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              Dynamic sizing also works with repelling. The text automatically scales to fit the available
              space, taking into account the reduced space caused by the repel.















              Shrink text on overflow

              The last option on the VERTICAL TEXT ALIGNMENT menu - SHRINK TEXT ON OVERFLOW
              controls what happens to the text when it overflows the text area. With the option
              selected the text will scale down so that it always fits the text area. So useful for
              instances where you need to add more text yet are confined to a specific size.















              The left text area has plenty of space, so text appears with the font size it was given. In the
              center example, more text has been added so that it would no longer fit in the text area, so the
              text has been scaled down to fit. In the right example, some text has been removed so it will
              again fit in the text area with its original font size.

              If you subsequently drag the text area out to increase the area or if you delete some text
              then the text size will increase to fill the area but it won't get any larger than the original
              point size. As with AUTO-FIT TO CONTAINER, any relative size differences in the text are
              maintained as the text is scaled down and also as with AUTO-FIT you can't use this
              feature on linked text areas - a warning prompt will appear should you attempt to do so.


              Page breaks
              Insert a page break into a text area by using the the TEXT TOOL to right-click at the point
              in the text where you want the break to occur. Then select "INSERT" > "BREAK" > "MOVE TO
              NEXT PAGE". Or use the shortcut (Ctrl+Enter).
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