Is it possible to distribute a long text on multiple pages in Illustrator automatically?

[georgya61331539]

Dear Community,

I wonder if it's possible to paste a 4 pages long text at once so it would be distributed on multiply pages in Illustrator automatically?

Or the only option would be to split it myself into 4 parts and paste it 4 times?

Looking forward to any tips!

With best regards,

Gera

[Monika Gause · Accepted solution]

You can create threaded text frames.

Just create boxes on several artboards, select them all, makes them into threaded text frames (Type > Threaded Text > Create), then paste your text into that.

You might want to consider using InDesign. It would be the better app for layout purposes

[georgya61331539]

Thanks a lot for your answer!

Oh you're totally right! Do you maybe know how to solve this problem in InDesign? I'm afraid I don't know the solution for InDesign eather..

Best regards,

Gera

[Monika Gause]

You will need to set up a master page with an initial text frame and when placing the text, press the SHift key.

Here is a set of tutorials that should get you started: Add text |

[jane-e]

Monika Gause​,

You do not need to set up a master page with an initial text frame on it in InDesign.

• You can Place the text, then Shift + Click to flow the text and create multiple pages with threaded text (you do not have to put a frame on the master first.)
• Alternatively, you can choose Enable Master Frame in the New dialog box which puts a Master Text frame on the Master. If you do this, you do not need the Shift key when you place the text for it to flow onto multiple pages

[JETalmage]

However, the mere fact that you are building a document with text linked across four pages does not necessarily mean it would be more appropriate to build it in a page-layout app.

Countless "four pager" whole-document brochures (single sheet, printed both sides, folded once) are more efficiently built in a drawing program than in a page-layout program because they often tend to be graphics-intensive and do not have repetitively looksame layouts. In such brochures, a page-layout program brings little benefit to the table, whereas having most (or all) of the graphic content native to the program is more convenient.

JET