Operation Manual

388 | CorelDRAW X8 User Guide
To Do the following
Manually adjust column and gutter width
Click the Text tool . Drag a column side selection handle.
Set a specific column and gutter width
In the Object properties docker, click the Frame button to
display the frame-related options. Click the Columns button ,
and type values in the Width or Gutter boxes.
Automatically create columns of equal width
In the Object properties docker, click the Frame button to
display the frame-related options. Click the Columns button ,
and enable the Equal column width check box.
To change the flow of bidirectional text in columns
1 Select a paragraph text frame.
2
Click Window Dockers Object properties.
3
In the Object properties docker, click the Frame button to display the frame-related options.
4 Enable the Right-to-left columns check box.
The Right-to-left columns option is available only for bidirectional languages, such as Hebrew and Arabic. The proper keyboard must
also be installed.
Combining and linking paragraph text frames
You can combine text frames. You can also break text frames apart into subcomponents — columns, paragraphs, bullets, lines, words, and
characters. Every time you break apart a text frame, the subcomponents are placed into separate text frames.
Linking text frames directs the overflow text of one text frame to another. If you resize a linked frame, or change the size of the text, the
amount of text in the next frame is automatically adjusted. You can link text frames before or after you type text.
You cannot link artistic text. However, you can link a paragraph frame to an open or closed object. When you link a frame to an open object,
such as a line, the text flows along the path of the line. Linking a text frame to a closed object, such as a rectangle, inserts a text frame and
directs the flow of text inside the object. If text exceeds the open or closed path, you can link the text to another frame or object. You can
also link to existing frames and objects across pages or create a linked frame in the same location on another page.
After linking text frames, you can redirect the flow from one object or text frame to another. When you select the text frame or object, a
blue arrow indicates the direction of the text flow. You can hide or display these arrows.