[pms]

I have several lengthy documents that need to be set up in text boxes. I
cannot figure out how to control the widow/orphan function in these text
boxes. The feature is checked, but I still end up having widow and orphans in
my documents. Any ideas? Thanks, PMS

[Graham Mayor]

*Why* do you need to use text boxes for this? It sounds a dreadful idea.
Frames or tables might work better for you - at least they are in the text
layer of the document.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


PMS wrote:
I have several lengthy documents that need to be set up in text
boxes. I cannot figure out how to control the widow/orphan function
in these text boxes. The feature is checked, but I still end up
having widow and orphans in my documents. Any ideas? Thanks, PMS

[pms]

The text needs to flow from one page to the next - in some cases these forms
are 19 pages long. They are policy endorsements that need to have a link to
an issuing company logo at the top and page number footers at the bottom. The
endorsements are frequently modified and this is the easiest way to make sure
text is not lost in cutting and pasting to a new page.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

*Why* do you need to use text boxes for this? It sounds a dreadful idea.
Frames or tables might work better for you - at least they are in the text
layer of the document.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


PMS wrote:
I have several lengthy documents that need to be set up in text
boxes. I cannot figure out how to control the widow/orphan function
in these text boxes. The feature is checked, but I still end up
having widow and orphans in my documents. Any ideas? Thanks, PMS

[pms]

.. . . they are also merge documents.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

*Why* do you need to use text boxes for this? It sounds a dreadful idea.
Frames or tables might work better for you - at least they are in the text
layer of the document.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


PMS wrote:
I have several lengthy documents that need to be set up in text
boxes. I cannot figure out how to control the widow/orphan function
in these text boxes. The feature is checked, but I still end up
having widow and orphans in my documents. Any ideas? Thanks, PMS

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Unless you're doing something extremely odd with this document, you should
be putting your logo in the header and the page number in the footer and the
rest of the text in the document body--no need for text boxes.

--
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.

"PMS" wrote in message
...
The text needs to flow from one page to the next - in some cases these
forms
are 19 pages long. They are policy endorsements that need to have a link
to
an issuing company logo at the top and page number footers at the bottom.
The
endorsements are frequently modified and this is the easiest way to make
sure
text is not lost in cutting and pasting to a new page.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

*Why* do you need to use text boxes for this? It sounds a dreadful idea.
Frames or tables might work better for you - at least they are in the
text
layer of the document.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


PMS wrote:
I have several lengthy documents that need to be set up in text
boxes. I cannot figure out how to control the widow/orphan function
in these text boxes. The feature is checked, but I still end up
having widow and orphans in my documents. Any ideas? Thanks, PMS

[pms]

I cannot put the logo in the header because it is a merge document that links
a logo for a variety of companies. The link does not resolve if it is in a
header.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Unless you're doing something extremely odd with this document, you should
be putting your logo in the header and the page number in the footer and the
rest of the text in the document body--no need for text boxes.

--
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.

"PMS" wrote in message
...
The text needs to flow from one page to the next - in some cases these
forms
are 19 pages long. They are policy endorsements that need to have a link
to
an issuing company logo at the top and page number footers at the bottom.
The
endorsements are frequently modified and this is the easiest way to make
sure
text is not lost in cutting and pasting to a new page.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

*Why* do you need to use text boxes for this? It sounds a dreadful idea.
Frames or tables might work better for you - at least they are in the
text
layer of the document.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


PMS wrote:
I have several lengthy documents that need to be set up in text
boxes. I cannot figure out how to control the widow/orphan function
in these text boxes. The feature is checked, but I still end up
having widow and orphans in my documents. Any ideas? Thanks, PMS

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

This could perhaps be accomplished by a REF or STYLEREF field in the header
that picks up merge data in the document body. Alternatively, can you insert
the logo as a wrapped object or in a frame anchored to the body text but
placed in the header area?

--
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.

"PMS" wrote in message
...
I cannot put the logo in the header because it is a merge document that
links
a logo for a variety of companies. The link does not resolve if it is in a
header.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Unless you're doing something extremely odd with this document, you
should
be putting your logo in the header and the page number in the footer and
the
rest of the text in the document body--no need for text boxes.

--
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.

"PMS" wrote in message
...
The text needs to flow from one page to the next - in some cases these
forms
are 19 pages long. They are policy endorsements that need to have a
link
to
an issuing company logo at the top and page number footers at the
bottom.
The
endorsements are frequently modified and this is the easiest way to
make
sure
text is not lost in cutting and pasting to a new page.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

*Why* do you need to use text boxes for this? It sounds a dreadful
idea.
Frames or tables might work better for you - at least they are in
the
text
layer of the document.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


PMS wrote:
I have several lengthy documents that need to be set up in text
boxes. I cannot figure out how to control the widow/orphan
function
in these text boxes. The feature is checked, but I still end up
having widow and orphans in my documents. Any ideas? Thanks, PMS

[Graham Mayor]

This shouldn't be a problem either - there will almost certainly be a way to
resolve this issue using conditional fields. How does the merge determine
what logo to use for a given record?

Test boxes do not work properly in merge documents because they are in the
graphics layer of the document. This whole document needs to be rethought
along the lines Suzanne indicated.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



PMS wrote:
I cannot put the logo in the header because it is a merge document
that links a logo for a variety of companies. The link does not
resolve if it is in a header.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Unless you're doing something extremely odd with this document, you
should be putting your logo in the header and the page number in the
footer and the rest of the text in the document body--no need for
text boxes.

--
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.

"PMS" wrote in message
...
The text needs to flow from one page to the next - in some cases
these forms are 19 pages long. They are policy endorsements that
need to have a link to an issuing company logo at the top and page
number footers at the bottom. The endorsements are frequently
modified and this is the easiest way to make sure text is not lost
in cutting and pasting to a new page.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

*Why* do you need to use text boxes for this? It sounds a dreadful
idea. Frames or tables might work better for you - at least they
are in the text layer of the document.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org


PMS wrote:
I have several lengthy documents that need to be set up in text
boxes. I cannot figure out how to control the widow/orphan
function in these text boxes. The feature is checked, but I still
end up having widow and orphans in my documents. Any ideas?
Thanks, PMS