CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6 Guidebook

Chapter 8: Working with Text | 115

The icon of the text flow tab at the bottom of
the frame also changes.

The red color of the frame and the icon of the text flow
tab indicate text overflow.

You have a few options for fixing text overflow:

• Resize the text frame.

To resize a text frame, select the frame by

using the Pick tool , and drag one of the

selection handles.

Using a selection handle to change the width of a text
frame.

• Adjust the text size.

To adjust the size of text, select the text in

the frame by using the Te x t tool , click

the Font size list box on the property bar,

and choose a size from the list.

• Link the frame to another text frame.

To direct overflow text to another frame,

select the starting frame by using the

Te x ttool , click the Te x t f l o w tab at

the bottom of the frame, and when the

pointer changes to a Link to pointer ,

click the frame into which you want to

continue the text flow.

You can lay out text in columns, which are

useful for designing text-intensive projects,

such as newsletters, magazines, and

newspapers. You can create columns of equal

or varying widths and gutters.

To add columns to a text frame, click the

Te x t tool , and select a text frame. Click

the Frame button in the Object

properties docker. In the Frame area of

the Object properties docker, click the

Column settings button, and specify

column settings in the Column settings

dialog box.

The Column settings dialog box