Graphics Programs Reference
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Working with objects
The building blocks of InDesign pages are objects—text frames, graphics frames, rules
(lines), tables, and more. In general, you move and resize objects with the Selection tool.
Objectscanhaveafillcolor(backgroundcolor),strokeweight(outlineorframethickness),
and stroke color. You can move objects around freely, snap them to other objects, or place
them with precision according to guides or values you enter. In addition, you can resize and
scale objects and specify how text wraps around them. You will learn more about objects in
Lesson 4 , Working with Objects . ” Here, you will experiment with a few object features.
Wrapping text around an object
To see text wrap in action, you will flow text around the apple shape in the lower-right
quadrant of the postcard.
1. Using the Zoom tool ( ), zoom in on the lower-right quadrant of the postcard.
2. Using the Selection tool ( ), click the apple shape, which is actually an InDesign
object.
3. Choose Window > Text Wrap.
Tip
The Text Wrap panel has many options for controlling precisely how text
wraps around objects and images.
4. In the Text Wrap panel, click the Wrap Around Object Shape button ( ).
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