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Text threading

Meaning in graphic design, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In graphic design, text threading means: Linking text frames so one story flows from one frame to the next.

In Turkish: metin çerçevelerini bağlama

How it is used

Use when a story continues across columns or pages.

Example sentences

  1. Text threading lets the article continue onto the next spread.

    The frames share one story instead of containing disconnected copies.

  2. We corrected the text threading after the sidebar entered the main story.

    The linking order determines where the text flows next.

Common collocations

  • thread text frames
  • text threading order
  • layoutThe way text, images and other elements are arranged on a page, screen or poster, including their size, position and the space between them.
  • body copyThe main, longer text of a design, such as paragraphs in a brochure or article, as opposed to headlines, captions and other short text.

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