krommenaas Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Hi, So I've laid out 5 chapters of a novel, got about 30 chapters to go. Each time I add a chapter, I add 20 new pages or so, using my master A page which consists of 2 connected text frames on the facing pages. When I paste a whole chapter in the first new page, it only fills out the text frames on that spread, and I have to connect the right page of each spread to the left page of the next spread manually until the end of the chapter. How do I get all the new pages connected automatically, so I don't have to do this each time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 39 minutes ago, krommenaas said: Hi, So I've laid out 5 chapters of a novel, got about 30 chapters to go. Each time I add a chapter, I add 20 new pages or so, using my master A page which consists of 2 connected text frames on the facing pages. When I paste a whole chapter in the first new page, it only fills out the text frames on that spread, and I have to connect the right page of each spread to the left page of the next spread manually until the end of the chapter. How do I get all the new pages connected automatically, so I don't have to do this each time? I will assume that you mean you have a text file you are pasting a whole chapter... If I am correct then what you should do is make a Single new Page or Spread as needed. Then you can paste the text into the frame. Obviously you have no where near enough room so find the overflow text indicator on the Text Frame it is the red triangle, the red eye indicates whether or not the overflow text will show (as it is here) or not. Now the fun bit, Shift Click on the little triangle and you will have more pages made and filled with the text. Screen Recording 2020-09-19 at 11.37.04 AM.mov Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 Also make sure that the text frame on the left side of the Master Page and the text frame on the right side of the Master Page are linked. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 13 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: Also make sure that the text frame on the left side of the Master Page and the text frame on the right side of the Master Page are linked. Krommenaas may want to keep the chapters as separate text flows. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Old Bruce said: Krommenaas may want to keep the chapters as separate text flows. True, but if one uses a facing-page Master, and does not link the left- and right-side frames in the Master, the text will flow only through the left or right pages, whichever it was pasted into. That is almost never what the user will want Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krommenaas Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 17 hours ago, Old Bruce said: Now the fun bit, Shift Click on the little triangle and you will have more pages made and filled with the text The Shift-click instead of just click is what I didn't know; that solves my problem entirely Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 You're welcome. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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