Text overflow

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Text overflow

If you enter too much text, any text that does not fit into the text box will be hidden.

A small "text overflow square" red_overflow_sqare will then appear in the lower right corner of the text box to warn you that certain parts of the text are not visible.

screenshot - overset text

Reshaping the text box

To reveal the hidden text, enlarge the text box by dragging the handles at its edges.

To do so, use the Text edit tool icon_tool_text-edit or the Object tool icon_tool_object in the Quick access toolbar.

You can link multiple text boxes so that the text can flow between them. For more information, see the previous section Editing text across columns and pages.

Other ways to prevent text overflow

Reduce the size of the text by:

- changing the font size of the text
- changing the line spacing
- or changing other spacing such as letter spacing.

Use the Text fitting function to automatically adjust text to the text box.

Note

When you save a PDF, FlexiPDF checks for text overflow and displays the first instance that was found. The red boxes are only aids for you and are not visible in other PDF viewers.