User Guide

36 Working With Type
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Threading
Text Blocks
• When you are Threading imported text using a Text Block, you will
see a loaded text icon.
• With the loaded text icon
/ , you can use one of three options to
thread the text.
To flow an entire story automatically:
• If the Automatic Text-flow icon does not display as a loaded text
icon, turn it on by choosing Layout > Autoflow from the main menu:
• Place the loaded text icon where you would like the top of the first text
block to start.
• Click to begin flowing the text:
• The text will continue filling the Column or Publication Page, residing
within the page margins. Pages will be added automatically until the
text is finished flowing.
To flow one column of text at a time:
• If the Manual Text-flow icon does not display as a loaded text icon,
turn it off by choosing Layout > Autoflow from the main menu:
• Place the loaded text icon where you would like the top of the first text
block start: