FM9 and Text Frames

[Writer]

If I understand correctly, you have an image in an anchored frame, and you want to place callouts in text frames within the anchored frame?

You want the text frame to have a border with a specific thickness?

You probably already figured out that you can use the graphic tool bar to create the text frame. You can also apply and outline to the text frame using the Set Pen Pattern graphic tool, and set the thickness using the Set Line Width tool.

I think if you want the text to remain a certain distance from the edge of the text frame, you must create another text frame within the first one to contain the text. If you do this, you can group the text frames by going to Graphics > Group.

In addition, you can set run around properties for the text frame by right-clicking the selected text frame, and then choosing Runaround Properties.

Nadine

--- On Wed, 8/19/09, Alison Craig <Alison.Craig at ultrasonix.com> wrote:

From: Alison Craig <Alison.Craig at ultrasonix.com>
Subject: FM9 and Text Frames
To: "framers at lists.frameusers.com" <framers at lists.frameusers.com>
Received: Wednesday, August 19, 2009, 2:27 PM

Version: FM9
OS: XP Pro with SP3

I am almost finished transferring my User Manuals from MS Word to FM9, however, I have run into a problem with some images.

In Word, I use Text Boxes to highlight various items in an image. Each Text Box is surrounded by a border of a specific weight that sits a specific distance from the actual text.

I have not been able to achieve this effect in FM9 with Text Frames. After a bit of trial and error I managed to get the side borders to sit a specific distance from the text (eg, 1mm) but the text on the top always touches the actual text as if it were an underline (or "overline" as it were). The Paragraph style I created to use inside the Text Frame specifies the indents and spacing but the text doesn't seem to obey the Above and Below Pgf settings - no matter how big I make them.

Does anyone have any suggestions for overcoming this? I have a lot of these "labeled" images to handle. I just gave a quick try to create an image with Visio and then import it, but Visio seems to have issues of its own.

I can send an example image of what I am getting in FM9 as well as I what I am trying for (from Word) if this would help.

Also, is there any way to make the corners of the Text Frames rounded instead of square?

Thanks,

Alison


Alison Craig, Technical Writer
Ultrasonix Medical Corporation
130 - 4311 Viking Way
Richmond, BC  V6V 2K9
Tel: (604) 279-8550, ext 127
Fax: (604) 279-8559
E-mail: alison.craig at ultrasonix.com<mailto:alison.craig at ultrasonix.com>


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