Using text frames on master pages, Change text frame properties – Adobe InDesign User Manual
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Double-click handle to resize text frame
To fit the text frame to the content, select the frame using the Selection tool, and choose Object > Fitting > Fit Frame to Content. The
bottom of the text frame fits the contents of the text. If a text frame includes more overset text than can reasonably fit on the page, the
text frame isn’t resized.
To resize using the Scale tool
, drag to resize the frame. (See Scale type.)
Using text frames on master pages
When you start a new document, you can select the Master Text Frame option so that an empty text frame is placed on the document’s default
master page. This frame has the column and margin attributes specified in the New Document dialog box.
Follow these guidelines for using text frames on master pages:
Set master text frames when you want each page in your document to contain a page-sized text frame into which you can flow or type your
text. If your document requires more variation, such as pages with different numbers of frames or frames of different lengths, leave the
Master Text Frame option deselected, and use the Type tool to create text frames on masters.
Whether or not you select the Master Text Frame option, you can add text frames to a master page to act as placeholders. You can thread
these empty placeholder frames together to establish a flow.
Flow text into master text frames using the same procedures you would use with frames created on document pages.
If you need to type text in a master text frame on a document page, hold down Ctrl+Shift (Windows) or Command+Shift (Mac OS) as you
click the text frame on the document page. Then click in the frame using the Type tool and begin typing.
You can use Smart Text Reflow to add or remove pages automatically as you type and edit text. By default, when you type text at the end of
a threaded text frame based on a master page, a new page is added, allowing you to continue typing in the new text frame. You can edit
Smart Text Reflow settings.
If you change the page margins, text frames adjust to the new margins only if the Enable Layout Adjustment option is selected.
Selecting the Master Text Frame option does not affect whether new pages are added when you autoflow text.
Change text frame properties
Use Text Frame Options to change settings such as the number of columns in the frame, the vertical alignment of text within the frame, or the
inset spacing, which is the distance of the margins between the text and the frame.
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