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November 3, 2013
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How to unlock or unanchor an image

  • November 3, 2013
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I am in InDesign cc and need help to unlock or unanchor an image in a frame

Thank you,

Linda

2 replies

Participant
December 17, 2015

This might be 2 years late and not very helpful, but to un-anchor an object go Object > Anchored Object > Release while the anchored object is selected. Happy Days.

Peter Spier
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 4, 2013

Select the anchored object, then cut. Make sure  you dont have an active text cursor and Paste. It's now a free-floating object.

MQubed
Participating Frequently
June 10, 2024

This didn't work in InDesign 18.5.1 ...

James Gifford—NitroPress
Legend
July 1, 2024

I believe your answer is below. Locked and anchored are not the same thing, so the options to manage a locked object would not be available for an anchored object. Anchored objects are also sometimes blocked from direct access as in the first answer, so the solution is — or should be — as below: click the object, right-click on the anchor icon, select Anchored Options, and click Release. (The other choice, Anchored Options, lets you set all the parameters for the image positioning, locking, etc.)