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USING TEXT BOXES
2.
Select the Text Box tab on the Text Properties palette.
3.
Select Lock height on the Text Box tab.
4.
Select the text box and drag its object handles to the minimum height
you always want the text box to require.
Scaling a Text Box to the Layout
To use a text box as the only layout container on the page:
Text tool
1.
In Page view, select an existing text box, or create a new text box using
the Text tool from the Standard toolbar.
2.
Embed all Layout objects in the text box or place them in the
MasterBorder.
Note: Layout objects left outside the text box will be overlapped by the
text box when you size it to the Layout. Unless you want this overlap—
and use CSS and Layers HTML output to support it—you must clear the
Size to Layout option, resize the text box, and embed, move, or remove
the objects. Then you can reselect the Size to Layout option.
3.
Select the text box.
The Text Properties palette appears.
4.
Select the Text Box tab if it’s not already shown.
5.
Select Size to Layout.
The text box expands to fill the Layout.
Scaling Text Box Contents to the Browser Window
To make your text-based layout as flexible as possible, you can also configure
NetObjects Fusion to format the content of a text box so it maximizes itself within
the site visitor’s browser window. To scale a text box’s content to the browser
window:
1.
Laying Out the Page
In Page view, click any visible MasterBorder, or select the MasterBorder
from the Object Tree.
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