Operation Manual

48 Working with Text
Notice the gray Link button on the selected frame’s bottom edge. The
button’s icon tells you about the frame and the story text it contains:
A square (as on the name/address frame) indicates a
frame with all its text displayed—either a standalone
frame or the last frame in a linked sequence.
A plus sign (as on the “Here’s the place” frame) shows
there’s more text in the story than the frame can display.
Extra text is stored in an invisible overflow area. You
can either make the frame larger or shorten the story.
A down arrow shows that the frame’s text continues into
a following linked frame.
Working with text frames
It’s easy to move or resize a text frame. The appearance of the cursor
over the selected frame tells you what will happen if you click and drag
at that point.
 Select the first text frame (“Insert your own text...”).
Notice the blinking insertion point in the frame’s text. In this mode,
you can type directly into the frame, and edit the text with the Pointer
tool.
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Now position the pointer over the frame’s gray bounding box
and notice the “Move” cursor appear. Click and drag to move the
frame a short distance, then press Ctrl+Z to undo the move.
 Click one of the frame’s corner or edge handles and drag to resize
the frame. If you adjust the bottom edge up and down, you’ll see
the Link button change state to reflect whether all the text is
revealed. Again, undo any changes.
Here’s how easy it is to create a new frame.
 Click the
button on the left toolbar to select the Frame tool.
Now locate some empty space on the pasteboard outside the page
area (scroll over if necessary), then click and drag out a marquee
where you want the new frame to go. When you release the mouse
button, an empty frame appears.
 Note that the
Pointer tool was automatically selected after
you created the new frame. Type a few words into the frame.