CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6 Guidebook

Chapter 15: Page Layout | 209

Text frames from objects

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You can create text frames from objects, which
increases the number of different shapes that
you can use as text frames. In addition, text
frames of various shapes and sizes can help
you visualize the page layout before you add
content to your document.

When you create a text frame from an object,
the frame is empty. You can add text to the
frame, or you can convert the text frame back
to an object. In addition, you can separate the
text frame from the object, so that they can be
moved or modified independently.

Give it a try

1 Draw a closed shape.

2 Right-click the object, choose Frame type,
and click Create empty text frame.
The object is converted to a text frame.

An object converted to a text frame

To add text to the text frame, click the Te x t

tool, and type inside the frame.

To convert the text frame back to an object,

right-click the text frame, choose Frame

type, and click None. If the frame

contains text, a warning that the contents

of the frame will be lost is displayed.

To separate the text frame from the object,

select the object by using the Pick tool,

and click Arrange ` Break paragraph

text inside a path apart.

Linked text frames

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When creating a page layout, you may want to

link multiple text frames so that the text flows

between them continuously as you make

adjustments to the page layout. The advantage

of linking text frames is that you do not have to

worry about accidentally cutting off the text as

you resize the text frames. Linked text frames

can be especially useful if your layout contains

columns.

Give it a try

1 Select the starting text frame by using the

Te x t tool.

2 Click the Te x t f l o w tab at the bottom of

the text frame.

If the frame cannot hold all the text, the tab

contains an arrow, and the outline of the

text frame is red instead of black.

3 Move the pointer to the frame or object

into which you want to continue the text

flow. When the pointer changes to a black

arrow, click to link the two frames.

If the frame or object is on a different page,

first click the corresponding Page tab on

the document navigator.

To link text frames by using the Te x t menu,

select the frames, and click Te x t `

Paragraph text frame ` Link.