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Mark,

First, a question about terminology... do you have a page that you've set up with a special flow / text container to hold a sidebar, or are you referring to the scholar's margin that's part of most default FM layouts?

If the first, you probably can't do it well/easily because there isn't a way to link two separate and discrete flows... because they're separate, by definition.

If the latter, set up one tag, for your Sidebar so it's pagination is Side Head and align it to the first baseline. That's your SidebarAnchor. Up to you whether you'd set it up to carry text or not.

Then, insert an anchored frame at the beginning of that SidebarAnchor tag. In the anchored frame, create a text frame. Put your subordinate sidebar tags (Title, Date & Location in that).

Art

Art,

Many thanks for your response.

In answer to your question, I'm just using a simple layout with the scholar's margin as you describe.

The missing link in my understanding was placing a text frame in a anchored frame - thank you.

However.... I seem unable (and have not had much luck with Google) to
a) Make the text frame the same size as the anchored frame
b) Lock the text frame to the anchored frame so that it moves with it

Mark

ps...

After further looking and some experimentation, I've found that I get consistent results if;

1) Create anchored frame
2) Using the Graphics Tools, draw a smaller box inside the anchored frame
3) Then use Object Properties to set the text box to be the same size as the anchored frame
4) Small gotcha that I found... the text frame needs to be slightly smaller/offset than/from the anchored frame, otherwise the top edge or RHS of the text gets clipped by the anchored frame!

Well, this is redundant now, but I already had it written and I'm gonna post it.

OK, It's pretty easy....

When you insert the anchored frame, you can drag the corners to the
correct dimensions or type in dimensions.
Then, with the anchored frame selected, click the text frame tool in
your graphics pallet. And draw the text frame the size you want it.
You can also right click it and fill in the dimensions.
If you lose focus on the anchored frame while you're mucking around
with the text frame, just cut the text frame, select the anchored
frame, and paste the text frame into it.
I would make the text frame slightly smaller than the anchored frame
so that it's easier to select one or the other.
Art

Many thanks :-)

Apologies for stealing your thunder.

You're very welcome Mark.

Cheers,
Art

P.S. I've still got the lightning!

Art Campbell wrote:

> I would make the text frame slightly smaller than the anchored frame
> so that it's easier to select one or the other.

The anchored frame is selectable with a single click on its border. The 
text frame inside the anchored frame is selectable with a CTRL click on 
its border or interior.

Even if you make them both the exact same size (or if you make the text 
frame bigger, or if you make the edges completely inaccessible) you can 
always select the anchored frame (by clicking on its border) and then 
Select All.

-- 
Kenneth Benson
Pegasus Type, Inc.
www.pegtype.com