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How do you lock a text frame in InDesign?
Locking Objects
- Select the objects you want to lock.
- Choose Object > Lock Position. A small padlock appears if you try to move or modify the object . The Padlock cursor indicates that the Lock Position command has been applied.
How do you force InDesign to fit an object frame exactly to the text size?
Persistent text frame fitting options
- Select a text frame and choose Object > Text Frame Options.
- Click Auto-size.
- Select an auto size option to apply when text is added or deleted:
- From the anchor proxy, click a reference location to resize from.
- Specify the constraints for minimum height and weight, and line breaks.
How to lock the text-frame in InDesign?
Lock the text box/frame (Ctrl+L), then go to preferences (Ctrl+K) and UNCHECK ‘Prevent Selection of Locked Objects’. This actually means Selecet (& Editing), so the position is locked and editing is not. Seems this is more a business control issue. Indesign allows locking of objects via the object menu.
How to resize your text in InDesign CS6?
When it grows we see the dreaded red plus sign of overset text. In the past, this has meant manually sizing and resizing frames. InDesign CS6 solves this problem by adding another tab to the Text Frame Options dialog (Object > Text Frame Options) called Auto Size.
How to lock the text box in illustrator?
Lock the text box/frame (Ctrl+L), then go to preferences (Ctrl+K) and UNCHECK ‘Prevent Selection of Locked Objects’. This actually means Select (& Editing), so the position is locked and editing is not.
How to allow your frames to resize with your text?
InDesign CS6 solves this problem by adding another tab to the Text Frame Options dialog (Object > Text Frame Options) called Auto Size. When you click on this tab, you see an interface that allows the frame to resize smaller or larger as text is removed or added.