Breaking up text in a singular text box in Publisher

Hello LCP,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A

You can try the text-flow features in Publisher.

Create New Text Boxes on Each Page.

First, insert as many empty frames as you need one for each chapter or page:

1. Go to Home > Draw Text Box.
2. Drag out a box on page 2 where you want your chapter 2 text to appear, then repeat for pages 3, 4, etc.
3. This should set up blank containers ready to receive threaded or pasted text.

Publisher can automatically overflow text from one frame into the next:

1. Click the large text box.
2. When you see the small red overflow indicator at its lower right, click it. Your cursor turns into a little pitcher.
3. Click the empty frame on page 2 text will pour into it from the large text box.
4. Repeat: when page 2 overflows, click its red indicator and then click the frame on page 3.

To isolate chapters as separate stories, unlink at the end of each chapter:

1. Click inside the frame where chapter 1 ends.
2. On the Text Box Tools > Format tab, click Remove Text Box Link (chain-link icon).

Page 2’s frame now holds its own independent text, and further overflow will not continue from page 1.

I hope this help. Feel free to reply back if you need further assistance.

Best regards,

Xavier - Microsoft Q&A Support Specialist.

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