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June 21, 2018
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Why does anchoring an image mess up the position and text wrap?

  • June 21, 2018
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Why does anchoring an image change the position and mess up the text wrapping for that image?

Here is the unanchored image and its text wrap settings:

Here is what happens when I attempt to anchor it to the text above it, by dragging the blue box.

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    Correct answer Laubender

    Hi Marie,

    as I said: The wrap will not work on the line where the anchor is in. Plus all other text above that line!

    Moving the anchor several characters will not help. Move it to the line before the line of text you want to do you wrap with.

    Anchor character moved back to the first line of the paragraph:

    Now you see: The line with the anchor is never affected.

    Best,
    Uwe

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    Community Expert
    June 21, 2018

    Hi Marie,

    as I can see from your screenshot the frame's anchor is set just after the last character of the paragraph.

    Note: Wrap is not working for the line of text the anchor is in and all text before in the text stream.

    Regards,
    Uwe

    Inspiring
    June 21, 2018

    Uwe, in this screen shot I dropped the blue box several characters before the end of the line and still got the same result.

    LaubenderCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    June 21, 2018

    Hi Marie,

    as I said: The wrap will not work on the line where the anchor is in. Plus all other text above that line!

    Moving the anchor several characters will not help. Move it to the line before the line of text you want to do you wrap with.

    Anchor character moved back to the first line of the paragraph:

    Now you see: The line with the anchor is never affected.

    Best,
    Uwe

    Barb Binder
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    June 21, 2018

    Undo, and hold the Alt/Opt key as you drag the blue anchor box to the end of the previous paragraph. Now you can set the reference point to control how it is positioned.

    ~Barb

    ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
    Inspiring
    June 21, 2018

    Barb, that gives me this box. Not sure what I need to change to fix my problem. Normally expect to just be able to drop and drop the blue box with no problem. Can you help me spot what is different in this case?