Link Text Boxes to Aid in Overflow

Linking is a great way to solve layout problems in iWork's Pages application, as it lets you overflow text to another part of the page, or to another page altogether. If a plus symbol (+) appears at the bottom of a text box, it means that you have overflow text. You can choose to expand the current text box to accommodate the overflow, or you can link the text box to another text box and let the text overflow into the linked text box. In addition to allowing the text to overflow, another advantage of linking the text boxes is that you can easily edit the text in all of the linked text boxes at the same time.

To create a new linked text box, choose Format > Text Box > Add Linked Text Box. To split text between linked text boxes, choose Insert > Column Break. To break a connection between linked text boxes, choose Format > Text Box > Break Connection into Text Box, or choose Format > Text Box > Break Connection Out of Text Box. You can also drag the connection line from the blue square to break the link. (If the blue connection lines aren't visible, choose Format > Text Box > Show Connection Lines.)

Excerpted from Apple Training Series: iWork '09 by Richard Harrington

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