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Oct 9, 2026 7:49 PM UTC
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Issue with text box, the text inside jumps around when I move it

I think this might be a problem related to text wrap, because I previously put a block of text with text wrap and now apparently doesn’t have it (even though it does). So when I check for this text box (image below) it has no text wrap either but that might not be the case. There’s no appearance panel so I’m not sure how I should check this.

 

    Monika Gause
    Monika GauseCorrect answer
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    Oct 9, 2026 8:51 PM UTC

    Probably text wrap applied to the image.

    You can select the text box, go to Object > Text frame options and turn ob the option to ignore text wrap. If that solves it, then there is some text wrap interfering.

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    BobLevine
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    Oct 9, 2026 8:11 PM UTC

    Are there any objects on other layers that might be interfering? Even if they’re hidden they will still effect it. 

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    Known Participant
    Oct 9, 2026 8:56 PM UTC

    I do have other objects but I don’t see why they would interfer

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    Known Participant
    Oct 9, 2026 8:01 PM UTC

    Apparently it doesn’t let me post more than one image at once

     

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    leo.r
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    Oct 9, 2026 8:25 PM UTC

    Apparently it doesn’t let me post more than one image at once

     just copy-paste as many images as you want.

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    Known Participant
    Oct 9, 2026 8:56 PM UTC

    I did but the second image doesn’t show up

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    Monika Gause
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    Oct 9, 2026 7:52 PM UTC

    So you want to know why the text sits there? Or is there supposed to be more text than that?

     

    Can you please show the text wrap options?

    The paragraph settings?

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    Known Participant
    Oct 9, 2026 8:01 PM UTC

    I want to know why it sits there even though it’s aligned to the left. 
     

     

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    Monika Gause
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    Monika GauseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    Oct 9, 2026 8:51 PM UTC

    Probably text wrap applied to the image.

    You can select the text box, go to Object > Text frame options and turn ob the option to ignore text wrap. If that solves it, then there is some text wrap interfering.

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