Operation Manual

74 | Working with Text
If there's an insertion point in existing text, the new text appears at that point.
If there's a range of text selected, the new text replaces it. If only the frame is
selected, the new text is inserted at the beginning of the story.
If you want to create a simple document with just one story running from page
to page, use the Text File... command with no frame selected. WebPlus
automatically adds frames matching the underlying page layouts you've set up.
The AutoFlow option can add pages as needed, until all your text has been
imported.
3. Typing into the frame:
• Select the Pointer tool, then click for an insertion point to type text
straight into a frame, or edit existing text. (See Editing text on the page
on p.
81.)
4. Pasting via the Clipboard:
• Select the Pointer tool and click for an insertion point in the text, then
press Ctrl+V.
5. Drag and drop:
• Select text (e.g. in a word processor file), then drag it onto the WebPlus
page.
If you drop onto a selected a frame, the text is pasted inline after existing text.
Otherwise, a new frame is created for the text.
When designing and testing your frame layout, use Fill with
Placeholder Text on the Insert menu to quickly populate frames with
text.
Creative frame setup and layout
The frame layout of a Creative frame controls how text will flow in the
frame. The frame can contain multiple columns. When a frame is selected, its
column margins appear as dashed grey guide lines when values for column
blinds and margins are defined (Text Frames must also be switched on in the
View menu).
Note that unlike the page margin and row/column guides, which serve as
layout guides for placing page elements, the frame column guides actually
determine how text flows within each frame. Text won't flow outside the
column guides.
You can drag the column guides or use a dialog to adjust the top and bottom
column blinds and the left and right column margins.