in the frame:

1. Click the graphic with the Selection Tool (black arrow)
2. R-click>Cut (or Copy)
3. Click frame with Selection Tool
4. R-click>Paste Into (You may not see anything in the frame – this is what threw me for so long)
5. R-click>Fitting>Fit Frame to Content Graphic should pop into the frame.

Now drag graphic to where you want it.

Tim I tried it> I created the grouped object and anchored it to a text frame (call it F1) using above procedure. Now I want to do othe same with another grouped object and its text frame (call it F2). First: created an object Style for F1. I called it Vert Txt Frame w Anchor. (Object styles, I noted, do include Anchored Object parameters).

Then I unselected everything, click on F2. Apply Style Vert Txt Frame w Anchor. Didn't work (I was hoping it would automatically grab the nearest object, I guess). Can tell by what moves and doesn't move when you move the text frame.

What did I do wrong?