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Compound Path as a Text Box

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December 14, 2018
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I'm using a compound path created in Illustrator as a text box in InDesign. When I paste my text, it does some weird jumping and creates large gaps on the right of the shapes and I can't figure out why it's happening. I've tried using the silhouette of my shape as the text box, and pasting the inside shapes as separate objects, and then having the text wrap around them, but the same thing happens. Attached is a screen shot of the issue. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks in advance.

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Correct answer winterm

I think, what you encountered, is a feature / limitation. InDesign just won’t allow more than 3 gaps in a text line.

Possible workaround - try add columns to text frame.

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Hi Jeff,

I would do this kind of layout with Adobe Illustrator.

There is no restriction in the number of gaps there.

Questions about Illustrator can be posted here:

Regards,
Uwe

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Hi there

Sometimes what I do I use the text wrap and I invert, maybe you can try

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E

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Hi Eugenio,

I do not think that invert text wrap will change the rules with the InDesign text composer mechanism.

Here just a simple experiment showing the issue:

Four gaps in a row are ok.

Trouble comes with the fifth one.

Regards,
Uwe

wintermCorrect answer

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I think, what you encountered, is a feature / limitation. InDesign just won’t allow more than 3 gaps in a text line.

Possible workaround - try add columns to text frame.