Manual flow columns s

Like Auto Flow columns, you create Manual Flow columns on the Master Layer. They're copied onto every page in the document when you switch back to the Pages layer. When pages are added, the Manual Flow columns are copied onto the new pages. Unlike Auto Flow columns, though, Manual Flow columns are not automatically linked from page to page. If you want them to flow from page to page, you must link them on the Pages Layer. No page to page linking is allowed on the Master Layer.


You cannot enter text into a Manual Flow column on the Master Layer. You must edit the column on the Pages Layer and add your text to it there.
Manual Flow columns must be linked manually across pages, so they're useful in documents that have standard column locations and sizes but erratic page to page flows. Some cookbooks and catalogs don't flow between pages at all; all text is edited to fit on single pages that have unchanging column layouts. Manual Flow columns are ideal for such publications.



See also

Create a column
Linking columns
Edit flow properties
Autoflow columns
Edit placement properties