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Hello ,
I have the following scenario in a document:
I want to align the illustration to the top of the page, but the anchor is preventing me from doing so.
The best fix I can do is by reducing the font size.
Does anyone have a better solution?
Here's how I do it:
1. First, I create a one-cell table format with title. Name it whatever
you want, perhaps Graphic. I place the graphic in the table cell and the
caption in the table title position, which can be set above or below the
table (graphic). Or turn off the title if no caption. In the Table
Designer, on the Basic tab, set Spacing Above to -2.0 pt.
2. Create an anchor paragraph style to hold the table, perhaps naming it
TableAnchor. In the Paragraph Designer, on the Basic tab, set Spac
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Here's how I do it:
1. First, I create a one-cell table format with title. Name it whatever
you want, perhaps Graphic. I place the graphic in the table cell and the
caption in the table title position, which can be set above or below the
table (graphic). Or turn off the title if no caption. In the Table
Designer, on the Basic tab, set Spacing Above to -2.0 pt.
2. Create an anchor paragraph style to hold the table, perhaps naming it
TableAnchor. In the Paragraph Designer, on the Basic tab, set Spacing
Below Pgf to -2.0 pt for this paragraph style and select the "Fixed"
checkbox. On the Default Font tab, set the font to 2.0 pt. NOTE: This
number can be any number you want, as long as you use the same number
(but negative) in the other two places I mentioned.
Now, to place your graphic, first create an empty TableAnchor paragraph
in your document. Insert a new table into the paragraph using your new
Graphic table style. Place your graphic in the table cell and shrinkwrap
it (Esc m p). Place your caption in the table title. Everything will sit
flush with the top of the page column.
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Mike Wickham wrote:
Here's how I do it:
1. First, I create a one-cell table format with title. Name it whatever
you want, perhaps Graphic. I place the graphic in the table cell and the
caption in the table title position, which can be set above or below the
table (graphic). Or turn off the title if no caption. In the Table
Designer, on the Basic tab, set Spacing Above to -2.0 pt.
2. Create an anchor paragraph style to hold the table, perhaps naming it
TableAnchor. In the Paragraph Designer, on the Basic tab, set Spacing
Below Pgf to -2.0 pt for this paragraph style and select the "Fixed"
checkbox. On the Default Font tab, set the font to 2.0 pt. NOTE: This
number can be any number you want, as long as you use the same number
(but negative) in the other two places I mentioned.
Now, to place your graphic, first create an empty TableAnchor paragraph
in your document. Insert a new table into the paragraph using your new
Graphic table style. Place your graphic in the table cell and shrinkwrap
it (Esc m p). Place your caption in the table title. Everything will sit
flush with the top of the page column.
Blimey. Sounds like a fair few hours went into solving that!
Works perfectly, cheers.
Thanks for the additional, Arnis.
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Actually, I picked up that tip from one of the frameusers.com gurus
years ago, when I first got started with FrameMaker.
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Besides Mike's table trick, you can also use the Top of Column or At Insertion Point settings depending upon what happens following the graphic. You also could use the outside column or text frame positioniing and adjust the Aframe to sit at the top. There are many ways to do this, but they may involve maintenance issues if the content is updated.