inline object
An inline object is an object that’s placed within the flow of text; it sits on the same line as the text and moves with the text as you type. If you paste an image, image gallery, shape, or text box into a text box or shape, the pasted object is automatically placed inline with any text in the outer (parent) object.
![An image is placed inline with text.](https://help.apple.com/assets/5ED56420680CE23A200BBCD6/5ED56423680CE23A200BBCDD/en_US/af4d4cde0adabe50aeaca901b9d206b5.png)