Aligning images or objects within text

You can make paragraphs of text appear to wrap around an image or other object, or create other effects such as a title or caption for a picture, by aligning the image or object within the text.

You can also use line break and nobreak elements to control the way that a line of text breaks around an image or object. (See Controlling text flow on a page.)

To wrap text around an image or object:

1. Place the image or object at the beginning or within a line of text.
2. Select the image or object and choose Left or Right from the Align pop-up menu in the Inspector.
3. Drag the image or object up or down to the position that looks best within the paragraph.

Keep in mind that the text wrap around the image or object will appear differently depending on the platform and browser preferences. (See Displaying font sizes across platforms and Previewing files.) You can use the View palette to view profiles of the layout on different platforms. (See Setting view options for page layout.)

To change the alignment of an image or object within a line of text:

Select the object and choose one of the following options from the Align pop-up menu in the Inspector:

• Default aligns the object with the baseline of text or adjacent objects in the line or the left side of the document window or container.
• Top, Middle, or Bottom aligns the top, center, or bottom of the object with the top, center, bottom, or baseline of text or adjacent objects on the line.
• Left, or Right aligns the left or right side of the object with the left or right side of the line, document window, or container. Any text in the line moves to the left of the object. If there are no other objects or text in the line, the object aligns with the left or right side of the window or container.
• Text Top aligns the top of the object with the top of text (the top of the tallest character) in the line.
• Abs Middle, Baseline, or Abs Bottom aligns the center or bottom of the object with the absolute middle (half way between the top and the bottom), text baseline, or absolute bottom (including text descenders below the baseline) of text or objects in the line.