Split up a text thread in InDesign

If for whatever reason you have a long text thread that you need to break up (so it'll no longer flow) but maintain its position on the page, there's a way to do it, albiet at a cost.

This is one of those nuclear-option moves in InDesign, and it's hidden deep in the scripts panel so you won't click it accidentally. The reason behind this is that it won't just seperate one area (so, say, pages 1-5 are still threaded, but 6 isn't). Every text box will become a standalone object.

Full credit goes to Michael Bud for these instructions:

Open your Scripts panel (Window> Utilities >Scripts)

Look down the folder tree until you find Split Story (Application > Samples > SplitStory.jsx)

Place your cursor in one frame of the linked story that you want to unlink
Double-click the script name in the panel.

InDesign will run the script and all the frames of the story will be “unlinked” without disturbing the layout of the content.

I would only recommend doing this if you either a) don't have a whole ton of text frames, or b) have the time to re-thread the ones you need threaded. It will also possibly destroy your bookmark structure, so careful with this one.