Flowing text from column to column You can create text flows so that text runs from one text object to another. You can flow text to a new text object when the text won’t all fit in an existing text object; the term “overset text” is used to refer to the text that doesn’t fit in a text object or column. You can also link empty text objects to create a preset text flow when you create templates for page layouts. Flowing overset text to a new object If you reduce the size of a text object, or change the text formatting, and all the text no longer fits in the text object, you can create another text object to hold the overset text. Doing this creates a link between the first and second text object, as shown in “Flowing overset text into new text columns,” above. Defining text flow bars & flow symbols A text flow bar is a solid line with a flow symbol. Text flow bars appear at the bottom of text objects when they contain overset text or are part of text flows. The flow symbol indicates the flow condition. •   An arrow indicates that a text object contains overset text. •   A plus sign indicates that text flows to another text object. •   The last object in a text flow does not display a flow bar unless text is overset. To display text flow bars:  Choose Layout > Display > Show Text Flow Bars. To hide text flow bars, choose Layout > Display > Hide Text Flow Bars. Linking text objects After you create text objects using the Text tool or Text Object tool, you can use the Text Link tool to link the objects and create a text flow. When text you type or insert fills one object, it flows to the next linked text object. The linked text object can be on another page (in a Publication document) or another slide (in a Presentation document). You can link columns in a chain to create articles in a multi-page document such as a newsletter. The Text Link tool is especially use- ful for creating templates for publications. Note: Text objects created with the Text tool expand as needed when text is added. However, if you use the Text Link tool to link objects created with the Text tool, the objects no longer expand or contract to Text object has overset text Text flows to another text object Text Link tool
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