InDesign 21.2 Text Wrap Not Working on macOS Tahoe

Hi ​@kateb75582932,

Thanks for the detailed description. I’d recommend trying the suggestions shared by the expert, especially checking the anchor placement of the objects in the text flow. Please let us know if adjusting the anchor position helps or if the behavior remains the same.

If you’re still seeing the issue after that, could you try manually resetting InDesign preferences and then test text wrap again? You can follow the steps shown in the video here: https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/setting-preferences.html

Looking forward to your update.

Abhishek

I haven’t upgraded to Tahoe yet, or that version of InDesign. I tend to keep the OS and InDesign on a stable version unless there’s a real need to move up, pretty common in production environments where ongoing jobs and templates rely on known behaviour.

Maybe it’s somethint simple, like where the anchor sits in the text flow. Just a thought:

Anchored objects are still inline content first, so text wrap is calculated based on the position of the anchor marker. If the object is anchored before the paragraph it’s meant to wrap, InDesign knows about it in time and the wrap behaves predictably.

If it’s anchored after the text it should affect, the text has already flowed, so the wrap can be inconsistent or appear not to work at all.

In short, text can’t wrap around something it hasn’t encountered yet in the story.

This is especially noticeable with custom-position anchors. Best practice is to place the anchor right at the start of the paragraph you want wrapped (even before the first character or the previous paragraph end of line).

One idea if text wrap is truly not working would be to make the text and image a table with the columns/rows for text and the image.

Let us know if the text wrap works normally or if it’s buggy in Tahoe and your version and maybe others can confirm it. 

Or if you have any third party apps/plugins

Third-party InDesign / system software to check:

InDesign plugins & automation

• EasyCatalog
• WoodWing
• K4
• InData
• Custom scripts / XML workflows
• Preflight or validation plugins

Font management

• Suitcase Fusion
• FontExplorer
• Any auto-activation plugins

System-level utilities

• VPN clients (especially always-on / corporate VPNs)
• Antivirus / endpoint security software
• Firewalls or network monitoring tools
• MDM / device management agents
• Clipboard or text-enhancement utilities
• PDF or asset management tools that integrate with Adobe apps