Craig Bradney [cbradney at zip.com.au] writes: > > Anyway, I have one more practical question: how can I define the amount > > of space between text content and a frame this content flows around? > > I created a big text frame with three columns, and now I would like to > > insert a smaller text frame with a "paragraph highlight" quote inside > > between two of the columns. When I choose "Text flows around frame" for > > the small frame it looks OK, the small frame pushes the content of the > > columns apart, and I can set the _internal_ margin between the frame and > > the quote, but when I set the background color of the small frame to > > other than default, I can see that the text that flows around touches > > the frame. I'm not sure I explained well what the problem is, but is there > > a way to set an _external_ margin on the small frame? > > Theres a checkbox called Use Contour Line as well. Tick that, and then > go to the Shapes tab of Properties Palette. Hit Edit Shape and then > select Edit Contour Line. The easiest way to do the kind of thing you > want is to set the % enlargement and hit the enlarge button.
Great. It works like a charm. Thanks a lot. > Craig -- Grzegorz Staniak <gstaniak _at_ wp [dot] pl>
