MACROMEDIA FREEHAND 10-USING FREEHAND Use Manual page 323

You can link fixed-size text blocks to other text blocks or to objects, such as paths,
to force text to flow between the linked blocks or objects. Generally, you link text
blocks when they contain overflow text (indicated by a dot in the link box).
However, you can also link empty or partially filled blocks and then add text.
Three text blocks and a path (triangle)
You can link an auto-expanding text block as the final object in a linked set;
however, you cannot use an auto-expanding text block as the first or intermediary
link in a set. Text will not flow out of an auto-expanding text block, because the
block expands to contain all the text placed into it.
A linked object acquires text block attributes and retains these attributes even if
the text is deleted.
Changes to selected text in a linked text block may affect text in other linked
blocks. For example, when you enlarge the font size in one text block, text may
reflow into the next block.
To format text linked to a path, you use the Object inspector and the Text inspector
together. For more information, see "Aligning text on a path" on page 363.
You can break a link between text blocks and retain the text blocks and the text
placement that follow the broken link. You can also break a link and delete the
text and the text blocks that follow the broken link.