Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
10.
In the Text Wrap panel, choose these options from the Wrap To menu in turn:
• Right Side. The type moves to the right side of the image, avoiding the area just
below the image, even though there is space for it to display beneath the text
wrap boundary.
• Both Right & Left Sides. The type moves into all available areas around the im-
age. You'll notice that a small break in the type appears where the text wrap
boundary drops into the type area.
• Largest Area. The text moves into the largest area to one side of the text wrap
boundary. Keep this as your final choice.
11.
Optionally, select the Direct Selection tool ( ), and then click the graphic to
view the anchor points used for the text wrap. When using the Detect Edges con-
tour option, you can manually adjust the anchor points that define the text wrap by
clicking the anchor points and dragging them to a new position.
12.
Close the Text Wrap panel.
13.
Choose File > Save.
Importing an Illustrator file
InDesign takes full advantage of the smooth edges of vector graphics, such as those from
Adobe Illustrator. When you use high-quality screen display, vector graphics and type ap-
pear with smooth edges at any size or magnification. Most vector graphics don't require a
clipping path, because most applications save them with transparent backgrounds. In this
section, you'll place an Illustrator graphic into your InDesign document.
1.
In the Layers panel, select the Graphics layer. Choose Edit > Deselect All to make
sure nothing is selected in your document.
2.
Choose View > Fit Spread In Window to see the entire spread.
3.
Choose File > Place and select the Illustrator file 10_e.ai from the Lesson10 folder.
Make sure that Show Import Options is not selected. Click Open.
4.
Click in the upper-left corner of page 5 with the loaded graphics icon ( ) to add
the Illustrator file to the page. Use the Selection tool to position it as shown below.
Graphics created in Illustrator have transparent backgrounds by default.
