Re: Text frames: centering text vertically

[Thomas Neuburger <thomasn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Michael,

Forgive me if this has been answered already -- I'm a few days behind on 
this list.


To do what you want to do, use a little-known feature called feathering -- 
vertical adjustment of spacing such that the text frames are filled, top to 
bottom. This feature exists to allow replication of some professional-style 
book layouts, but I've used it only to center a single paragraph in a text 
frame -- just what you're looking to do.

To center a lone paragraph in a disconnected text frame, place one empty 
paragraph above the non-empty paragraph to be centered and another below 
it. Then go to Format / Page Layout / Line Layout and click the Feather 
option on. You'll probably want the max inter-line spacing to be zero, and 
the max inter-paragraph spacing to be some large number.

When set, you will see the first empty paragraph at the top of the frame, 
the last empty paragraph at the bottom, and the middle, non-empty paragraph 
exactly between them.


Cheers,

Tom Neuburger

The Masters Series: FrameMaker 6
ISBN 1-930597-01-0
20% discount at http://www.bn.com



mclm@ncode.co.uk wrote:

>Frame6.
>I'm adding some descriptive text to a diagram...
>
>* Create a new, small text frame
>* Type in some text
>* The text is vertically justified flush with the top of the text frame.
>
>How can I centre the text vertically? Alternatively, are there any settings
>which change the "padding" for the text frame?
>
>Michael


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