Text Wrap - Yet another text wrap bafflement

[SteveMcDonald]

I haven't recognized any of the existing topics as identical to mine, so here goes:

I'm trying to place text on an image using a drop cap that an image. When I put the drop cap over the text, random words 'hide' under the drop cap.

 

these are the elements I'm working with,

 

here is no wrap,

and here is Tight Wrap. 

Here's the words that hide under the drop cap - or, more accurately, what you see when the drop cap layer is hidden.

I'm hoping that someone can just say, "Do this other thing." Because the workaround is to have two text boxes - I can hardly ever get the leading right between them.

[firstdefence]

Ive seen this happen when the image wrapping is set to 'Edge'

[pbasdf]

@SteveMcDonald,

This may be irrelevant, but...

In the screenshots, you appear to have the text frame selected, so the text wrapping settings are those of the text frame itself, not the image.  Select the drop cap image, and check the text wrap settings for that.  From @firstdefence's post, it looks like the image might have text wrapping set to Edge.

[SteveMcDonald]

I had the Wrap set to Tight. Then I looked at my graphic, and it wouldn't hurt me a bit to set it to Square. That fixes some of them.

In fact, it fixed this one until I decided I would try to Crop the Drop Cap which broke the text Wrap. Does that give anyone a clue? It baffles me.

So, if what I think should happen would happen, the Drop Cap would not obscure the text.

[anto]

Check if for text frame is not set: Ignore Text Wraps. Uncheck it.

[thomaso]

If it wasn't mentioned before: How about Pinning for the image (using its auto-Text Wrap) + Drop Caps for the text? – Advantage: the image flows with the text.

[SteveMcDonald]

On 7/27/2023 at 10:29 PM, anto said:

Check if for text frame is not set: Ignore Text Wraps. Uncheck it.

 

Thanks anto. I had to find the Text panel. I learned something.

I haven't learned enough because the box was checked but not an active option - I could not un-check it.

So, after a couple days where I had other demands, I'm back to digging for an understanding of the arcane mysteries of Affinity Publisher. To each respondent, thank you for taking the time - even if I lack the wit to gain from your solution - I am grateful for your willingness to show me the way.

Edited July 30, 2023 by SteveMcDonald

[anto]

2 hours ago, SteveMcDonald said:

I could not un-check it.

First, you have to select text frame with Move tool, and then uncheck it.

In video you can see how it works

 

 

 

[SteveMcDonald]

4 hours ago, anto said:

First, you have to select text frame with Move tool, and then uncheck it.

 

 

That really did make a lot of sense, like, "I should have realized that!" And it did exactly what you said - until I tried it on an existing page. Apparently, when you try to wrap text around a cropped image, Publisher tries to make you feel bad. It must do this by changing settings like Text Wrap Yes/No. But you solved my problem, thanks. 

OH! Your video was brilliant!

Edited July 30, 2023 by SteveMcDonald
added sentence

[firstdefence]

On 7/28/2023 at 2:22 PM, thomaso said:

If it wasn't mentioned before: How about Pinning for the image (using its auto-Text Wrap) + Drop Caps for the text? – Advantage: the image flows with the text.

Looks a lot neater too.

[SteveMcDonald]

Thank you, @thomaso and @firstdefense. My issue developed from using sloppy drop caps from Designer and cropping them in Publisher. The crop tool does something ugly to the word wrap behavior. I cleaned up the Designer files. Now I'm dropping caps and wrapping words as cleanly as anyone might wish.