Frame text

Frame text is perfect for presenting paragraphs with a formalized structure and layout. If you want to present text in columns, frame text is the ideal solution.

By clicking in the drawn frame then typing, you're able to fill the frame with frame text. If excess text overflows the bottom of the frame, you can either reduce the text's font size from the context toolbar or make the text frame larger; both methods will make the text fit the frame.

Frame Text Tool To create frame text:

With the Frame Text Tool selected:

  1. Drag on the page. This sets the initial size of the text frame.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Type your text.
    • Paste (V) previously copied text.
    • From the Text menu, select Insert Text from File. In the pop-up dialog, navigate to and select a file, and click Open.

Resizing text frames

When resizing a frame you can control whether:

To reflow text with frame resize:

With the text frame selected, do one of the following:

To scale text with frame resize:

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