[Karl]

Hi,

I'm trying to link two text frames in Word 2007 so that text flows
automatically from one to another. Can this be done? I can't figure it out.

Any help and advice gratefully received.

Thanks

Karl

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

After creating two text boxes, select the first one and click the Create
Text Box Link button on the Text Box toolbar. The mouse pointer changes to a
measuring cup. When it is over the second text box, it will tip over to
"pour." Click on the second text box to complete the link.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Karl" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I'm trying to link two text frames in Word 2007 so that text flows
automatically from one to another. Can this be done? I can't figure it
out.

Any help and advice gratefully received.

Thanks

Karl

[Jay Freedman]

Of course, while the function is the same, Word 2007 has to have a
different way to get there. :-(

When you select the first text box, the Ribbon will display the Text
Box Tools. In the Text group at the left end, click the Create Link
button. That gives you the same measuring-cup cursor, which you click
in the second box.

As an alternative, you can right-click the edge of the first text box,
and then the Create Text Box Link item on the shortcut menu. (That
also worked in Word 2003.)

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
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On Sat, 2 Jun 2007 13:05:41 -0500, "Suzanne S. Barnhill"
wrote:

After creating two text boxes, select the first one and click the Create
Text Box Link button on the Text Box toolbar. The mouse pointer changes to a
measuring cup. When it is over the second text box, it will tip over to
"pour." Click on the second text box to complete the link.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Karl" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I'm trying to link two text frames in Word 2007 so that text flows
automatically from one to another. Can this be done? I can't figure it
out.

Any help and advice gratefully received.

Thanks

Karl

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Oops, missed the reference to 2007. sigh

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
Of course, while the function is the same, Word 2007 has to have a
different way to get there. :-(

When you select the first text box, the Ribbon will display the Text
Box Tools. In the Text group at the left end, click the Create Link
button. That gives you the same measuring-cup cursor, which you click
in the second box.

As an alternative, you can right-click the edge of the first text box,
and then the Create Text Box Link item on the shortcut menu. (That
also worked in Word 2003.)

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

On Sat, 2 Jun 2007 13:05:41 -0500, "Suzanne S. Barnhill"
wrote:

After creating two text boxes, select the first one and click the Create
Text Box Link button on the Text Box toolbar. The mouse pointer changes
to a
measuring cup. When it is over the second text box, it will tip over to
"pour." Click on the second text box to complete the link.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

"Karl" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I'm trying to link two text frames in Word 2007 so that text flows
automatically from one to another. Can this be done? I can't figure it
out.

Any help and advice gratefully received.

Thanks

Karl