Writer Guide

To Character
The frame is associated with a character but is not in the text
sequence. It moves with the paragraph but may be placed in the
margin or another location. This method is similar to anchoring to a
paragraph.
As Character
The frame is placed in the document like any other character and,
therefore, affects the height of the text line and the line break. The
frame moves with the paragraph as you add or delete text before the
paragraph. This method is useful for adding a small icon in sequence
in a sentence. It is also the best method for anchoring a graphic to
an empty paragraph so it does not move around the page in
unexpected ways.
Linking frames
You can link frames to each other even when they are on different
pages of a document. The contents will automatically flow from one to
the next. This technique is very useful when designing newsletters,
where articles may need to be continued on a different page.
Note
You cannot link from a frame to more than one other frame.
To link one frame to another:
1) Select the frame to be linked from.
2) Click the Link Frames icon on the object bar.
3) Click the next frame in the series (which must be empty).
When a linked frame is selected, any existing links are indicated by a
faint connecting line, as shown in Figure 111. Note that any frame-
linking line will not be as clear as illustrated in the figure.
Figure 111: Linked frames
The height of a frame that is being linked from is fixed; you can change
this height manually or by using the Frame dialog box, but it does not
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