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Lock position of text box but allow editing its content
Hello, this is my first time using this forum.
I've read several posts on locking text boxes, but my question is unique. I want to lock the position of the text box (so I don't accidentally move it later), but I still want to be able to type in it. The box is along the RHS of my page, and I'd prefer not to Protect the document. Is there any way to do this? Perhaps I could scrap the text box and use a separate column? But the text in the new column is separate from the body, so it can't be like an ordinary 2-column page. Any help is greatly appreciated... |
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Answer: Lock position of text box but allow editing its content
Locking the position of a text box
This will lock the position of the text box so that it cannot be accidentally moved, but you can still edit the content within the text box. If you prefer not to use a text box, you could try using a separate column instead. To do this, you can follow these steps: Using a separate column
However, as you mentioned, the text in the new column will be separate from the body, so it may not be exactly what you're looking for.
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Unfortunately no. Both Text boxes and Frames are anchored to a paragraph. As
long as that paragraph stays on that page, the Text Box or Frame can be positioned exactly wrt the page. However, if you edit the page text sufficiently so that the anchor paragraph moves to the page before or after, the Text Box will follow it (although it stays in the same relative position wrt the page. Are you trying to add side notes or something? -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "bassadi" wrote in message ... Hello, this is my first time using this forum. I've read several posts on locking text boxes, but my question is unique. I want to lock the position of the text box (so I don't accidentally move it later), but I still want to be able to type in it. The box is along the RHS of my page, and I'd prefer not to Protect the document. Is there any way to do this? Perhaps I could scrap the text box and use a separate column? But the text in the new column is separate from the body, so it can't be like an ordinary 2-column page. Any help is greatly appreciated... |
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Yes I am trying to add comments (not the built-in comments function in Word -
my own commentary on the text). The requirement is actually not necessarily a text box. I just need to be able to make comments to the right of the body, and I need them to be aligned. Picture it like a strip of commentary going down the RHS of a 20 page document. If it were 1 page, I would just make a 2-column layout, with the thinner column to the right for comments (which would also allow me to align the comments). However, with a multi-page doc, columns would not work in this way, unless the continuity of the LEFT column is independent of that of the RIGHT column - make sense? If there is any way at all, perhaps using Fields or Quick Parts or Forms or anything more advanced, please advise. I'd prefer not to have to code, but if that's the only way, please let me know. "Terry Farrell" wrote: Unfortunately no. Both Text boxes and Frames are anchored to a paragraph. As long as that paragraph stays on that page, the Text Box or Frame can be positioned exactly wrt the page. However, if you edit the page text sufficiently so that the anchor paragraph moves to the page before or after, the Text Box will follow it (although it stays in the same relative position wrt the page. Are you trying to add side notes or something? -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "bassadi" wrote in message ... Hello, this is my first time using this forum. I've read several posts on locking text boxes, but my question is unique. I want to lock the position of the text box (so I don't accidentally move it later), but I still want to be able to type in it. The box is along the RHS of my page, and I'd prefer not to Protect the document. Is there any way to do this? Perhaps I could scrap the text box and use a separate column? But the text in the new column is separate from the body, so it can't be like an ordinary 2-column page. Any help is greatly appreciated... |
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I suggest that you insert a Text Box using one of the centre paragraphs
which are less likely to scroll below or above the page. Size the Text Box (presumably tall and narrow so that it fits into the margin and not over the text and then use Format, text box, Layout tab, Advanced button and set its position Absolute wrt to the page. Change or remove the borders as required. Also edit the font size, colour, etc at this point. Then save the text box as a Building Block (AutoText) item using the keyboard shortcut Alt+F3 assigning it a logical name. Make sure to choose the correct location to save the item (normal.dot, buildingblock.dot or the template). At least you can then insert it consistently in the same place on each page as needed using whichever paragraph looks most convenient as the anchor point. Terry "bassadi" wrote in message ... Yes I am trying to add comments (not the built-in comments function in Word - my own commentary on the text). The requirement is actually not necessarily a text box. I just need to be able to make comments to the right of the body, and I need them to be aligned. Picture it like a strip of commentary going down the RHS of a 20 page document. If it were 1 page, I would just make a 2-column layout, with the thinner column to the right for comments (which would also allow me to align the comments). However, with a multi-page doc, columns would not work in this way, unless the continuity of the LEFT column is independent of that of the RIGHT column - make sense? If there is any way at all, perhaps using Fields or Quick Parts or Forms or anything more advanced, please advise. I'd prefer not to have to code, but if that's the only way, please let me know. "Terry Farrell" wrote: Unfortunately no. Both Text boxes and Frames are anchored to a paragraph. As long as that paragraph stays on that page, the Text Box or Frame can be positioned exactly wrt the page. However, if you edit the page text sufficiently so that the anchor paragraph moves to the page before or after, the Text Box will follow it (although it stays in the same relative position wrt the page. Are you trying to add side notes or something? -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "bassadi" wrote in message ... Hello, this is my first time using this forum. I've read several posts on locking text boxes, but my question is unique. I want to lock the position of the text box (so I don't accidentally move it later), but I still want to be able to type in it. The box is along the RHS of my page, and I'd prefer not to Protect the document. Is there any way to do this? Perhaps I could scrap the text box and use a separate column? But the text in the new column is separate from the body, so it can't be like an ordinary 2-column page. Any help is greatly appreciated... |
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Thank you for your help - I implemented the Building Block method and it will
definitely save me time for future projects. As for this one, I'm afraid it's a lost cause! Thanks again, Terry. "Terry Farrell" wrote: I suggest that you insert a Text Box using one of the centre paragraphs which are less likely to scroll below or above the page. Size the Text Box (presumably tall and narrow so that it fits into the margin and not over the text and then use Format, text box, Layout tab, Advanced button and set its position Absolute wrt to the page. Change or remove the borders as required. Also edit the font size, colour, etc at this point. Then save the text box as a Building Block (AutoText) item using the keyboard shortcut Alt+F3 assigning it a logical name. Make sure to choose the correct location to save the item (normal.dot, buildingblock.dot or the template). At least you can then insert it consistently in the same place on each page as needed using whichever paragraph looks most convenient as the anchor point. Terry "bassadi" wrote in message ... Yes I am trying to add comments (not the built-in comments function in Word - my own commentary on the text). The requirement is actually not necessarily a text box. I just need to be able to make comments to the right of the body, and I need them to be aligned. Picture it like a strip of commentary going down the RHS of a 20 page document. If it were 1 page, I would just make a 2-column layout, with the thinner column to the right for comments (which would also allow me to align the comments). However, with a multi-page doc, columns would not work in this way, unless the continuity of the LEFT column is independent of that of the RIGHT column - make sense? If there is any way at all, perhaps using Fields or Quick Parts or Forms or anything more advanced, please advise. I'd prefer not to have to code, but if that's the only way, please let me know. "Terry Farrell" wrote: Unfortunately no. Both Text boxes and Frames are anchored to a paragraph. As long as that paragraph stays on that page, the Text Box or Frame can be positioned exactly wrt the page. However, if you edit the page text sufficiently so that the anchor paragraph moves to the page before or after, the Text Box will follow it (although it stays in the same relative position wrt the page. Are you trying to add side notes or something? -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "bassadi" wrote in message ... Hello, this is my first time using this forum. I've read several posts on locking text boxes, but my question is unique. I want to lock the position of the text box (so I don't accidentally move it later), but I still want to be able to type in it. The box is along the RHS of my page, and I'd prefer not to Protect the document. Is there any way to do this? Perhaps I could scrap the text box and use a separate column? But the text in the new column is separate from the body, so it can't be like an ordinary 2-column page. Any help is greatly appreciated... |
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One approach for this is a two-column table (starting a new row for each
paragraph), but see also http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/MarginalText.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "bassadi" wrote in message ... Yes I am trying to add comments (not the built-in comments function in Word - my own commentary on the text). The requirement is actually not necessarily a text box. I just need to be able to make comments to the right of the body, and I need them to be aligned. Picture it like a strip of commentary going down the RHS of a 20 page document. If it were 1 page, I would just make a 2-column layout, with the thinner column to the right for comments (which would also allow me to align the comments). However, with a multi-page doc, columns would not work in this way, unless the continuity of the LEFT column is independent of that of the RIGHT column - make sense? If there is any way at all, perhaps using Fields or Quick Parts or Forms or anything more advanced, please advise. I'd prefer not to have to code, but if that's the only way, please let me know. "Terry Farrell" wrote: Unfortunately no. Both Text boxes and Frames are anchored to a paragraph. As long as that paragraph stays on that page, the Text Box or Frame can be positioned exactly wrt the page. However, if you edit the page text sufficiently so that the anchor paragraph moves to the page before or after, the Text Box will follow it (although it stays in the same relative position wrt the page. Are you trying to add side notes or something? -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "bassadi" wrote in message ... Hello, this is my first time using this forum. I've read several posts on locking text boxes, but my question is unique. I want to lock the position of the text box (so I don't accidentally move it later), but I still want to be able to type in it. The box is along the RHS of my page, and I'd prefer not to Protect the document. Is there any way to do this? Perhaps I could scrap the text box and use a separate column? But the text in the new column is separate from the body, so it can't be like an ordinary 2-column page. Any help is greatly appreciated... |
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