Is there any way to have VD text to flow dynamically around another image or text object? Having to manually flow text causes me more headaches than I care to admit and would love it if there were an easier way (a'la MS Word). To be a little more specific, I'm not looking, although it would be nice, for following a non-rectangular edge of an image, just following the outlines of an image or text placement box, something along the lines of what anchor does, but not quite. Hope that all makes sense.

Is this possible currently, coming up in future release, or just a pipe dream? Thanks for any help!

Chris,

One thing you could try is the "Text Link" feature. Create three text boxes. The first text box above your image, the next one to the left or right of your image, and then the third one below your image and as wide as the first text box. Click on the first text box, then find the Create Text Link icon(it looks like a little chain), then pick the second text box. Next, click on the second text box, click the Create Text Link icon, and then click on the third box.

This way, the text will flow through all three text boxes, even if one box is smaller than the others. So you can have the second box to the left or right of your image, and it will create an effect of the text flowing around the image.

Hope that helps!

Regards,
Raphaël Lalonde Lefebvre

That is VERY helpful, thank you!

I haven't noticed that feature up till now, and am kicking myself that I hadn't asked sooner.