Text autoflow glitch

[John T]

To autoflow text into multiple new text frames:

• Click the Flow button at the bottom-right edge of the overflowing text frame with the shift key pressed.

Text frames, of same dimensions and properties, are created on multiple new pages until text overflow no longer occurs.

My problem is the text is only populated in the left (verso) pages.

Have I missed something in my settings?

Version 1.7.1.404 Win 8

[adrm]

I believe I've seen a variation on this: The correct number of new pages are created, but only the first 3-4 have text in them.

This was using a lengthy DOCX.

[walt.farrell]

Getting the autoflow to work correctly when populating documents with facing pages is a bit tricky, especially if you have used Master Pages with Text Frames on them.

I got it to work properly with a bit of experimentation, but I don't remember exactly what I did, and while traveling I probably won't have time to recreate it. Sorry. I should have kept better notes.

Maybe someone else will know, but for now a simple workaround may be to set the document so it does not use facing pages, populate them, then reset the document to use facing pages.

[John T]

Thanks Walt, I think I will add text frames to my pages till there is a fix.

 

[Jon P]

How is your document set up when doing this? If I have a facing page document and overflowing text on the first page and autoflow it autoflows to both left/right pages

[John T]

Jon P sorry for the delay in getting back.

I have my master set as facing pages but autoflow only goes to the left pages.

 

 

[Wasp11b]

I can replicate this:

(1) New document. On Master A double spread add a text box to left and a text box to right

2) on Pages panel, add say two or more double spreads. The text frames carry over from the master page.

(3) Insert text on the first single (right-hand) page. Shift-click triangle to autoflow. The text only flows into right hand pages.

(4) If undo so have blank pages again, and then double-click on the first double spread to make it active.

(5) Insert text on the left side of the this double spread and then shift-click to autoflow - it only flows text on the left pages.

This seems to be a problem when inserting text frames on the Master page. If you don't do this and only start by putting a text frame on a normal page, autoflow goes both left and right on double spreads.

Hope this helps.

Windows 10.

[walt.farrell]

I believe (based on my experiements, and assuming I've remembered correctly) that if you put the Text Frames on facing Master Pages, you need to manually link them on the Master Pages before the reflowing will work as we expect on the related document pages.

[Wasp11b]

Ah, yes, linking text frames on Master page seems to do the trick - perhaps.

Then,

Insert text (drag and drop) on first (right hand) page and autoflow works.

Add double page spread. Insert text on left page - fills both left and right pages (because their linked?)

Insert text on right page of double spread - instant crash - no warning but a bug report is made.