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Element menu commands and equivalents, Element > Frame > Change to Frame

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12 CHAPTER 1 PageMaker Commands and InDesign Equivalents Element menu commands and equivalents PageMaker command Element > Fill Element > Stroke Element > Fill and Stroke Element > Frame > Attach Content Element > Frame > Frame Options Element > Frame > Change to Frame Element > Frame > Next Frame Element > Frame > Previous Frame Element > Frame > Remove From Threads Element > Frame > Delete Content Element > Arrange InDesign equivalent Additional information Window > Swatches or Window > Color InDesign does not support patterned fills.The Swatches palette in InDesign is equivalent to the Colors palette in PageMaker. Window > Stroke Choose a stroke style in the Stroke palette or define a custom stroke style. Window > Swatches, Window > Stroke, and Window > Attributes Create tints using the Swatches palette. Specify overprinting in the Attributes palette. No equivalent InDesign automatically creates a frame for text files or graphics you import.To paste content into an existing frame, select the frame, and then place or paste the content into it. Object > Text Frame Options (text frames only) Object > Fitting For text frames, specify columns, vertical alignment,and inset spacing in the Text Frame Options dialog box. Set horizontal alignment in the Paragraph palette (Type > Paragraph). For graphics and text frames, use subcommands on the Object > Fitting menu to fit content to a frame (or vice versa). Object > Content > [content type] View > Show Text Threads View > Show Text Threads Select a text frame. Click the port you want to unthread. Click the linked port with the Unthread icon . Select content in the frame, and then press Delete. Select text with the Type tool. Select graphics with the Direct Selection tool. Object > Arrange

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CHAPTER 1
12
PageMaker Commands and InDesign Equivalents
Element menu commands and equivalents
PageMaker command
InDesign equivalent
Additional information
Element > Fill
Window > Swatches or
Window > Color
InDesign does not support patterned
fills. The Swatches palette in InDesign is
equivalent to the Colors palette in
PageMaker.
Element > Stroke
Window > Stroke
Choose a stroke style in the Stroke
palette or define a custom stroke style.
Element > Fill and Stroke
Window > Swatches, Window > Stroke,
and Window > Attributes
Create tints using the Swatches
palette.
Specify overprinting in the
Attributes palette.
Element > Frame > Attach Content
No equivalent
InDesign automatically creates a frame
for text files or graphics you import. To
paste content into an existing frame,
select the frame, and then place or
paste the content into it.
Element > Frame > Frame Options
Object > Text Frame Options (text
frames only)
Object > Fitting
For text frames, specify columns,
vertical alignment, and inset spacing in
the Text Frame Options dialog box. Set
horizontal alignment in the Paragraph
palette (Type > Paragraph).
For graphics and text frames, use
subcommands on the Object > Fitting
menu to fit content to a frame (or vice
versa).
Element > Frame > Change to Frame
Object > Content >
[content type]
Element > Frame > Next Frame
View > Show Text Threads
Element > Frame > Previous Frame
View > Show Text Threads
Element > Frame > Remove From
Threads
Select a text frame. Click the port you
want to unthread. Click the linked port
with the Unthread icon
Element > Frame > Delete Content
Select content in the frame, and then
press Delete.
Select text with the Type tool. Select
graphics with the Direct Selection tool.
Element > Arrange
Object > Arrange