/text/swriter/guide/text_frame.xhp Sun Microsystems, Inc. converted from old format - fpe text frames; inserting/editing/linking editing;text frames inserting;text frames resizing;text frames, by mouse scaling; text frames, by mouse changing; size of text frames linking frames text flow; from frame to frame frames; linking text;not printing printing;hiding text from printing Inserting, Editing, and Linking Text Frames A text frame is a container for text and graphics that you can place anywhere on a page. You can also use a frame to apply a column layout to text. Inserting Text Frames Select the text that you want to include in the frame. Choose Insert - Frame, and click OK. Editing Text Frames To edit the contents of a text frame, click in the frame, and make the changes that you want. To edit a frame, select the frame, right-click, and then choose a formatting option. You can also right-click the selected frame, and choose Frame. To resize a text frame, click an edge of frame, and drag one of the edges or corners of the frame. Hold down Shift while you drag to maintain the proportion of the frame. Hiding Text From Printing Any Writer text frame can be set to a mode which allows viewing the text on screen, but hides the text from printing. Select the text frame (you see the eight handles). Choose Format - Frame - Options. In the Properties area, unmark the Print check box and click OK. Linking Text Frames You can link Writer text frames so that their contents automatically flow from one frame to another. Click the edge of a frame that you want to link. Selection handles appear on the edges of the frame. On the Frame Bar, click the Link Frames icon Icon . Click the frame that you want to link to. You can only link frames if: The target frame is empty. The target frame is not linked to another frame. The source and the target frames are in the same section. For example, you cannot link a header frame to a footer frame. The source frame does not have a next link. The target or the source frame are not contained in each other. When you select a linked frame, a line is displayed that connects the linked frames. You can only change the height of the last frame in a series of linked frames.