Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
As you can see, the text is still overset.
6.
Choose File > Save. Leave the page in this position for the next exercise.
Creating threaded frames automatically
To speed up the creation of column-width linked text frames, InDesign provides a shortcut.
If you press the Right Arrow key as you drag the Type tool to create a new text frame,
InDesign automatically divides the text frame into multiple threaded frames. For example,
if you press the Right Arrow key once while creating a text frame, the text frame is divided
once into two text frames of equal width. If you press the Right Arrow key five times, the
text frame is divided five times, resulting in six columns of equal width.
Tip
In addition to threading frames to flow already placed text, you can pre-
thread empty text frames. Using the Selection tool, click a frame's out port,
then click anywhere in the next frame. Repeat this process until all the
frames are threaded.
You will now add a page to the end of the document and flow the remaining overset text
into a subdivided text frame.
1.
Choose Window > Pages to display the Pages panel.
2.
In the upper portion of the Pages panel, scroll to locate the FEA-2 Col Feature
master spread.
3.
Select the left-facing master page and drag it down to the lower portion of the
Pages panel. Release the mouse button when the master page icon is positioned un-
der page 5.
4.
Double-click the page 7 icon to center the new page in the document window.
5.
Select the Type tool ( ) and position it in the first column on page 7, roughly
where the vertical purple guide and the horizontal cyan guide intersect.
Note
If you accidentally press the Right Arrow key more than once—producing
more than two threaded text frames—choose Edit > Undo, then try again.
You can also remove text frames by pressing the Left Arrow key as you
drag.
