To repel text

1. Select the object for the text to wrap around.

2. From the Effects menu, select Repel Text. The text wraps around the object.

You cannot repel freeform text. You cannot repel text from bitmaps or objects inside a group. Objects repel text regardless of the layer. For example, an object on layer one repels text on layer two. Even objects on layers that are not visible repel text. To turn off repel text mode for a particular object, select the object and repeat the steps above.