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Using layout text boxes


When using a layout grid, you can position text on the grid using layout text boxes. Layout text boxes let you easily arrange the location of text on the page by moving or aligning the boxes. As you enter text into a layout text box, the box by default grows to accommodate the text as needed. This can result in objects below the box being moved downward on the page.

To protect your page layout as you work within Adobe GoLive, you can lock the dimensions of a layout text box, so that it doesn't automatically adjust its size in relation to its content. When the dimensions of a box are locked, the content overflows within the box. You need to increase the size of the box to view all of its content. To resize a locked box, you can select it and drag its handles, as you would with a box that isn't locked.

Note: Locking the dimensions of a layout text box on your page doesn't affect how the page appears in a Web browser. In a browser, the layout text box automatically adjusts its size in relation to its content.

To add a layout text box to a layout grid:

1 Add a layout grid to the page, as described in Using the layout grid.

2 If necessary, choose Window > Objects, and click the Basic tab () of the Objects palette.

3 Drag the Layout Text Box icon from the Objects palette to the layout grid on the page, or select the grid and double-click the Layout Text Box icon in the Objects palette.

4 To reposition the layout text box on the layout grid, select it and drag it. To resize the box, select it and drag its handles. For more information on repositioning and resizing objects, see Repositioning, resizing, and grouping objects.

5 Add text to the layout text box, as described in Creating text.

6 To further customize the layout text box, choose Window > Inspector, and do any of the following in the Layout Text Box Inspector:
  • To apply a background color to the box, select Color. Click inside the color field to select it. Then select a color in the Color palette. For instructions on using the Color palette, see Working with color.

    • Note: When you apply a background color to a layout text box and view the box in the Adobe GoLive Preview or Netscape Navigator, the color only appears in a box that contains text or other content. To workaround this problem, you can add a nonbreaking space to the empty box. To add a nonbreaking space, click inside the box and press Shift+spacebar (Windows) or Option+spacebar (Mac OS).
  • To lock the dimensions of the box, select Allow Content Overflow. Deselect this option if you want the box to grow to accommodate the text as needed.

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