My Anchored Object panel is grayed out?

Question

Hello — I don't normally use Anchored Objects, but decided to try them out on a current project, and ran into a strange issue. When I select a text box or image in my layout and then go to the Object menu, my Anchored Object panel is grayed out. I've attached an image to show what I mean (AnchoredObjectMenu.png).

Also, when I click on a text box or on an image in InDesign (in any document I've created) the text box and image frame seem to be missing certain features. Again, I've attached images that hopefully show what I mean:

The attached images "MyTextBox.png" and "MyImageBox.png" show how my frames look.

In the attached images "ExampleTextBox.png" and "ExampleImageBox.png", I've circled in red the features that are missing for me when I create a text box or image frame.

I'm guessing that these missing features are related to my Anchored Object menu being grayed out.

Does anyone know what's going on here or how I can fix it?

FYI: I'm using InDesign 17.4.2 (that's as high as I can go with my operating system + current computer)

Thanks!

cfdcrochet · Accepted Answer

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/indesign/using/anchored-objects.html#:~:text=You%20can%20anchor%20text%20characters,Specify%20options%20as%20desired

You can anchor by drag&drop or by cut/copy & paste.

Thank you for your help, but that wasn't my issue — however, I figured it out on my own. Turned out, I just needed to select View>Extras>Show Anchored Object Control.

So simple! Can't believe I didn't see it before taking the time to post this.

Dave Creamer of IDEAS · Answer

You need to have copied an image object, text frame, OR a set of grouped objects.

Then, put your text cursor where you want the image and paste.

Use the Anchored Object Options to adjust how the object(s) are positioned.

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