Locking down a text box, but still editable???

is there a way to lock in or anchor a text box and still be able to type/edit text? maybe i'm missing something simple... thanks in advance!
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The point is to establish a layout, and then fill it.
I had a regular monthly project of a 4 pp A3 set of newspapers in 12 languages. Each issue I would design the layout and create all necessary links in QuarkXpress. The sections would have non-printing labels and be largely prestyled.
Then when it was approved, I'd "pour" the contents into it like plaster into a mould. Once I got going I could do each version in 8 minutes with a bit of individual typographic tweaking and styling.
What made this possible is what is missing in Pages. Pages is amazingly obstructive and unco-operative for "easy to use" software. Potentially it could be different, if it wasn't for the design decisions of the programmers and the muddled way a lot of it is implemented.
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