How to Create a Custom Text Wrap in Adobe InDesign

There are various kinds of text wraps that can be created with InDesign. Text can wrap around the bounding box of an object, which is always rectangular. The text wrap can also be set to follow the contour of a shape or silhouette. In many cases, the silhouette of a portion of an image is created in Photoshop using a Clipping Path or Alpha Channel. In this example, we'll look at turning on a Photoshop Clipping Path to use for the text wrap in InDesign.

This feature works the same in Adobe InDesign CS4, CS5, CS6, and Creative Cloud (CC).

1. Select the image frame that you want the text to wrap around.
2. Go to the Object menu, scroll down to Clipping Path, and choose Options.
3. In the dialog box, click the Type menu. If an image has a Photoshop Path or Alpha Channel, it will be an available option. Otherwise, those choices will be grayed out.
4. Go to the Window menu and select Text Wrap to open the panel.
5. In the Text Wrap Panel, click the Wrap Around Object Shape button, and set the desired offset.
6. The Text Wrap is applied.