Comments on: When In and Out Ports Get in the Way http://indesignsecrets.com/when-in-and-out-ports-get-in-the-way.php InDesignSecrets Blog and Podcast Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:24:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: David Blatner http://indesignsecrets.com/when-in-and-out-ports-get-in-the-way.php/comment-page-1#comment-234609 David Blatner Sun, 30 Dec 2007 18:39:07 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/when-in-and-out-ports-get-in-the-way.php#comment-234609 Mona: Double-clicking on the right or bottom-right handle will resize a text frame, attempting to fit the frame to the text... or, put a different way: It resizes until the text fills the frame. If the frame has only one line, it doesn't need to change break lines. But if there is more than one line of text, it will often change line breaks. Also -- as I think you noted -- this feature does not work on frames that have more than one column, or frames that are threaded with other frames. That is unfortunate. Mona: Double-clicking on the right or bottom-right handle will resize a text frame, attempting to fit the frame to the text… or, put a different way: It resizes until the text fills the frame.

If the frame has only one line, it doesn’t need to change break lines. But if there is more than one line of text, it will often change line breaks.

Also — as I think you noted — this feature does not work on frames that have more than one column, or frames that are threaded with other frames. That is unfortunate.

]]> By: Eugene http://indesignsecrets.com/when-in-and-out-ports-get-in-the-way.php/comment-page-1#comment-234595 Eugene Sun, 30 Dec 2007 18:02:20 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/when-in-and-out-ports-get-in-the-way.php#comment-234595 Hi Mona, For me, in text boxes that are one line, I can CTRL ALT C and it makes it the one size. If the text goes onto two lines, without a forced break, then the box does not resize entirely to the text. It gets the height right, but not the width, using CS2. I'm not sure of the reaction in CS3 but I think it might be the same. Hi Mona,

For me, in text boxes that are one line, I can CTRL ALT C and it makes it the one size. If the text goes onto two lines, without a forced break, then the box does not resize entirely to the text. It gets the height right, but not the width, using CS2. I’m not sure of the reaction in CS3 but I think it might be the same.

]]> By: Mona http://indesignsecrets.com/when-in-and-out-ports-get-in-the-way.php/comment-page-1#comment-233600 Mona Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:13:28 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/when-in-and-out-ports-get-in-the-way.php#comment-233600 Regarding Eugene’s comment (14.) about the CTRL ALT and C command not always resizing text frames to the content, I think it does work all the time except with multiple-column text frames. Also, thanks to Lynn Grillo (10.) for the movie of the CS3 double-click handles to resize function. I'm surprised that clicking on some of the handles actually rebreaks the text. What determines what the new width of the frame will be? Regarding Eugene’s comment (14.) about the CTRL ALT and C command not always resizing text frames to the content, I think it does work all the time except with multiple-column text frames.
Also, thanks to Lynn Grillo (10.) for the movie of the CS3 double-click handles to resize function. I’m surprised that clicking on some of the handles actually rebreaks the text. What determines what the new width of the frame will be?

]]> By: Christopher S http://indesignsecrets.com/when-in-and-out-ports-get-in-the-way.php/comment-page-1#comment-232455 Christopher S Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:30:39 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/when-in-and-out-ports-get-in-the-way.php#comment-232455 Very cool find. I'd love to see a list of little "duh" discoveries like this. The other day I saw someone drag a color swatch directly onto the stroke around a frame... I almost swallowed my tongue. "You can do that???" Very cool find.

I’d love to see a list of little “duh” discoveries like this.

The other day I saw someone drag a color swatch directly onto the stroke around a frame… I almost swallowed my tongue. “You can do that???”

]]> By: pethr http://indesignsecrets.com/when-in-and-out-ports-get-in-the-way.php/comment-page-1#comment-231834 pethr Fri, 28 Dec 2007 03:12:25 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/when-in-and-out-ports-get-in-the-way.php#comment-231834 Thank you! This is really one of the more annoying shortcomings of ID. Thank you! This is really one of the more annoying shortcomings of ID.

]]> By: Fred Goldman http://indesignsecrets.com/when-in-and-out-ports-get-in-the-way.php/comment-page-1#comment-231739 Fred Goldman Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:49:14 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/when-in-and-out-ports-get-in-the-way.php#comment-231739 I am disappointed because it doesn't work when you have the text tool active and you press Ctrl to temporarily use the selection tool :( I am disappointed because it doesn’t work when you have the text tool active and you press Ctrl to temporarily use the selection tool :(

]]> By: Eugene http://indesignsecrets.com/when-in-and-out-ports-get-in-the-way.php/comment-page-1#comment-231727 Eugene Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:28:55 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/when-in-and-out-ports-get-in-the-way.php#comment-231727 my favourite thing to do is just press CTRL ALT and C and the box resizes to fit. Handy. Doesn't work with text boxes all the time. my favourite thing to do is just press CTRL ALT and C and the box resizes to fit. Handy. Doesn’t work with text boxes all the time.

]]> By: Sandee "vectorbabe" Cohen http://indesignsecrets.com/when-in-and-out-ports-get-in-the-way.php/comment-page-1#comment-231559 Sandee "vectorbabe" Cohen Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:15:21 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/when-in-and-out-ports-get-in-the-way.php#comment-231559 Great tip David. Speaking about clicking text frames, here's another that I always forget. If you have created a button frame that contains text, you can't simply double click to open the Button options dialog box. If you do, you will switch to the Type tool and get an insertion point within the text. Hold the Opt/Alt key and double click and you will open the Button options. Great tip David.

Speaking about clicking text frames, here’s another that I always forget.

If you have created a button frame that contains text, you can’t simply double click to open the Button options dialog box.
If you do, you will switch to the Type tool and get an insertion point within the text.

Hold the Opt/Alt key and double click and you will open the Button options.

]]> By: Lauren K. http://indesignsecrets.com/when-in-and-out-ports-get-in-the-way.php/comment-page-1#comment-231444 Lauren K. Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:31:28 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/when-in-and-out-ports-get-in-the-way.php#comment-231444 Oh wow! Thanks, Lynn. These smaller smack-yourself-in-the-forehead tips are the best! (= Oh wow! Thanks, Lynn. These smaller smack-yourself-in-the-forehead tips are the best! (=

]]> By: David Blatner http://indesignsecrets.com/when-in-and-out-ports-get-in-the-way.php/comment-page-1#comment-231401 David Blatner Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:07:03 +0000 http://indesignsecrets.com/when-in-and-out-ports-get-in-the-way.php#comment-231401 Thanks for that additional info, Lynn! Yes, those little double-clicks can be extremely useful in CS3. (Yes, folks, that's only in CS3. Hey, it's almost 2008, it's time to upgrade!) Thanks for that additional info, Lynn! Yes, those little double-clicks can be extremely useful in CS3. (Yes, folks, that’s only in CS3. Hey, it’s almost 2008, it’s time to upgrade!)

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