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HOW TO USE ADOBE PAGEMAKER 7.0: Wrapping Text

Text can be wrapped around a shape, frame, or placed (imported) graphic.

 

 

 

  1. Click the Pointer button on the Tools Palette.
Click the Pointer button.
  1. Click your shape, frame, or graphic to select it.
  1. Click Element on the main menu, then click Text Wrap.

  1. In the text wrap dialog box, under Wrap Option, click the middle option.

  2. Under Text Flow, click the last option.

  3. Under Standoff in Inches, type the amount of white space you would like to leave between the text and the shape, frame, or graphic.

  4. Click the OK button to close the Text Wrap window.
  1. The shape, frame, or graphic is now surrounded by a dotted line with diamond-shaped handles in each corner.
  1. To add another handle, double-click on the boundary of the graphic. 
  1. Click and drag the diamond-shaped handles to further control your text wrapping.
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