Operation Manual

Adding and manipulating text | 379
Paragraph text placed inside an object.
To add paragraph text
1
Click the Text tool .
2 Drag in the drawing window to size the paragraph text frame.
3 Type in the text frame.

You can also 
Set text frame column width to adjust automatically to fit the text
Click Window Property manager. In the Property manager
docker, click the Frame button to display the frame-related
options. In the Frame area, click the Columns buttons. In the
Column settings dialog box, enable the Automatically adjust
frame width option.
Apply a background color to a text frame Open the Background color picker, and click a color.
A red text frame indicates text overflow. You can fix the overflow manually by increasing the frame size, adjusting the text size, or
linking the frame to another text frame. For more information, see “Combining and linking paragraph text frames” on page 382.
You can also fix the overflow automatically by clicking Text Paragraph text frame Fit text to frame.
You can use the Pick tool to adjust the size of a paragraph text frame. Click the text frame, and drag any selection handle.
To create a frame from an object
1 Do one of the following:
•
Using the Pick tool , click the object in which you want to insert a text frame.
• Using a drawing tool, draw a closed shape.
2
Select the object, and click Text Paragraph text frame Create empty text frame.
