Adding text to frames – Adobe InDesign User Manual
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Adding text to frames
Add text to a document
Paste text
Drag and drop text
Place (import) text
Import Buzzword documents
Link or embed imported text files
Add text to a document
Add text to a document by typing or by pasting or placing text from a word-processing application. If your word-processing application supports
drag-and-drop, you can also drag text into InDesign frames. For large blocks of text, the Place command is an efficient, versatile way to add text
to your document. InDesign supports a variety of word-processing, spreadsheet, and text file formats.
When you place or paste text, you do not need to create a text frame first; InDesign will create one for you automatically.
When you place text, you can select Show Import Options to determine whether the imported text maintains its styles and formatting. Before you
paste text, you can select All Information or Text Only under Clipboard Handling Preferences to determine whether the pasted text includes
additional information such as swatches and styles.
If the text you import into your document includes pink, green, or another color of highlighting, you likely have one or more composition
preference options turned on. Open the Composition section of the Preferences dialog box, and notice which options are turned on under
Highlight. For example, if the pasted text is formatted with fonts not available, the text is highlighted in pink.
Type text in a document
1. To place the insertion point inside the text frame, do one of the following:
Using the Type tool
, drag to create a new text frame, or click in an existing text frame.
Using a selection tool, double-click inside an existing text frame. The Type tool is selected automatically.
2. Begin typing.
If you created a text frame on a master page, hold down Ctrl+Shift (Windows) or Command+Shift (Mac OS) as you click in the frame on your
document page. This makes a copy of the master page frame on the document page. You can then use the Type tool to add text to the selected
frame.
Type Asian text using inline input
1. Choose Edit > Preferences > Advanced Type (Windows) or InDesign > Preferences > Advanced Type (Mac OS).
2. Select Use Inline Input For Non-Latin Text, and then click OK.
You can use a system input method, if available, for adding 2-byte and 4-byte characters. This method is especially useful for entering Asian
characters.
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