Operation Manual

Working with Text 189
• When you select a frame you'll see its bounding box, indicated by a
border line plus corner and edge handles, and (if you clicked with the
Pointer Tool) a blinking insertion point in the frame's text. In this
mode, you can edit the text with the Pointer Tool. (For details, see the
topic Editing text on the page on p. 198.)
• 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.
Creating HTML frames
You add frames to a page as you would any other object. You can select, move,
and resize any frame, but you cannot alter its basic shape. (See p. 227, 233, and
234, respectively.)
To create a frame:
1. Click the
HTML Text Frame Tool button from the Text Frames
flyout on the Standard Objects toolbar.
2. Click on the page or pasteboard to create a new frame at a default size.
- or -
Drag out to place the text frame at your chosen dimensions.
To delete a frame:
• Select the frame and press the Delete key. (If there's a selection point
in the text, pressing Delete will remove characters after the cursor.)
Putting text into a frame
You can put text into a frame in one of several ways. The text will be converted
to compliant HTML code.
WritePlus story
editor:
With a selected frame, click WritePlus on the
Frame context toolbar.
Importing text:
Right-click on a frame and choose Insert>Text File...
(shortcut Ctrl+T) to import text.