Adobe PAGEMAKER 6.5 Training Manual page 212

Working With Type
PageMaker 6.5 Intermediate
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Click to begin flowing the text:
Note: Text will flow to the bottom of the page or column and then stop
flowing. The remainder of the text will remain in the text block. In
order to continue to flow the text, you will have to click on the Overset
text icon (the red arrow at the bottom of the text block or frame
handle), to display the loaded text Icon that is required to thread text:
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Repeat above steps until the text has finished flowing.
Note: The text frame or text block handle will appear empty when
there is no more text to place.
To define an area in which to place text:
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Place the loaded text icon to the left corner of where you would like the
text block to start.
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Click and drag to define the text block area.
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Release the mouse button to flow the text into the defined area.
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Note: If there is more text than can fit into the text block, the rest of the
text will remain inside the Text Block. In order to continue to flow the
text, you will have to click on the Overset text icon, to display the
loaded text icon that is required to thread the text.
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Repeat above steps until the entire story is placed.
Note: To temporarily switch between Manual and Automatic text-flow,
hold down the Ctrl key as you click to place the text.
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