The first link that Charles posted gives you alternatives but Mapped CCs is easily the best way to do this.

If you are having problems then you need to be more specific about what exactly you are doing that is 'messing up completely unrelated bounding boxes'. Perhaps post a sample document and describe the steps that 'break it'.

Are you using Rich Text CCs - they can be problematic. Avoid this CC type if you are having issues with them or post a doc that shows the issue.

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Chrysalis Design, Melbourne Australia