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muskoka lake
muskoka lake
Inspiring
March 17, 2019
Question

Inserting photo and caption in text box

  • March 17, 2019
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I am using an HP Z book laptop and windows 7 OS. Using InDesign CC 2019

I am a beginner tackling a big project. I have figured out how to place a photo and Generate static or live captions.I selct Jump for the text Wrap option.

When I make a text box and insert the photo it seems to work well. But if I place a photo in a text box the caption is over the pre-exist ing text.

Do I always have to place a placeholder frame for photos? Do I have to make a placeholder frame for the caption as well. I have tried the tutorils but they always deal with perfect scenarios, not what goes wrong.

Please help me figure out how to move a photo from another spot and still have the caption box attached without it going over text.

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BobLevine
Community Expert
BobLevineCommunity Expert
Community Expert
March 17, 2019

Just place the photos on the page; there no need for a frame first. And don’t place them in text frames…that turns them into inline objects that are very difficult to move around.

muskoka lake
muskoka lakeAuthor
Inspiring
March 17, 2019

Thanks Bob, I did not know about inline objects.

I have a text frame on my master. Sometimes I want to use that space for

photos.

1) Can I just shorten the text frame in order to make space for the photo?

2) What about when I want the photo to appear directly below some text?

or in the midst of a column of text. ?

M
Migintosh
Legend
March 19, 2019

Help please. The discussion has centered around how to Place the photo.

I can do that and Anchor the photo to text. It is the caption that is

the problem. All the Anchored Object Options adjust the size or

placement of the object.

I want the Jump option in Text Wrap to apply to a photo caption text

box. But as a text box that Jump is not available

You can see in the screenshot that the caption is over the text. I moved

it a bit to the side to make it obvious.

How do I get the text to jump past the caption box?


What about grouping the image frame to the caption text frame, and applying wrap to the group?

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