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repelling & anchoring dialog again. Click the REPEL TEXT AROUND THIS GRAPHIC checkbox
to deselect it and click OK.

Note that single lines of text do not respond to repelling objects, only text areas and text
columns do.
To only repel text within the same layer as the repelling object, see Layer Properties (on
page 184).

Rule-offs

Use "INSERT" > "RULE-OFF" to insert a horizontal rule-off into text at the text carat. Use the
Freehand and Brush Tool (on page 173) to modify the ruler. The rule-off automatically
reduce in length to fit the available width, just as the text around them does.

So if for example the text in which the rule-off appears has a margin, or is repelled, the
length of the rule-off reduces accordingly.

See Repelling text objects for more info on making text repel.

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).