Graphics Programs Reference
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Wrapping text around a graphic
With InDesign you can wrap text around the rectangular bounding box of any object,
around objects of any shape, and around imported images. As you wrap text around the
Yield sign in this exercise, you'll see the difference between wrapping around its bounding
box and around the shape of the graphic.
Your first task is to move the Yield sign graphic. For precise positioning, you can use the
Smart Guides that are displayed dynamically when you create, move, or resize objects.
1.
Using the Selection tool ( ), select the graphics frame with the image of a Yield
sign on the pasteboard to the right of page 3. Make sure to click when the arrow
pointer is displayed. If you click when the hand pointer is displayed, you'll select
the graphic instead of the graphics frame.
2.
Being careful not to select one of the handles, drag the frame to the left so that the
center point of the frame is aligned with the center point of the text frame that con-
tains the article text. When the two center points align, you should see a purple
vertical Smart Guide and a green horizontal Smart Guide appear. When these
guidelines appear, release the mouse button.
Make sure that you have moved the frame onto the page without changing its size.
Notice that the graphic overlaps the text. You'll change this by applying a text
wrap.
