Parent text frames

[litefeet]

I am placing a multi page file, so I created a text frame on each A-Parent page, and then flowed my text, clicking on the first page with the Shift key. This created enough pages, and put my text on eacg page. But it seems to have also created a text frame on each page, instead of flowing it into the Parent text frames. This means I have no way of adjusting all the frames at once; when I adjust the parent page frames it has no effect on the lowed text. Is there something I am not understanding?

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

I think you are confusing primary text frames with the auto-flow (shift-click). 

To "retrofit" primary text frames on a parent page (in case you didn't select the option when create the file), you need to link the left/right text frames. Not necessary if not using facing pages. Then you simple click with the Place icon on the first page (not shift-click). Be sure to check your preferences for adding and deleting pages when using the primary text frames. Primary text frames are locked by default like all parent page items, but by clicking on it with a "loaded" cursor, you will unlock them and flow your text into the pages. 

If you decide to shift-click to flow the text, you don't need primary text frames on the parent. This will automatically flow available text, creating its own frames. This feature will not automatically add more pages (or delete them based on preferences).

Basically, you pick one method or the other, not both.

[Willi Adelberger]

If on your parent/master page are primary text frames, you should click to place text without holding the shift key. 

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

Correct. As I mentioned "...Then you simple click with the Place icon on the first page (not shift-click)."