Wrapping text around graphics

Recommended reading: CS3 for Dummies, InDesign Ch. 5, Merging Text and Graphics, pgs. 160-163 (stop at Working with Pages).

You can make text wrap around any frame, including text frames. When you apply a text wrap to an object, InDesign creates a boundary around the object that repels text.

1. If necessary, choose Object > Text Wrap to display the Text Wrap palette.

2. Using the selection tool (black arrow) or direct-selection tool (white arrow), select a frame.

3. In the Text Wrap palette, click the button for the desired wrap shape:

• Wrap Around Bounding Box creates a rectangular wrap whose width and height are determined by the bounding box of the selected object.
• Wrap Around Object Shape also known as contour wrapping, creates a text wrap boundary that is the same shape as the frame you've selected (plus or minus any offset distances; see the next step).
• Jump Object keeps text from appearing in any available space to the right or left of the frame in the column containing the frame.
• Jump to Next Column forces the next paragraph to the top of the next text column or text frame.

4. For the wrap offset values, enter offset distances. Positive values move the wrap away from the edges of the frame; negative values position the wrap boundary inside the respective edges of the frame.
To apply text wrap to items on a master page, hold down Ctrl+Shift (Windows) or Command+Shift (Mac OS) and click the item on the document page. With the image selected on the document page, apply text wrap.