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Textbox: moving the anchor
I note that the anchor can be moved for a textbox to a paragraph
other than the paragraph in which the textbox resides or is adjacent to. Is there a reason? That is, can one make use of the property? (I am aware that a texbox in the header will anchor there and then the textbox can be placed anywhere on the page -- and repeat on all pages, just as a regular header.) David |
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Textbox: moving the anchor
That's a general property of all floating objects: their position on the page is
usually independent of the anchor's location. In the Format the object dialogs, you can set the position of the object relative to the page or margins, and then the anchor can be anywhere on the page. If editing causes the anchor to move up or down, the object stays put. Because of the way Word handles floating objects (which includes text boxes and graphics and other objects that aren't in line with text), the object must be on the same page as its anchor. If the editing of earlier parts of the document cause the paragraph containing the anchor to shift to a different page, then the object will also move to that page. Often this is the behavior you want, but sometimes you want the object to stay on the old page. To do that, move the anchor to a paragraph on the desired page. -- 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, 28 Feb 2009 14:31:54 -0500, djprius wrote: I note that the anchor can be moved for a textbox to a paragraph other than the paragraph in which the textbox resides or is adjacent to. Is there a reason? That is, can one make use of the property? (I am aware that a texbox in the header will anchor there and then the textbox can be placed anywhere on the page -- and repeat on all pages, just as a regular header.) David |
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Textbox: moving the anchor
Thank you for your clear explanation.
David ******************************* Jay Freedman wrote: That's a general property of all floating objects: their position on the page is usually independent of the anchor's location. In the Format the object dialogs, you can set the position of the object relative to the page or margins, and then the anchor can be anywhere on the page. If editing causes the anchor to move up or down, the object stays put. Because of the way Word handles floating objects (which includes text boxes and graphics and other objects that aren't in line with text), the object must be on the same page as its anchor. If the editing of earlier parts of the document cause the paragraph containing the anchor to shift to a different page, then the object will also move to that page. Often this is the behavior you want, but sometimes you want the object to stay on the old page. To do that, move the anchor to a paragraph on the desired page. -- 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, 28 Feb 2009 14:31:54 -0500, djprius wrote: I note that the anchor can be moved for a textbox to a paragraph other than the paragraph in which the textbox resides or is adjacent to. Is there a reason? That is, can one make use of the property? (I am aware that a texbox in the header will anchor there and then the textbox can be placed anywhere on the page -- and repeat on all pages, just as a regular header.) David |
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Textbox: moving the anchor
Jay,
I have Word 07. I was trying out moving the textbox as you describe. I found I *could* move the textbox itself to another page (and the anchor came along on its own), but if I tried to drag the anchor to another page, I could no longer see the anchor or the textbox any place on either the originating or destination page. I had gather from your post I could move the anchor to move the textbox to another page. David ****************************** Jay Freedman wrote: That's a general property of all floating objects: their position on the page is usually independent of the anchor's location. In the Format the object dialogs, you can set the position of the object relative to the page or margins, and then the anchor can be anywhere on the page. If editing causes the anchor to move up or down, the object stays put. Because of the way Word handles floating objects (which includes text boxes and graphics and other objects that aren't in line with text), the object must be on the same page as its anchor. If the editing of earlier parts of the document cause the paragraph containing the anchor to shift to a different page, then the object will also move to that page. Often this is the behavior you want, but sometimes you want the object to stay on the old page. To do that, move the anchor to a paragraph on the desired page. -- 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, 28 Feb 2009 14:31:54 -0500, djprius wrote: I note that the anchor can be moved for a textbox to a paragraph other than the paragraph in which the textbox resides or is adjacent to. Is there a reason? That is, can one make use of the property? (I am aware that a texbox in the header will anchor there and then the textbox can be placed anywhere on the page -- and repeat on all pages, just as a regular header.) David |
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Textbox: moving the anchor
I just tried exactly that -- in Word 2007, dragged the anchor from one page to another -- and both the anchor and the text box appeared on the destination page. I'd be tempted to blame your video driver/hardware, except that I'm working on an old, underpowered laptop and it wasn't fazed at all. Just for fun, when the text box disappears, try changing the zoom or scrolling away and back, to see if that gives Word a kick in the pants. Jay On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:45:34 -0500, djprius wrote: Jay, I have Word 07. I was trying out moving the textbox as you describe. I found I *could* move the textbox itself to another page (and the anchor came along on its own), but if I tried to drag the anchor to another page, I could no longer see the anchor or the textbox any place on either the originating or destination page. I had gather from your post I could move the anchor to move the textbox to another page. David ****************************** Jay Freedman wrote: That's a general property of all floating objects: their position on the page is usually independent of the anchor's location. In the Format the object dialogs, you can set the position of the object relative to the page or margins, and then the anchor can be anywhere on the page. If editing causes the anchor to move up or down, the object stays put. Because of the way Word handles floating objects (which includes text boxes and graphics and other objects that aren't in line with text), the object must be on the same page as its anchor. If the editing of earlier parts of the document cause the paragraph containing the anchor to shift to a different page, then the object will also move to that page. Often this is the behavior you want, but sometimes you want the object to stay on the old page. To do that, move the anchor to a paragraph on the desired page. -- 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, 28 Feb 2009 14:31:54 -0500, djprius wrote: I note that the anchor can be moved for a textbox to a paragraph other than the paragraph in which the textbox resides or is adjacent to. Is there a reason? That is, can one make use of the property? (I am aware that a texbox in the header will anchor there and then the textbox can be placed anywhere on the page -- and repeat on all pages, just as a regular header.) David -- 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. |
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Textbox: moving the anchor
Jay,
I tried the same thing in another document. I could drag *either* the anchor or the textbox to another page; the other came along. I did not need to change zoom. Thanks for your help. David *************************************** Jay Freedman wrote: I just tried exactly that -- in Word 2007, dragged the anchor from one page to another -- and both the anchor and the text box appeared on the destination page. I'd be tempted to blame your video driver/hardware, except that I'm working on an old, underpowered laptop and it wasn't fazed at all. Just for fun, when the text box disappears, try changing the zoom or scrolling away and back, to see if that gives Word a kick in the pants. Jay On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:45:34 -0500, djprius wrote: Jay, I have Word 07. I was trying out moving the textbox as you describe. I found I *could* move the textbox itself to another page (and the anchor came along on its own), but if I tried to drag the anchor to another page, I could no longer see the anchor or the textbox any place on either the originating or destination page. I had gather from your post I could move the anchor to move the textbox to another page. David ****************************** Jay Freedman wrote: That's a general property of all floating objects: their position on the page is usually independent of the anchor's location. In the Format the object dialogs, you can set the position of the object relative to the page or margins, and then the anchor can be anywhere on the page. If editing causes the anchor to move up or down, the object stays put. Because of the way Word handles floating objects (which includes text boxes and graphics and other objects that aren't in line with text), the object must be on the same page as its anchor. If the editing of earlier parts of the document cause the paragraph containing the anchor to shift to a different page, then the object will also move to that page. Often this is the behavior you want, but sometimes you want the object to stay on the old page. To do that, move the anchor to a paragraph on the desired page. -- 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, 28 Feb 2009 14:31:54 -0500, djprius wrote: I note that the anchor can be moved for a textbox to a paragraph other than the paragraph in which the textbox resides or is adjacent to. Is there a reason? That is, can one make use of the property? (I am aware that a texbox in the header will anchor there and then the textbox can be placed anywhere on the page -- and repeat on all pages, just as a regular header.) David -- 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. |
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Textbox: moving the anchor
Images in Word can only appear on the same "page" as the para to which it is
anchored. In some cases it's necessary to anchor the image to a different para because revision of the doc causes the original anchor para to shift (eg., to another page) causing the image to go with it... Or better yet, anticipate the shift & reposition the anchor before it occurs. Even more significant is that if you delete a para to which an object is anchored the object is deleted as well. Regards |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 2/28/09 2:31 PM, in article , "djprius" wrote: I note that the anchor can be moved for a textbox to a paragraph other than the paragraph in which the textbox resides or is adjacent to. Is there a reason? That is, can one make use of the property? (I am aware that a texbox in the header will anchor there and then the textbox can be placed anywhere on the page -- and repeat on all pages, just as a regular header.) David |
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