Wrapping text around an object in Illustrator CS

[Chris_Shunk@adobeforums.com]

I would love to have an easy way to wrap text around objects in AI CS, and I've heard that it's possible, but I just don't know how to do it. Anybody have any idea if this is possible and how do you do it?

[LenHewitt@adobeforums.com]

Chris,

Have you tried typing Text Wrap into the search function of the Illustrator
Help File?


To wrap text around an object:

1.. Select the object or objects around which you want the text to wrap.
This is called the wrap object. (See Selecting objects.)
2.. In the Layers palette, make sure that the wrap object is above the
text you want to wrap around it. (See Organizing objects using layers.)
Important: If the layer contains multiple type objects, move any that you
don't want to wrap around the wrap object either into another layer or above
the wrap object.

3.. Choose Object > Text Wrap > Make Text Wrap.
4.. The Text Wrap Options dialog box appears. If desired, set the
following options. Then click OK.
a.. Offset to specify the amount of space between the text and the wrap
object. You can enter a positive or negative value.
b.. Invert Wrap to reverse the side of the object that the text wraps
around