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Can I link text boxes so that text flows between them?
I read a tip that mentioned text boxes of a set size can be linked so that
text word wraps from one to the next. How is this done? |
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Can I link text boxes so that text flows between them?
You can right-click the text box border and choose Create Text Box Link from
the context menu. Then click in the text box to which you want to link. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "rpurosky" wrote in message news I read a tip that mentioned text boxes of a set size can be linked so that text word wraps from one to the next. How is this done? |
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Can I link text boxes so that text flows between them?
That worked. However, I actually wanted to link 3 text boxes and when I
right click on either border of the first two, linked boxes, I'm not getting the Create Text Box Link choice. How do I link the first two to the third. Or was I supposed to do something different while creating the first link? "Stefan Blom" wrote: You can right-click the text box border and choose Create Text Box Link from the context menu. Then click in the text box to which you want to link. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "rpurosky" wrote in message news I read a tip that mentioned text boxes of a set size can be linked so that text word wraps from one to the next. How is this done? |
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Can I link text boxes so that text flows between them?
A particular text box can only be (directly) linked to *one* text box.
However, right-clicking the "second" box (the one that is the target of the first link) should give you the choice to link to a third one. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "rpurosky" wrote in message ... That worked. However, I actually wanted to link 3 text boxes and when I right click on either border of the first two, linked boxes, I'm not getting the Create Text Box Link choice. How do I link the first two to the third. Or was I supposed to do something different while creating the first link? "Stefan Blom" wrote: You can right-click the text box border and choose Create Text Box Link from the context menu. Then click in the text box to which you want to link. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "rpurosky" wrote in message news I read a tip that mentioned text boxes of a set size can be linked so that text word wraps from one to the next. How is this done? |
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Can I link text boxes so that text flows between them?
I finally got it to work, but it certainly wasn't as easy as the first link.
I removed content control from the second box, and I don't know if that is what I needed to do, but suddenly the Create Text Box Link choice appeared when r-clicking on that second box which wasn't happening before no matter where I was pointing at that box. Now this third box is very friendly; it's allowing me to link to a fourth if I choose without all the hassles that second box gave me. Thanks for your time. "Stefan Blom" wrote: A particular text box can only be (directly) linked to *one* text box. However, right-clicking the "second" box (the one that is the target of the first link) should give you the choice to link to a third one. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "rpurosky" wrote in message ... That worked. However, I actually wanted to link 3 text boxes and when I right click on either border of the first two, linked boxes, I'm not getting the Create Text Box Link choice. How do I link the first two to the third. Or was I supposed to do something different while creating the first link? "Stefan Blom" wrote: You can right-click the text box border and choose Create Text Box Link from the context menu. Then click in the text box to which you want to link. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "rpurosky" wrote in message news I read a tip that mentioned text boxes of a set size can be linked so that text word wraps from one to the next. How is this done? |
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Can I link text boxes so that text flows between them?
I'm glad you got it sorted.
For what it's worth, I can't reproduce the problem you have noticed, but note that I only tested with a Rich Text content control. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "rpurosky" wrote in message ... I finally got it to work, but it certainly wasn't as easy as the first link. I removed content control from the second box, and I don't know if that is what I needed to do, but suddenly the Create Text Box Link choice appeared when r-clicking on that second box which wasn't happening before no matter where I was pointing at that box. Now this third box is very friendly; it's allowing me to link to a fourth if I choose without all the hassles that second box gave me. Thanks for your time. "Stefan Blom" wrote: A particular text box can only be (directly) linked to *one* text box. However, right-clicking the "second" box (the one that is the target of the first link) should give you the choice to link to a third one. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "rpurosky" wrote in message ... That worked. However, I actually wanted to link 3 text boxes and when I right click on either border of the first two, linked boxes, I'm not getting the Create Text Box Link choice. How do I link the first two to the third. Or was I supposed to do something different while creating the first link? "Stefan Blom" wrote: You can right-click the text box border and choose Create Text Box Link from the context menu. Then click in the text box to which you want to link. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "rpurosky" wrote in message news I read a tip that mentioned text boxes of a set size can be linked so that text word wraps from one to the next. How is this done? |
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