confused -- text repelling - sometime works, sometimes not...

[TheeeDragon]

I am sure is something simple
Sometimes the text will wrap around a picture, sometimes it will not.
It must be the way I'm adding the picture and the text to the section of the page
so,
what's the trick?

Thanks

[gwpriester]

1. The object that is repelling the text must be on top of the text.

2. The text must be a text area (drag a rectangle with the Text Tool to create a text area)

3. Do not set the text to repel (frequent reason why text does not repel).

[TheeeDragon]

What you said seems logical
And I'm guessing this is what I did first three times it worked
When I added the new one last night,
Did not, must be an anomaly

Thanks for your input

[TheeeDragon]

I ran some tests
Works as you said,
I just need to focus more when I make these objects
Thank you

[bwood]

I’ve also found the text must be a layer above the object. I’ve found it hit and miss as well until I made that change.
-Bill

[Acorn]

I’ve also found the text must be a layer above the object. I’ve found it hit and miss as well until I made that change.
-Bill

Bill, the Text Object is always underneath the repelling Object. The repelling Object can be on a higher Layer but don't make it a pop-up unless you are specifically aiming for this as an effect.

You cannot repel a Text Line even if you have split it with hard returns.
N.B. A Text Line is extremely hard to manipulate - try justifying it.

If you place a repelling Object in a Layer then you have to ensure the Layer Properties are changed to allow it to repel all things under in lower Layers.

Acorn

[bwood]

Thanks for the clarification @acorn.