Working with Frames

By using the automatic text frame, you've already created the frame for the article text. But the article has colored frames at top for the story title that need to be created via frames.

Select the Rectangle Frame tool.

To see the names of tools, point at them until a Tool Tip displays.
Click and drag to create a frame that is approximately 21p (3.5 in) wide and 4p (0.667 in) tall, as shown in Figure QS-4.

Figure QS-4: Use any of the frame tools to create background shapes into which you will import a picture.

You'll fine-tune the size and placement in the next steps. The new frame is selected, as indicated by the white handles. If the frame becomes deselected in the following steps, click on it to select it.
Highlight the X: field in the Control palette (Window ‚ Control, or Option+ z +6 or Ctrl+Alt+6), which specifies the item's origin across (placement from the left edge of the page); type 4p6 in this field.
Tab to the Y: field, which specifies the item's origin down (placement from the top of the page); type 4p6 in this field.
Tab to the W: field, which specifies the item's width; type 21p in this field.
Tab to the H: field, which specifies the item's height; type 4p in this field.
Press Return or Enter to reposition and resize the frame according to the values shown in Figure QS-5.

Figure QS-5: The Control palette lets you precisely size items.
Choose Item ‚ Duplicate, or press Option+Shift+ z +D or Ctrl+Alt+Shift+D.

If necessary, first click on the new frame to select it.
Highlight the X: field in the Control palette, then type 25p6 .
Tab to the Y: field, then type 4p6 .
Tab to the W: field, then type 22p6 .
If the H: field is not already set to 4p, enter 4p in its field.
Press Return to reposition and resize the second frame, as shown in Figure QS-6.

Figure QS-6: Resizing and repositioning the second frame with the Control palette.

Later, you will add color to this frame.

Cross-Reference ‚
For more information about working with frames, see Chapters 10 and 11.