Operation Manual
76 | Working with Text
To edit frame properties using a dialog:
1. Select the Creative frame and click the
Frame Setup button on the
Frame context toolbar.
OR
Choose Frame Setup... from the Format menu's Text option.
2. In the dialog, set the number of columns, gutter (gap), or left/right frame
margins, enter values in the appropriate boxes.
3. To change the column blinds (top and bottom frame margins), click a cell
in the table and enter a new value.
Hint: If the frame has more than one column, you only need to enter
top/bottom values for the first one. Then click Top and/or Bottom to
repeat the entries instantly in the cells below.
Story flow through Creative frames
Stories cannot flow between HTML frames, as they do not support
linking (text can only overflow a single frame).
You can have just one Creative frame on its own, or you can have many
frames. Frames can be connected in linked sequences.
The story associated with a given frame sequence flows through the first
frame on to the next and keeps flowing into frames in the link sequence.
A key difference from a word processor is that WebPlus does not normally
add or remove frames according to the amount of text. The text simply flows
until the text runs out (and some frames are left empty), or the frames run out
(and some text is left over).
If there is still more text to go after filling the last frame, WebPlus
stores it in an invisible overflow area, remembering that it's part of the story
text—the Link button on the last frame of the sequence is displayed. If you
later add more frames or reduce the size of text in a frame, the rest of the story
text is flowed in.
If the text runs out before the last frame, you have some empty frames. These
frames will be filled with text if you add more text to the story, or if you
increase the size of the story text.
WebPlus keeps track of multiple linked frame sequences, and lets you flow
several stories in the same site. The Text Manager (accessed via the Tools
menu) provides an overview of all stories and lets you choose which one you
want to edit.