: Alignment issue with bullet and text wrap with InDesign [Post was reedited to show the actual constraints, the solution provided for a simplified version was not working properly...] I have a

@Sent7350415

The solution is indeed quite simple.
No left-offset nor text-wrap are required.

The text block should be smaller to fit the actual text area dimensions, without any offsets. Then, the paragraph rule can overflow the text block if set with a negative left offset.

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@Shelley591

It sounds like you're wanting the bullets/text left aligned, but on the right side of a text box.

My suggestion based on that assumption is: Have you tried doing left align, but increase the left indent so all the text gets pushed to the right side?

EDIT: My original suggestion above was based on assumptions that weren't what the original asker was needing. After seeing their example I understand it better (hopefully!).

Option 1:

I believe Mark Sturgess' suggestion will do what you desire. Here is a visual representation of that below:



Option 2a (Manual Input):

Keep Text Wrap enabled for the background box and use Alt codes to manually add bullets (e.g.: "•" ). According to the link above, it's Alt+7 or Alt+0149 on a numeric keypad for a PC. If you're on a Mac, it's Option+8 (the 8 key at top of keyboard).

Option 2b (Manual Input):

Use Glyphs (link is about Illustrator, but the principle is the same). Menu item: Type > Glyphs. You can copy and paste it repeatedly where needed in your document.

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@Turnbaugh909

Have you tried clicking your 'first block' then hit object > text frame options > then check the 'ignore text wrap' box, that should sort it...

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