InDesign

Selecting and copying anchored objects

Using the Selection tool, you can select only one anchored object at a time. Using the Type tool, you can select a range of text with multiple anchored object markers. When you select multiple anchor markers with the Type tool, you can change the position options for all the anchored objects at once.
Note: If you have more than one anchored object in the same position—for example, if one line of type holds the markers for two anchored objects with the same anchoring attributes—the objects will overlap each other.

When you copy text containing an anchored object marker, you copy the anchored object as well. If you copy an anchored object and paste it outside of text, the anchored object becomes an independent image that is not linked to text.