The reading order of text, table and graphic boxes can be
displayed and changed in True Page formatting
level. If the grouping of text, graphic and table elements was not
properly detected by the program, you can rearrange the elements. A changed
order is applied in Plain Text and Formatted Text and has an effect on
these formatting levels at saving time. Cursor jumps in True Page will
reflect the order changes but will have no influence when saving in True
Page formatting level.
To change the reading order:
Click 
to switch
to True Page.
Click 
to display
the reading order.
Gray arrows will show the order of text,
table and graphic boxes. If you switch to another Text Editor formatting
levels, you will see these elements one below the other.
Click 
if you want
to change this order.
The arrows will disappear.
Click in some or all of the boxes
with 
one after the other in the desired order.
Click 
to apply
the new order.
The currently determined order will be applied
to the page and the arrows will reappear showing the changed order. You
can also switch to another view in the Text Editor to see how the elements
are reordered.
Reading order within complex areas (frames and multicolumn areas)
You can change the reading order of elements within complex
areas only if you ungroup them. So, first ungroup a complex area to text,
graphic and tables boxes as required and then define the reading order.
To rearrange boxes inside a complex area:
Right-click in a frame or multicolumn
area and choose Ungroup on the
shortcut menu.
Define a new reading order. Follow
the instructions above.
You cannot change the text flow within a
multicolumn area. The program always handles texts in two or more columns
enclosed by pink borders as flowing text. Do not group the boxes again
if you want to keep the changed order.
ATTENTION: The reading order of boxes reordered in True Page
has no influence when True Page is used for export. Choose Plain
Text or Formatted Text
at saving time if you want to enforce the new reading order.
