Convert Text Frame to Non-Text Rectangle

[isips]

1. Is there a way to convert a Text Frame to Non-Text Rectangle?

2. Also, if anyone can tell me, whenever I manually cover my text frames with rectangles, the new rectangle snaps as to the edges of the existing text frame as I expect, but the resulting rectangle is smaller on every side. I suspect this is a stroke (border line) issue, but even when I set it to 0px stroke, the rectangle is still too small. How do I fix this?

[SJRiegel · Accepted solution]

I can answer question 1, at least.

Object > Content

From there, you can choose Text, Graphic or Unassigned.

I don't really understand the second question, though. Screen shots might help.

[isips]

Thank you so much!!! That is going to save me a lot of time. I also went into Edit > Preferences > Type  and unchecked "Typetool Converts Frames to Text Frames." That helped a lot

[cparisenti]

Oh my goodness. I always forget how. I know it's simple but I never can find it. Thanks!!!

[chrisuren]

Thank you SO MUCH for this answer about assigning the content type! I accidentally turn shapes into text boxes all the time (I think InDesign makes that far too easy, although now I see below that I can turn off this feature, hooray), and then it causes problems when trying to outline all the fonts. BTW, I "liked" your post a while ago, but then just now I accidentally unliked it, and can't get it to like again; ironic. So you really have 10 likes. 

[Steve Werner]

(1) Cut the text out of the Text Frame (select All and Edit > Cut). Then select the frame with the Selection tool and choose Object > Content > Unassigned

[isips]

Thank you too, Steve!

[markbarner]

In Adobe Illustrator CC 2018 you can now change Text-boxes to line type like this:

1. Choose the textbox

2. Type > Convert to Point Type

There you go 🙂

Now your textbox is made of simple lines of text.

I searched for guide "illustrator convert textbox to text line" and found this thread.

Kind regards Mark Barner

[Robert Tkaczyk]

But this is InDesign's forum 😉

[rob day]

Also, if anyone can tell me, whenever I manually cover my text frames with rectangle

You can use Edit>Paste In Place to clone any object. So select the text frame>Copy>Paste In Place, then set the content of the cloned frame to Unassigned.