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.