Thread and Unthread Text Frames

Thread and Unthread Text Frames and Flow Text Threaded text frames are the foundation of multipage documents, and, whether manual, auto, or semi-auto, flowing text is the way to pour that foundation.
Master It Create a new document with a two-column master page text frame and employ the skills learned in this chapter to lay out a multipage Word or other text document. There should be no overset text when you’ve finished.
Solution Learners will create a new document with two columns and the Master Text Frame option checked in the New Document dialog. They must then override the master text frame on the first page of the document, and pursue the technique described in “Autoflow in Master Page Frames” to lay out a multipage textual document in threaded frames.
Create Bulleted and Numbered Lists. InDesign CS3 offers more creative and structural control in updated bullets and numbering features and the new Lists property.
Master It In a new document, use Lists and Bullets and Numbering to re-create the headings from this chapter’s section “Threading and Unthreading Text Frames” as a hierarchical list.
Solution Learners should create three levels of lists in the Lists dialog, and then in Bullets and Numbering, set options to create the following hierarchical list, although the numbering systems may vary.
1. Threading and Unthreading Text Frames
A. QuarkXPress vs. InDesign
B. Threading Frames
i. Threading Pre-Created Frames
ii. Threading without Pre-Created Frames
iii. Threading Upon Import
iv. Threading without Text
C. Threading Tips
D. Viewing Threads
E. Managing Threads
i. Unthread Text Frames
ii. Removing Frames from a Thread
iii. Adding Frames into a Thread
iv. Duplicating Frames in a Thread
F. Autoflowing Text
G. Autoflow in Master Page Frames
i. Autoflowing Immediately
ii. Use the Master Text Frame
H. Jumplines
Write and Word Process in InDesign The world is changing, and writing and editing in the layout application is no longer such a crazy idea.
Master It In Story Editor, write a paragraph or two discussing how something you’ve learned in this chapter will benefit your work. Include at least one footnote, and set its options for a pleasing appearance on the page.
Solution After creating a new text frame, learners should open Story Editor with the menu command or keyboard shortcut and write the essay. They should also insert and, through
the Type > Document Footnote Options, style the footnote.
Fixing, Finding, and Changing Text and More. In addition to beefing up its already solid text support systems of spell checking, hyphenation, and Autocorrect, InDesign CS3 completely revamps Find/Change with incredible new capabilities.
Master It Using the two-column, multipage document created just a few moments ago, use the new Find/Change features to convert the text frame to three-columns with a 0.25-inch column gutter. At the same time, give the text frames a semitransparent background color (while keeping the text fully opaque) and a frame inset.
Solution Learners should use the Object tab in Find/Change, searching for all text frames, and setting the described graphical attributes in the Change Object Format Options dialog.