Operation Manual

Working with Text 31

Working with text objects

It’s easy to move or resize a text object. The appearance of the cursor

over the selected object tells you what will happen if you click and drag

at that point, and the technique is the same for either frame text or free

text.

Y Using the Pointer tool, select the “Here’s the place” text frame.

Position the mouse pointer over the frame so the MOVE cursor is

visible. Click and drag to move the frame a short distance, then

press &WUO= to undo the move.

Y Position the pointer over the frame’s bottom middle handle and

you’ll see the SIZE cursor. Click and drag down a couple of

inches. Notice that there’s more text visible in the frame, and that

the frame object itself is on a layer behind the photo object. Press

&WUO=.

For an introduction to the concept of layers in WebPlus, take a moment

to view QuickTour 7, /D\HULQJ.

Creating text objects

Next, we’ll look at how to create free text blocks and text frames.

Y Click the

button on the left toolbar to select the Text tool,

which lets you edit text on the page or create new free text objects.

Y Scroll either left or right a few inches, so you can see the pale

yellow pasteboard region outside the page itself. Click with the

Text tool and drag out a marquee in a blank region, about half an

inch high and a couple of inches wide. You’ll see a blinking

cursor. That’s how easy it is to create a free text object!

Y Without clicking again, type a few words.

Y Select the Pointer tool. The blinking cursor vanishes and you now

see the handles of the free text block, corresponding to the

marquee you dragged out.

Tip: If you simply click on the page with the Text tool (as opposed to

dragging out a marquee) you’ll create a free text block with a default

width.

Creating a text frame is almost as simple as creating a free text block.