Operation Manual

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Creating frames
You add frames to a page as you would any other object. You can resize any
frame, but cannot alter its basic shape.
To create a frame:
1. Click either the
HTML Frame Tool or the Creative Frame
Tool button from the Insert flyout on the Standard Objects toolbar (see
HTML or Creative frames on p.
71).
2. Click on the page or pasteboard to create a new frame at a default size or
drag to adjust the frame's dimensions.
You can use the Update Object Default from the Format menu to set
properties for future new frames you create. See Updating and saving
defaults on p.
65.
To delete a frame:
• Select the frame object and press the Delete key. (If there's a selection
point in the text, pressing Delete will remove characters after the cursor.)
OR
• With or without an insertion point, choose Delete Object from the Edit
menu.
Putting text into a frame
You can put text into an HTML or Creative frame in one of several ways. For
HTML frames, text will be converted to compliant HTML code.
1. WritePlus story editor:
• To start WritePlus, right-click on a frame and choose Edit Story
(shortcut Ctrl+E).
OR
Click the
WritePlus button on the Frame context toolbar.
This opens the WebPlus integrated story editor—useful for typing, formatting,
and proofing large amounts of text. If the frame already contains text, it is
automatically loaded into WritePlus for editing. (See Editing text with
WritePlus in WebPlus help.)
2. Importing text:
• Right-click on a frame and choose Text File... (shortcut Ctrl+T) to
import text.