Let a story flow through linked frames

Text overflowing its frame? Linked frames in the Layout room let one story run through two columns, and a warning tells you when words are hidden. This tutorial sets a two-column page, adds an image page and exports the document as a PDF.

Steps

1. Set the story frame. In Layout, put your story in a text frame. Set Auto-Size and Shrink Type to Off so the letters keep their intended size.
2. Link a second frame. Choose Add Linked Frame, then move the continuation into the second column. Both frames share one story.
3. Reflow and fix OVERSET. Resize the first frame and watch the words reflow. Check the OVERSET warning, then give the story enough room to fit.
4. Add an image page. Use Add Page for a separate second page. Place a photograph there, leaving the linked story on page one.
5. Export the document. Choose PDF Snapshot with Document page selected. Inspect both exported pages for complete text, clean spacing and a full-bleed image.

Notes

• The story is a 103-word original text in two linked frames on page one. Page two is an independent full-bleed image; the frames do not flow across pages.
• Body type in the project: Space Grotesk at 42 px with a line height of 1.25. The header keeps the default typeface.
• In the exported PDF the continuation frame begins with one blank paragraph line.
• The photographs are generated assets from the TUSSENIN demonstration project, owned by Momentum Studios.