On 13 Aug 2006 04:42:28 -0700, "Elmer" wrote:
Jezebel wrote:
Differences between textboxes and frames --
- Frames are part of the main story, so the content can appear in the TOC
and outline. Textboxes are a separate story.
- Textboxes can be linked to each other so text flows from one to the other.
How does one bring this about, you Jezebel, you? 
Draw two or more text boxes (not necessarily on the same page). With
the cursor in the first text box, click the Create Text Box Link
button on the Text Box toolbar. The cursor changes to a small cup.
Move the cursor to any other text box (not necessarily the next one),
where the cursor cup changes to "pouring" position, and click. Now any
text that overflows from the first box will go into the second one.
You can continue to link more boxes into the series. This is useful
for a newsletter or magazine layout, where stories continue somewhere
other than onto the next page.
- Textboxes can be formatted in more sophisticated ways. A frame is just a
fancy way to format a paragraph.
Then how are they different from, say, "Borders?"
A frame is very much like a border, in that both of them are paragraph
attributes that can be part of a paragraph style definition (whereas a
text box can't be part of a style, although you can get a similar
functionality by defining an AutoText entry that consists of a text
box). The main difference is that they're controlled by different
dialogs.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
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