Operation Manual

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Fitting text to frames
Fitting story text precisely into a sequence of frames is part of the art of
laying out publications.
If there's too much story text to fit in a frame sequence, PagePlus stores
it in an invisible overflow area and the Link button on the last frame of
the sequence displays
; an AutoFlow button appears next to the
Link button. You might edit the story down or make more room for it
by adding an extra frame or two to the sequence. Clicking the AutoFlow
button adds additional frames and pages as needed (see below).
Once frames are in position it's still possible to control how text is
distributed throughout the frame(s) via tools on the Frame context
toolbar.
The
Text Sizing
flyout offers three tools for controlling how
frame text scales through the text frame. These are "one-off"
operations (compared to the "continuous" Autofit options
shown below).
Fit Text
Click to scale the story's text size so it fits exactly into the
available frame(s); further text added to the frame will cause
text overflow. You can use this early on, to gauge how the
story fits, or near the end, to apply the finishing touch. Fit
Text first applies small point size changes, then small leading
changes, then adjustments to the paragraph space below
value, until the text fits.
Enlarge Text
Click to increase the story's text size one increment (approx.
2%).