
INDESIGN CS3
User Guide
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• To keep the object within the text frame, but not with a specific line of text when text reflows, choose Text Frame
from the X Relative To menu.
• To align the object relative to the margin (for example, to create a sidebar that stays in the outside margin as the
text reflows from page to page), select Relative To Spine.
1 Select the object and choose Object > Anchored Object > Options.
2 From the Position menu, choose Custom.
To see the object move on the page as you specify options, select Preview at the bottom of the dialog box.
3 To keep the object on the same side of the page, relative to the document spine, select Relative To Spine. For
example, select this if you want the object to always appear in the outside margin, no matter what side of the spread
it is on.
4 Click the point on the Anchored Object Reference Point proxy that represents the point on the object that you
want to align to the page.
5 FromtheXRelativeTomenu,choosethepageitemthatyouwanttouseasthehorizontalbasisforalignmentof
the object. For example, choose Text Frame to align the object to left, right, or center of the text frame.
6 FromtheYRelativeTomenu,choosethepageitemthatyouwanttouseastheverticalbasisforalignmentofthe
object. For example, if you want the object to align to the baseline of the text to which its anchored, choose Line
(Baseline).
7 Click the point on the Anchored Position Reference Point proxy that represents where within the page items
chosen from the X and Y Relative To menus that you want to align the object.
8 Specify an X Offset or Y Offset to nudge or move the object away from the alignment point.
9 To ensure that the object does not extend below or above a column edge as text reflows, select Keep within
Top/Bottom Column Boundaries. This option is only available when you select a line option, such as Line (Baseline),
from the Y Relative To menu.
10 Click OK.
Selecting and copying anchored objects
UsingtheSelectiontool,youcanselectonlyoneanchoredobjectatatime.UsingtheTypetool,youcanselectarange
of text with multiple anchored object markers. When you select multiple anchor markers with the Type tool, you can
change the position options for all the anchored objects at once.
Note: Ifyouhavemorethanoneanchoredobjectinthesameposition—forexample,ifonelineoftypeholdsthemarkers
for two anchored objects with the same anchoring attributes—the objects will overlap each other.
When you copy text containing an anchored object marker, you copy the anchored object as well. If you copy an
anchored object and paste it outside of text, the anchored object becomes an independent image that is not linked to text.
View anchored object markers on the page
To view anchors and their relationship to the text on the page, you can display object markers. Use any of the
following methods:
• To view the anchor markers in the text, choose Type > Show Hidden Characters.
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