Wrapping Text Around Objects


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  Step 1:  Select the Object

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Make sure the pointer tool is selected from the Toolbox. Then, using your mouse, click on an existing object in your publication. When the sizing handles appear around your object, you know you have properly selected it.
  Step 2:  Open the Text Wrap Dialog Box

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Using your mouse, open the Element menu by clicking on Element in the menu bar. Drag the mouse down to the Text Wrap option and click on it. This will open the Text Wrap Dialog Box.
  Step 3:  Selecting the Wrap & Flow

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From the Dialog Box you are given the opportunity to change the way text wraps around the object. The Flow option lets you choose how you want the text to lay around the object. Once you have chosen your Wrap and Flow, click OK. The object you selected now appears not only with sizing handles, but a dotted box around it. The box represents the standoff, or the distance between the object and the text. You can adjust the standoff in the Text Wrap Dialog Box.
  Step 4:  Create the Text

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Create or import the text you will want to wrap around the graphic.
  Step 5:  Position the Text

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Select the text with the pointer tool and position it with the graphic. PageMaker will automatically wrap the text around the graphic.
  Step 6:  Customizing the Wrap

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If you want to fine tune the way your text wraps around the graphic, the standoff can be adjusted by clicking on one of standoff sizing handles and dragging the standoff line to the new width or angle you would like. This feature allows you to stagger text around an object rather than have the flow appear as a perfect square. This can be very useful when dealing with objects of a more circular appearance.