I am working with a newsletter template. Occasionally, I want to insert a
picture in the side columns. Sometimes I can insert a text box and insert a
pic from file. Other times I draw the text box and as soon as I release the
cursor it disappears. What am I doing wrong?

With the template file open (as a document), do the following: On the
Tools menu, click Options. Click the View tab. Check the "Text
boundaries" option. Click OK. Now you should be able to see your text
box. You can add a border via Format | Text Box, on the Colors and
Lines tab. When you've added the border, you may want to right-click
the text box border, and choose the Set AutoShape Defaults option.
Save the template file.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"revrat2" wrote in message
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I am working with a newsletter template. Occasionally, I want to
insert a
picture in the side columns. Sometimes I can insert a text box and
insert a
pic from file. Other times I draw the text box and as soon as I
release the
cursor it disappears. What am I doing wrong?