tri-fold question

[Susan]

I have Publisher 2003. I set up newsletter starting with
a blank document and then set up three text boxes for my
three columns of text for the page. I could edit and
adjust the three text boxes independently. I have done
something which fused them together. Now when I lengthen
or shorten one box, the other two are lenghened or
shortened as well. I would like to get it back to how it
was.

I know this may be asking a lot. But does anyone know
what I may have done?

Thanks for any suggestions.
Susan

 

[John Inzer]

I have Publisher 2003. I set up newsletter starting with
a blank document and then set up three text boxes for my
three columns of text for the page. I could edit and
adjust the three text boxes independently. I have done
something which fused them together. Now when I lengthen
or shorten one box, the other two are lenghened or
shortened as well. I would like to get it back to how it
was.

I know this may be asking a lot. But does anyone know
what I may have done?

Thanks for any suggestions.
Susan

====================================
Is it possible that you grouped the text boxes?

Try going to...Edit / Undo Group Objects.

 

[Susan]

Thank you. I did help on "ungroup" and found out what that funny symbol of
boxes overlapping was at the bottom of the page. I just had to click on it!

Susan

 

[John Inzer]

Thank you. I did help on "ungroup" and
found out what that funny symbol of boxes
overlapping was at the bottom of the page.
I just had to click on it!

Susan

================================
You're welcome.

 

[Ed Bennett]

A small child turns to Ed, and exclaims: "Look! Look! A post from Susan

I have Publisher 2003. I set up newsletter starting with
a blank document and then set up three text boxes for my
three columns of text for the page.

Idea: Instead of using text boxes to define your layout, use Layout Guides.

Arrange > Layout Guides > Margin Guides > (Set your margins*) > Grid Guides

Columns = 3

* To set your margins, you'll need to find out the maximum print area of
your printer. If your printer can print full bleed, you can set them all
equal to zero. If not, you need to follow this tutorial
http://www.publishermvps.com/Default.aspx?tabid=75

1. You will find out four values, one each for Top, Bottom, Left, Right.
2. These divide into two pairs, "Top and Bottom", and "Left and Right"
3. From each pair, take the larger value. Then you let both values for the
pair equal the current larger value of the two.
4. Now you set your margins in Publisher to equal these new values.
5. (*NB*: If your page is landscape in Publisher, and portrait in your
margin-hunt, you will need to swap values around.)

Example:
I printed out a test page with a big # sign on it, on a portrait piece of
A4. I found my top, left and right margins were 0.7cm. The bottom margin
was 2.4cm.
So my pairs are L/R = "0.7 & 0.7"and T/B = "0.7 & 2.4"
So my pairs now become L/R = "0.7 & 0.7", and T/B = "2.4 & 2.4"
But because this is in portrait orientation, and I am using a landscape page
for my tri-fold in Publisher, in the Layout Guides window, I enter my
margins as Left = 2.4, Right = 2.4, Top = 0.7, Bottom = 0.7.

Now, when you design the brochure, keep within these guides.
When you print the brochure, trim off the white areas (if you have a good
printer, they will line up pretty well on both sides, unlike if you didn't
include Step 3 above), and fold your brochure.

 

[Ron Cohen]

Using a multi-column frame works fine for text only, but often graphics need
to be positioned within a panel. This makes it impossible to use the align
function. I've created hundred of tri-folds at my print shops and as a
matter of convenience I found it easier to create three equal sized frames.
Generally in tri-folds each panel is unique and therefore there isn't a need
to even link the frames for text to flow. What's the easiest way to create 3
equally sized frames? Simple. Draw a single small frame, replicate it twice
and line up all three. Group them together and then resize the group so it
spans from one boundary to the other.