Can I change the vertical alignment of text in a text box?

[Fien]

I need to place a text box in the footer of a template (I need the text box
because it is placed on top of a picture that is defined as ' hidden'):
since users of the template might want to add more than 1 line of text, it
is important that the text in the text box is aligned at the bottom of the
text box instead of above, as is the standard.

[Greg Maxey]

Fien,

Here is a trick. Put a single column/single row table (1 cell) in the text
box and align text in the cell with the bottom.

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Greg Maxey/Word MVP
A Peer in Peer to Peer Support

Fien wrote:
> I need to place a text box in the footer of a template (I need the
> text box because it is placed on top of a picture that is defined as
> ' hidden'): since users of the template might want to add more than 1
> line of text, it is important that the text in the text box is
> aligned at the bottom of the text box instead of above, as is the
> standard.

[Jay Freedman]

On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 06:55:04 -0800, "Fien"
> wrote:

>I need to place a text box in the footer of a template (I need the text box
>because it is placed on top of a picture that is defined as ' hidden'):
>since users of the template might want to add more than 1 line of text, it
>is important that the text in the text box is aligned at the bottom of the
>text box instead of above, as is the standard.

There's no such control for a text box. There is, though, for a table
cell, so insert a one-cell table inside the text box, set its row
height, turn off its borders, and set its text alignment to bottom
left (the alignment control is on the right-click menu when the cursor
is inside the cell).

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org