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indesign text wrap not working
HeyBraza watches your screen and points at whichever setting is blocking the wrap - ignore-text-wrap, the contour option, or an unanchored image.
you turn on text wrap, but the text just sits behind the image - or wraps as a hard rectangle instead of hugging the shape. it's never a bug; it's one of a few settings. here's how to find which one is yours.
short answer
check object > text frame options on the *text* frame and untick 'ignore text wrap' - that setting overrides everything and is the most common cause. after that, confirm the wrap is actually applied to the image in window > text wrap.
or do it yourself
- 1select the text frame, go to object > text frame options, and make sure 'ignore text wrap' is unchecked - this is the most common cause.
- 2select the image, open window > text wrap, and click 'wrap around bounding box' to confirm the wrap is actually applied.
- 3to hug the shape of a cutout png, choose 'wrap around object shape' instead, then set contour options to 'alpha channel' or 'detect edges'.
- 4check that the text frame sits above the image in the stacking order - a wrap only affects text frames below it (or beside it).
- 5if it still won't wrap, check edit > preferences > composition: 'text wrap only affects text beneath' may be changing the behaviour.
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downloadcommon questions
why does my text wrap as a rectangle instead of around the image?
you have 'wrap around bounding box' selected - switch to 'wrap around object shape' and set contour to 'alpha channel' so it follows the cutout.
text wrap is on but nothing happens - why?
the text frame likely has 'ignore text wrap' turned on (object > text frame options), or the text frame is above the image instead of below it.
