Operation Manual

Working with Text 93
Understanding text frames
Typically, text in WebPlus goes into text frames, which work equally well as
containers for single words, standalone paragraphs, or multipage articles or
chapter text. You can also use
artistic text for standalone text with special
effects, or table text (see Creating text-based tables on p. 127) for row-and-
column displays.
What's a text frame?
A text frame is effectively a mini-page, with:
• Margins and column guides to control text flow.
• Optional preceding and following frames.
• Text and optional inline images that flow through the frame (from the
previous frame and on to the next).
The text in a frame is called a story.
• When you move a text frame, its story text moves with it.
• When you resize a text frame, its story text reflows to the new
dimensions.
Frames can be linked so that a single story continues from one frame to
another. But text frames can just as easily stand alone. Thus in any Web site,
you can create text in a single frame, spread a story over several frames,
and/or include many independent frame sequences, e.g.