
NOTE: Choosing Justify will position the text evenly between the top and bottom of the frame. In the Vertical Justification section, from the Align pull-down list, select Top, Center, Bottom, or Justify. The Text Frame Options dialog box appears. Right click within the text frame » select Text Frame Options. InDesign allows you to change the vertical alignment of text within a text frame.įrom the Toolbox, select the Selection Tool. You are also able to create insets to control the distance between the text and the edges of the text frame. Text can be aligned to the top, center, bottom, or justified.

With Adobe InDesign, you have many options for positioning text within a text frame.

This article is based on legacy software. (Archives) InDesign CS3: Positioning Text in a Text Frame

Link to a text box that contains text (and merge the text): Click the text box containing the text, then click the circle at the top-this starts a new thread. Link to an empty text box: Click the text box, then click the white circle at the top. To make it the start of a new thread, click its circle and choose Create New Thread.įor each additional text box you add to the thread, do one of the following: If you see a different number or if the color matches an existing thread, the text box was linked to an existing thread instead. The circle fills with color and the number 1 to indicate it’s the start of a thread. Or, you can start with a text box that already has content, then link more text boxes to accommodate your text.Ĭlick the text box that you want to be first in the thread, then click the white circle at the top. For example, if you want to set the documentʼs layout before you add content, you can add several text boxes, place them where you want, then link them. You can start a thread with an empty text box or one that already has content. If you can’t remove something from a document.Restore an earlier version of a document.Save a large document as a package file.Export to Word, PDF, or another file format.Change the look of chart text and labels.Add a legend, gridlines, and other markings.Change a chart from one type to another.Calculate values using data in table cells.Select tables, cells, rows, and columns.Fill shapes and text boxes with color or an image.Set pagination and line and page breaks.Format hyphens, dashes, and quotation marks.Format Chinese, Japanese, or Korean text.

