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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).