Operation Manual

Working with Text 99
Fitting text to frames
Fitting story text precisely into a sequence of frames is part of the art of laying
out publications.
If there's too much story text to fit in a frame sequence, PagePlus stores it in an
invisible overflow area and the Link button on the last frame of the sequence
displays
; an AutoFlow button appears next to the Link button. You
might edit the story down or make more room for it by adding an extra frame or
two to the sequence. Clicking the AutoFlow button adds additional frames and
pages as needed (see below).
Once frames are in position it's still possible to control how text is distributed
throughout the frame(s) via tools on the Frame context toolbar.
The Text Sizing flyout offers three tools for controlling how
frame text scales through the text frame. These are "once-off"
operations (compared to the "continuous" Autofit options shown
below).
Fit Text
Click to scale the story's text size so it fits exactly into the
available frame(s); further text added to the frame will cause text
overflow. You can use this early on, to gauge how the story fits,
or near the end, to apply the finishing touch. Fit Text first applies
small point size changes, then small leading changes, then
adjustments to the paragraph space below value, until the text
fits.
Enlarge Text
Click to increase the story's text size one increment (approx.
2%).
Shrink Text
Click to reduce the story's text size one increment.
Each frame's story text can adopt its own individual autofit setting as follows:
The AutoFit Options flyout offers three autofit options which
continuously act upon a selected frame's story text.