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Anchored object

Meaning in graphic design, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In graphic design, anchored object means: A page object attached to a position in text so it moves with that text.

In Turkish: metne bağlı nesne

How it is used

Use when illustrations must remain associated with particular passages.

Example sentences

  1. The anchored object moved down when we inserted another paragraph.

    The object's placement follows its attachment point in the text.

  2. We used an anchored object for each small instruction icon.

    The icons stay associated with their instructions as text reflows.

Common collocations

  • insert an anchored object
  • anchored object position
  • layoutThe way text, images and other elements are arranged on a page, screen or poster, including their size, position and the space between them.
  • body copyThe main, longer text of a design, such as paragraphs in a brochure or article, as opposed to headlines, captions and other short text.

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