Working with linked text objects
When you link text objects so text flows from one column to another,
you can select all of the text in the flow. This lets you apply format-
ting changes and text styles to all the text at once, even if the columns
are on separate pages or slides.
For information on linking text objects, see Flowing text from col-
umn to column on page 26.510.
To select all text in a flow
1
Select the Text tool and click one of the linked text objects; this
places the text object in edit mode and sets the insertion point in the
text. You can also double-click a text object with the Selection tool
to enter edit mode.
2
Choose Edit > Select All. Canvas highlights all the text in the
linked text objects.
To deselect the text, click outside any text object, or press Enter.
Note: When text is highlighted, anything you type replaces the high-
lighted text. If you select a long text flow across several columns, and
then type a single letter or press the Spacebar, all the highlighted text
will be erased. If this happens, choose Edit > Undo or Window > Pal-
ettes > Undos.
Applying type formatting to a text flow
Once you select the text in a flow, you can apply formatting changes
using the Type palette, commands in the Text menu, and Text Ruler.
Of course, changes that you make to selected text on other pages or
slides will not be shown until you switch to the other pages or slides.
Three linked text objects span three pages of a
Publication document. The insertion point is in the
first text object.
When you choose Select All, Canvas selects the text
throughout the flow.
Insertion point