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3 Press Command-Return to select the text box, and then drag it to position it where
you want on the page.
4 Click inside the text box to place the insertion point and type to enter text. The text
box does not grow automatically if you enter too much text.
5 Drag the selection handles to resize the text box and reveal any hidden text. (Or you
can create linked text boxes so that the overflow text flows continuously into another
text box. To read about linked text boxes, see “Linking Text Boxes,” next.)
Note: To lock the text box to the page so it doesn’t accidentally get moved as you
work, choose Arrange > Lock.
When you click away from a text box, it’s still there, even though you can’t see it. You
can click where it was added to view it, or click View in the toolbar and choose Show
Layout.
To learn about changing the spacing between the text and the inside of the text box
and about changing the look of a text box, see “Formatting a Text Box or Shape” on
page 103.
To create a text box with text copied from your document:
1 Select the text you want, and then choose Edit > Copy.
2 Click anywhere outside the text areas of the document, and then choose Edit > Paste.
A text box is created, which you can format the way you want.
Linking Text Boxes
If the text you type doesn’t fit in a fixed text box, you can create a linked text box so
that the text flows from one text box to another. Whenever you edit or format the text
in the first text box, the linked text box is also affected. Linked text boxes can be
positioned separate from each other in the document.
To make a linked text box:
1 Create a fixed text box as described above (see “To add a fixed text box:” on page 99).
2 Position and resize the text box as you want, and then type text in it.
When the text box is too full, press Command-Return to select it. A clipping indicator
appears at the bottom of the text box, indicating that the text extends beyond the
bottom of the box.