Classroom in a Book question - Chapter 3

Hi Everyone,
I'm VERY new to InDesign and am trying to go through this on my own.  I'm working on chapter 3 in the book and for some reason, when I import the text file it asks for, the file moves my image at the bottom of the page to the next page.  Any suggestions on how I can fix it?  If you need a page reference, I"m working on p 84, but have a feeling something's wrong with the master in order for it to be doing this.
Thanks so much!

itsmelynzi wrote:
Hi Everyone,
I'm VERY new to InDesign and am trying to go through this on my own.  I'm working on chapter 3 in the book and for some reason, when I import the text file it asks for, the file moves my image at the bottom of the page to the next page.  Any suggestions on how I can fix it?  If you need a page reference, I"m working on p 84, but have a feeling something's wrong with the master in order for it to be doing this.
Thanks so much!
Depending on which print run of the book, there may be errors in the documentation, or in the supplied files.
Look in the book for a link to the book's site at the publisher, and when you get there, look for errata, corrections, and new downloadable files.
One other cause of your text shifting problems may be that your fonts are not the exact same ones used in the sample files - perhaps an older version with the same name and identifiers.
HTH
Regards,
Peter
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