Using Yosemite, MacBook Pro (late 2009) Pages v. 5.5. Previous version of Pages let me wrap text around pictures in newsletters. I can't find this option or how-to anywhere in v. 5.5. How do I wrap text around one side or another of an inserted picture?
Assuming your text is in your document, and you insert a picture. While the picture is selected, you will notice that on the right format panel, the Arrange tab has appeared. Select either Stay on Page, or Move with Text — depending on your image goal — and then look at the Text Wrap feature. By default, once you drop a picture into the document, it is set to Automatic. This means you can place your pointer in the image and just move it around, while text flows around it. The smaller the image the better the flow effect. This is a discussion about Pages v5.2.2, but it will work the same in v5.5.
Let's say you want the image flush aligned to the left margin, but want text to flow above, to the right, and below the image. Change text wrap automatic to Around, select the right icon for Text Fit, and adjust your spacing up or down for the proximity of the text wrap to the image. It looks like this with Text Fit spacing set to 9 pt.
I've been trying to figure this out for an hour. I'm following your instructions exactly, and...it's just not working. I've inserted a picture, used the Arrange tab to select "Stay on Page" and I've tried Automatic, I've tried Around. It doesn't matter what I try; the text is either above, or below the image. I've tried deleting the image and starting over, completely. Same thing. Is there something I'm missing?
Kate,
When you remove the web links, the proper text flow to the right of your image is restored.
If you placed a small, borderless text box to the right of your image — like a pull-quote — and stack your web links in it, you can group it with your larger image, and text will flow above and below this box of links. You can select your body text and experiment with different font/characteristics/spacing to get the flow control you want. Also, consider placing a non-breaking space (option+space) between Kate and Courageous, so this word group flows together. Use after paragraph settings with your pointer behind the :: — this will control the top alignment of the text flow to your image top.
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How do I wrap text around a picture in Pages 5.5?
