Symbol Modes

When you create a frame or a table, you can set which Symbol Mode it is set to.

Symbol and Text mode

Text Only mode

The default size for objects created in Symbol and Text mode is taller than Text Only objects. They are both the same default width. You can change the size of an object once it has been created.

Symbol and Text Frame

Text Only Frame

Changing Symbol Modes

You can change the symbol mode of a frame or table by using the buttons on the Frame or Cells tab, depending on what you have selected.

The Symbol and Text button will change mode and automatically add symbols to any text in the frame or cell.

The Text Only button will change mode and hide all the symbols with any text in the frame or cell.
Changing to Text Only mode will keep any symbol choices you have made, so if you change the mode later then the symbols will appear as they were.

Replace with Image opens a dialog that allows you to fill the selected object with an image. Please note that when you do this, any previous content in the object will be removed.

When you change the mode of a frame or table, its size may change, depending on the Sizing Type the object is set to.
More on Sizing Types