User Guide

Chapter 6: Text And Typography
To link text objects:
You can use this procedure to link an object containing text or an empty text object to other text
objects.
If text boxes aren’t visible, choose Display | Show Text Boxes in the Layout menu; this
makes it easier to find and link empty text objects.
1. With the Text or Text Object tool, create at least two text objects.
2.
Select the Text Link tool.
The pointer displays the number “1”.
3. Click the first text object, the object you want to flow from. The text link pointer changes to
the number “2”.
4. Click the next text object, the object you want to flow to. If you click anything but a text
object, Canvas cancels the linking operation.
5. To link another text object to the chain, repeat the linking procedure; i.e., click the object
text will flow from, and then click the object the text will flow to.
6. Press Esc when you finish.
Unlinking text objects
Use the Text Unlink tool to break the links between text objects that have been linked into a text flow.
To unlink one text object from the next object in the flow:
1.
Select the Text Unlink tool.
2. Click the first text object.
Checking text flows
The Link Info tool lets you check text flows in a document. Use the tool to display arrows showing the
flow of text among linked text objects.
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