1. Create a text frame on an InDesign page
First, we’ll take a look at some enhancements on doing it the traditional way as
an inline graphic. In order for this technique to work, you should create a text
frame on your page and fill it with either placeholder text (you can use the
super cool Fill With Placeholder Text command from the Type menu) or real text
that you’ve typed. Your frame should be large enough to accommodate text on both
sides of your image, and your paragraph should be long enough to go completely
around the graphic.
Create a text frame and fill it with placeholder text.
2. Place a small graphic on the page
Switch to the Rectangle Frame tool (F), click once on the document, and create a
frame that’s .75" square. Place (Control+D [Windows] or Command+D [Mac OS]) a
photo or logo into it and use either the Fit Content Proportionally or my new
favorite command, Fill Frame Proportionally, from the Object > Fitting menu. You
can also utilize the various Fitting buttons on the Control palette.
Place a graphic in a new frame.
3. Cut-and-paste the graphic into the text
Select the graphic and its frame with the Selection tool (V) and choose Cut from
the Edit menu or press Control+X (Windows) or Command+X (Mac OS). Then, switch
to the Type tool (T) and place your cursor in your text where you want the
inline graphic to appear, and choose Paste from the Edit menu or Control+V
(Windows) or Command+V (Mac OS) from your keyboard.
Paste the image where you’d like the inline graphic to appear.
4. Wrap text around the inline graphic
Switch back to the Selection tool and click on the frame you just pasted inside
your text. Bring up the Text Wrap palette from the Window menu and click the
Wrap Around Object Shape button. Depending on your text and graphic it may not
look exactly the way you want, so we’ll adjust it in the next step.
The Wrap Around Object Shape button is in Text Wrap palette.
5. Mathematically adjust the position of the graphic
Choose Options from the Object > Anchored Object menu. When the dialog appears,
you’ll notice that it’s defaulting to Inline and giving you the option to adjust
the Y Offset. Make sure the Preview box is enabled and either press the Down
Arrow key for the Y Offset value or key in a negative number. This action will
move your graphic down into the text to position it so that the text wraps
around it. Click OK when you have it where you want it.
Adjust the position in the Anchored Object Options dialog box.
6. Adjust the Y offset by eye
If you find it difficult to adjust the position of images mathematically, you’re
not alone. Some of the best work can be done by eye. Make sure you’ve got your
Selection tool and click right on the inline graphic’s frame to manually
position it up or down by dragging it. In order for this to work, you have to
make sure that Prevent Manual Positioning is unchecked in the Anchored Object
Options dialog.
Try dragging the graphic’s frame to position it.