Resizing text boxes in layout to fit content

Greetings! I’m using Dorico Pro v.6.1.10.6078
I’m currently a bit annoyed that, when I enter copyright info, for example, it is cut off. So, I go into the page template, resize the box, and it’s guess-and-check going back and forth between the template and the layout until I’ve resized the box to fit all of the text.

I’m quite sure I’m missing an easier way to do this than guess-and-check, but I haven’t found it yet.

Hi @eric.t.knechtges, if you set the vertical alignment of that frame to Bottom (from the properties, you can make it exaggerated big, so that all your text will find place:

Another method would be to change temporarily the size of the frame directly on the layout (without entering the page template editing mode): so you see the results immediately. When it has the necessary size, make a note of the number values in the properties panel. Then remove the page overrides (right click on the page icons on the upper right). Then you can edit your First page template, select the text frame and insert the same values there :wink:

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