Quick convert an anchored box to unanchored

[Pat Bensky]

Is there a quick way to convert an anchored text or picture box to unanchored? Other than cutting it out and pasting it back in (which is too many steps and loses its current position).

Pat

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[Michael]

Pat Bensky wrote:

> Is there a quick way to convert an anchored text or picture box to unanchored? Other than cutting it out and pasting it back in (which is too many steps and loses its current position).

Nope.

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[James Yanchak]

Right-click and choose Anchored-Object>>Release.

James

On 1/5/11 10:06 AM, "Pat Bensky" <pbe...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Pat Bensky]

Well right-clicking (actually ctrl-clicking, as I am on a Mac) was the most obvious and first thing I tried ... but I don't see that option. I'm using CS5, Mac. Have you got some plugin or something installed which adds that option?

Pat

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[James Yanchak]

Nope, on CS4 Mac here. It seems the anchored object must be “Custom” for the release to work.

On 1/5/11 10:26 AM, "Pat Bensky" <pbe...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Pat Bensky]

You're right - thanks James!

Pat

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[Rai Land]

Release an anchored object

If you no longer want an object to move relative to its associated text, you can release it to remove its anchor.

 Select the anchored object with a selection tool, and choose Object > Anchored Object > Release.

The object’s position on the page doesn’t move.

Note: Release doesn’t work for inline or above line objects. If you can’t use Release, select the anchored object and then cut and paste it. You can also use the Type tool to select and cut the anchored object.

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/indesign/cs/using/WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6c43a.html

If you are unable to release and object and have to copy paste, take note of the objects X & Y coordinates so you can put it back in it's exact place without to much effort (though it is an extra step).

[Michel Raj]

Does anyone know if this state "anchored/released is scriptable ?

I need to remove  or "release" all "custom anchored" objects from long documents.

At the moment I use the search replace on ~a (anchored objects in grep), but this also removes the not custom ones (inline ones), and Id' prefer to keep them.

TIA

Michel

[Dave Saunders]

In JavaScript, assuming that myObj is a reference to your anchored
object:

myObj.anchoredObjectSettings.releaseAnchoredObject();

If your object is inline or set to Above Line, nothing happens when
you execute this: no action and no error. But if it is anchored
(Custom in the UI) then it is released.

Dave

[Michel Raj]

Thank you Dave

I'll see if I can manage to use this in a script to remove only the anchored custom objects of a text selection.

Regards,

Michel

[Trien Le Nguyen Thanh]

Vào 22:31:54 UTC+7 Thứ Tư, ngày 05 tháng 1 năm 2011, James Yanchak đã viết:

Nope, on CS4 Mac here. It seems the anchored object must be “Custom” for the release to work.

Woa, good man, good job , thankyou very much