Apple Pages - Manual (Page 66)

66 Chapter 3 Formatting Text and Paragraphs
If you have copied some text from your document that you want to place inside a text
box, you can create one on the fly.
To create a text box with text copied from your document:
1 Select the text you want, and then choose Edit > Copy.
2 Click anywhere outside the text areas of the document, and then choose Edit > Paste.
A text box is created, which you can format the way you want.
Linked Text Boxes
If the text you type doesn’t fit in a fixed text box, you can create a linked text box so
that the text flows from one text box to another. Whenever you edit or format the text
in the first text box, the linked text box is also affected. Linked text boxes can be
positioned separate from each other in the document.
To make a linked text box:
1 Create a fixed text box as described above (see “To add a fixed text box:” on page 65).
2 Position and resize the text box as you want, and then type text in it.
When the text box is too full, press Command-Return to select it. A clipping indicator
appears at the bottom of the text box, indicating that the text extends beyond the
bottom of the box.
3 Click the blue square on the right side of the box to create a linked text box.
An open blue square on the
left indicates there are no
text boxes linked before this
one.
A clipping indicator
shows the text extends
beyond the text box.
An open blue square on
the right indicates there
are no text boxes linked
after this one. Click it to
create a linked text box.