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indesign overset text red plus fix
HeyBraza points at the red out-port and shows you the click-then-click move to thread the overflow into a new frame.
the little red plus on a text frame means there's more text than fits - it's hidden, not deleted. you fix it by flowing (threading) it into another frame. here's how to find the hidden text and where to click.
short answer
the red plus means more text than the frame can show. click the out-port once to load the cursor, then drag a new frame to flow it in - hold shift first and indesign adds frames and pages automatically until the text ends.
or do it yourself
- 1select the frame with the selection tool - the red plus sits in the bottom-right 'out port' of the frame.
- 2to read the hidden text, put your cursor in the frame and choose edit > edit in story editor.
- 3click the red plus out-port once (the cursor loads with the overflow), then click or drag on the page to draw a new frame - the text flows in.
- 4to flow it automatically across many pages, hold shift before you click - indesign adds frames and pages until the text ends.
- 5if it stays overset in a big empty frame, the text is too large or hyphenation is off - shrink the font or turn on type > paragraph > hyphenate.
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downloadcommon questions
what does the red plus on a text frame mean?
it means overset text - more text than the frame can show. the text is still there, just hidden; thread it into another frame to reveal it.
how do i flow text into a new box?
click the red out-port once to load the cursor, then click or drag where you want the next frame - the overflow pours into it.
what is overset text in indesign?
overset text is copy that exists in your document but has nowhere to display, because the frame holding it is too small. indesign marks it with a red plus in the frame's bottom-right out-port. the text isn't lost - it's just not being shown, and it will not print or export until it has a frame to sit in.
