"grouping" text

**Peebs24** · 23 October 2010, 08:30 AM

When i enter text into a text box it looks Ok but when pre-viewed it sometimes extends out of place. The solution seems to be to select the text with the selection tool then group it. this works OK but why is it necessary to group text?

**zaphodeist** · 23 October 2010, 09:41 AM

After entering the text are you resizing the text area using the selection tool rather than the text tool? That could cause the problem.

**Peebs24** · 23 October 2010, 12:21 PM

Hi John,
No, no resizing. The text never seems to stay as you entere it when you go to preview or to a browser on the web. It looks good in the design but is then different in real life. Group it and it works OK.

**Soquili** · 23 October 2010, 12:24 PM

Grouping the text will force it to be exported as a graphic rather than text, this means search engines will not be able to read it.

Please attach a .web or .xar file that exhibits the text problem so we can examine it for the source of the issue.

**gwpriester** · 23 October 2010, 12:57 PM

Peebs

Have you changed the default text size in your browser? This can affect the display of your text area and make it spill out of the intended area.

Grouping text is a way to ensure your text displays exactly as you have created it by converting the text into a PNG bitmap image. But as a bitmap, there is no information to inform a search engine as to the content of the text. If you decide to group the the text, then add some Alt text (Website Properties > Image > Alt text) that explains what the text says.

But first check to see that you have not increased or decreased the text size in your web browser.

**Peebs24** · 01 November 2010, 02:20 AM

Originally Posted by Soquili

Grouping the text will force it to be exported as a graphic rather than text, this means search engines will not be able to read it.

Please attach a .web or .xar file that exhibits the text problem so we can examine it for the source of the issue.

Hi Bill and the others,
Sorry for the delay - I have been off the air for a couple of days.
Here is the file that I am having a problem with. The text box layout looks OK in the design stages in XDP6 but goes all over the place when previewed or when seen on a browser. Any help will be GREATLY appreciated.