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To only repel text within the same layer as the repelling object, see Layer Properties (on
page 449).

Anchored Graphics

You can position any graphic, or group, so it's tied (anchored) to a position in some text,
so that as the text moves because of editing, the graphic object will move to remain at
the same relative position. However anchoring should only normally be used for objects
that sit outside the margins of the text (eg. A photo sitting to the right or left of a text
column), or behind the text. Use Embedding for objects that sit within the text bounds
(see below).

1. The quickest way to anchor a graphic or group is to right click it and choose the
ANCHOR TO TEXT option. However, if you also want to edit anchoring properties, you
can right click on the object and select REPELLING & ANCHORING to display the TEXT
REPELLING & ANCHORING dialog.
2. Click the MOVE GRAPHIC WITH TEXT checkbox.
3. By default MOVE VERTICALLY ONLY is also selected, so that your anchored graphic
will only move vertically as the text is edited. This is usually the most useful option –
if you want the object to track the anchor position horizontally as well, embedding
the object is usually a better option.
4. An anchor symbol appears in the top left of the object, indicating it's now anchored.
5. Using either the SELECTOR TOOL or TEXT TOOL, click and drag the anchor symbol so
that a red arrow appears.
6. Move the arrow head and drop it in the location in the text where you would like the
object anchored. A red caret (inverted 'T' mark) indicates the anchor position.
7. As you edit the text around this caret mark, the anchor point and anchored object
moves with the text.
8. When an anchored object reaches the bottom of the text area to which it is
anchored the text to which the object is anchored flows to the next page or column,
taking the anchored object with it. This is the default behavior for newly anchored
objects. However it’s controlled with the AFFECT TEXT FLOW checkbox in the
REPELLING & ANCHORING dialog, so you can turn this off if required. For legacy
documents the setting is turned off to avoid changing the way these documents are
formatted.