Creating frames

    You can create a text, spreadsheet, painting, or table frame within a document of a different type. For example, you can create a spreadsheet within a text document.

    To create a frame:
    1 If the Tools window is not open, choose Show Tools from the Window menu, or click the toolbox icon at the bottom of the active document:
    2 Select a frame tool:
    Text frame tool
    Spreadsheet
    frame tool
    Painting frame tool
    Table frame tool  
    3 Drag to draw the frame. If you're creating a frame of the same type as the document (for example, a text frame in a word-processing document), hold down the Option key while you drag.
    Tip: You can also drag and drop a frame tool from the Tools window to create a default-size frame.

    Exceptions for creating frames:
    • In a database, you can create frames only in Layout mode.
    • You cannot create a paint frame in a paint document.

    IMPORTANT: When you deselect a frame in a painting document, you can no longer edit the frame. The frame becomes part of the painting and therefore you cannot reselect it as a frame. You can still edit that portion of the painting with the painting tools, however.

    After you create a frame:
    • When you select the frame, the menus change to the Drawing menus so that you can do things like use the Arrange commands to position the frame on the page.
    • When you enter a frame by double-clicking (or by clicking once if the frame is already selected), the menus and tools change to those you need for that type of frame.

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