Shape Inspector

Start by selecting the shape(s) to work with. You can select and work with multiple shapes at the same time.

Select the Runaround tab.

Select the Run Text Around Shape checkbox to add a default text runaround.

If the Run Text Around Shape checkbox shows a dash , this indicates that the current selection contains at least one shape with an existing text runaround and at least one shape with no runaround. To continue editing all of the selected shapes together, click the Run Text Around Shape checkbox to change the dash to a tick. This adds a default runaround to any shape that previously had none.

Runaround extents are displayed as a red dotted line, which can be turned off from the View menu.

Select Tight Shape to set a text runaround that follows a shape's outline, or select Bounding Box for a runaround that remains outside a surrounding rectangle.

The Outset Distance sets the distance of the runaround from the shape.

The image to the right shows an example in which the upper triangle has a Tight Shape runaround and the lower triangle has a Bounding Box runaround. Both runarounds have a 2mm Outset Distance.

To remove an existing text runaround from a shape, simply deselect the Run Text Around Shape checkbox.

Start by selecting the shape(s) to work with. You can select and work with multiple shapes at the same time.

Select the Size & Location tab to reach the controls for these adjustments:

TIP: To align or match the size of several shapes, adjust their size/location settings at the same time.