The Frame Text Tool allows you to add a text frame which acts as a container for paragraph text.
Frame text is best suited to working with text which will be presented in paragraphs with a formalized structure and layout. If you want to present text in columns, frame text is the ideal solution.
Settings
The following settings can be adjusted from the context toolbar:
Font—sets the font of the text. Select from the pop-up menu.
Set text size—type directly in the text box or drag the pop-up slider to set the value.
Set text format—click to display a pop-up menu with optional formats for the selected font, or select Bold, Italic, and/or Underline.
Character Style—applies a character style to the selected text. Select from the pop-up menu.
Paragraph Style—applies a paragraph style to the selected text or to the paragraph in which the caret currently resides. Select from the pop-up menu.
Set paragraph alignment—select from Left Align, Center Align, Right Align, or Justified (with additional pop-up menu options).
Set leading (distance between text baselines)—type directly in the text box or select from the pop-up menu.
Character—provides access to the Character dialog for advanced text settings.
Paragraph—provides access to the Paragraph dialog for advanced paragraph settings.