Anchoring an image does not make the first line respect the wrapping text

[FrederikSt]

I am trying to insert a blank Frame into my table so I can fake wrap the text inside the table around the image which is in the main frame (there are several tables, as well as an introductory text, so I cannot just insert the image into the table). The blank frame gets ignored by the first line of text. With the other images I put the anchor inside the heading, so it didn't matter, but the is no 0 Line inside the table.

[BobLevine]

That's how it works. The wrap only applies to the next line and after. Create an empty paragraph above it and anchor it there.

[FrederikSt]

Do you mean a blank line? Or can you create an invisible paragraph?

[BobLevine]

Whatever works for you, but you need to get that anchor above the first line you want wrap applied to.

[FrederikSt]

A blank line isn't an option, bc. it's the field of a table that's supposed to be aligned top. If you can man an invisible line or paragraph, please let me know how.

[Frans v.d. Geest · Accepted solution]

Create a new line and give it 0 pt leading and 0,1 pt size.

[FrederikSt]

Thanks for your answer, I guess that would work, though forgive me when I say: it's hard to imagine that a 'professional' program relies on hacks like that. 

[emily26258126yvtf]

I know this is an old thread, but you said it so perfectly I had to comment! I've been dealing with this same issue and this has been the only workaround I could figure out... I've always thought there must be a more straight forward solution in a program like indesign that I'm just not aware of - I mean, it's indesign! 

[DimitriB82C]

I was directed here because is struggeled with the same problem. I must say, wow, what a dumb workaround this is.
Suddenly one has to deal with invisible paragraphs. Very professional.

[Laubender]

Hi Frederik,

I think we have to see more of the layout to give better advice.

Also: What should the anchored frame with the text wrap contain?

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

[FrederikSt]

Nothing. It should be hidden under the actual image. I can only make the text wrap around an image, or the text in a table, so I insterted a blank frame with the same width into my table to make it wrap. Doesn't wrap with the first line, though.

[FrederikSt]

How did this answer get marked as correct? I tried it and you can't use 0pt size, you need 0.1 at least, which creates an awkward space above the first line of my table.

[Laubender]

Hi FrederikSt,

you are right. A point size of 0 is not possible.

0.1 Pt is one option.

Also change the width and height of the text to 1% with character scaling and you are at an effective text size of 0.001 Pt.

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

( ACP )

[Frans v.d. Geest]

Yeah, sorry, 0,1 of course, my bad. But you can scale and/or use baseline shift if needed.

[FrederikSt]

Allright, I'll try that, thank you. However am I the only one finding it odd that you need a hack like that for such a trivial task?

[Sorin0D45]

Hi.

If I do that when the line with 0,1 Pt is on top of the page the paragraph with anchored object is lower than the page margin with 2.353 mm. So this is not a really good thing for me. Maybe you'll came up with a solution to wrap the first line of the anchored paragraph instead of teaching us how to hack the program.

Thank you.

[tlmurray23]

My fix is to simply put a Shift+Return in the first line. To my fortune, I have not had to do this in text where the Shift+Return would be replicated elsewhere, such as a TOC or an index.

[TonyFletcher]

Adobe: Create a new “feature” and sell it as an improvement, but make it so that the first line ignores and a hack is required to make it work. Easier to skip this anchor system and do it the “old fashioned” way.