Operation Manual

Working with Text | 69
Importing text from a file
Importing text from a word-processor file is the traditional way to create text
content for Desktop Publishing layouts (but you can also create a story using
WritePlus). If you use your current word processor (such as Microsoft Word)
to create the text file for your site, you can import any number of files into one
site. Each file becomes a story consisting of a self-contained section of text
like a single article in a newspaper, which flows in a sequence of linked text
frames.
To import text:
1. Choose Text File... from the Insert menu.
OR
Right-click a frame and choose Text File.... The Open dialog appears.
2. Select the format of the source file to be imported and locate the file
itself. (See below for details on setting the preferred text import format.)
3. Check the "Retain Format" box to retain the source file's formatting
styles. Uncheck the box to discard this information. In either case,
WebPlus will preserve basic character properties like italic, bold, and
underline, and paragraph properties like alignment (left, centre, right,
justified).
4. Check the "Ignore Line Wrapping" box to ignore returns in the source
text—that is, only if the file has been saved with a carriage return at the
end of every line, and you want to strip off these extra returns. Otherwise,
leave the box unchecked.
5. Click OK.
WebPlus will import the designated text into a text frame, either flowing text
into a selected frame or creating a new frame.
Two special options exist to help you fit imported text into a series of frames.
AutoFlow can automatically create text frames and pages until all the text has
been imported; a Registry change is required to activate it. On the other hand,
you can apply AutoFit (which fits text exactly to the available frame area) or
use the frame's AutoFlow button at any time after the text has been imported.
For details, see Fitting text to frames.
For details on changing frame column and margin settings, see Creative
frame setup and layout on p.
74.