Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Adding pages while flowing text
In addition to threading text frames on existing pages, you can add pages while
flowing text. This feature, called Smart Text Reflow, is ideal for flowing long pas-
sages of text such as topic chapters. With Smart Text Reflow, flowing text or typ-
ing into a primary text frame automatically adds pages with threaded text frames
to contain all the text. If text becomes shorter through editing or reformatting, any
extra pages can be automatically deleted as well. To experiment with Smart Text
Reflow:
1.
Choose File > New > Document.
2.
In the New Document dialog box, select Primary Text Frame. Click OK.
3.
Choose Edit > Preferences > Type (Windows) or InDesign > Preferences >
Type (Mac OS) to open the Type preferences.
The options in the Smart Text Reflow section of the Type preferences let you
specify how pages are handled when you use Smart Text Reflow:
• Where pages are added (to the end of a story, section, or document).
• Whether Smart Text Reflow applies only to primary text frames or to other
text frames in a document.
• How pages are inserted into facing-page spreads.
• Whether empty pages are deleted as text becomes shorter.
4.
Smart Text Reflow is selected by default, but confirm that it is selected. Click
OK.
5.
Choose File > Place. In the Place dialog box, locate and select
05_Long_Biking_Feature_JanFeb2014.docx, in the Lesson05 folder, and click
Open.
6.
On the first page of the new document, click the loaded text icon within the
page margins to flow all the text into the primary text frame, adding pages as
necessary. Note the number of pages in the Pages panel.
7.
Close the file without saving it.
