[RPMitchal]

Word 2007

I am working with a proposal which has shaded text paragraphs throughout.
The previous processor used manual tabs and line breaks to indent the text
0.25€� from both the left and the right margins within the paragraph, which
allowed the *shading* to remain the width of the entire area between margins.


Is there a better way of using text within a shaded frame which would allow
one to indent the text from both the left and right margins without having to
use manual tabs and/or line breaks?

I know that through the use of a single celled table the text can be
indented from the left and right margins through the manipulation of the
*cell margins*. However, for some *inexplicable government compliance*
reason, text boxes are precluded from being used in the proposal.

I was merely wondering if the same result could be accomplished through the
use of frames - as opposed to either text boxes and/or tables.

Any suggestions or assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance, Rod

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Yes, you could do this in a frame. The difficulty is actually inserting a
frame in Word 2007, as the command is even harder to find than in several
previous versions. The Insert Frame button is still available from the Forms
palette in the Legacy Tools on the Developer tab, if you have that
displayed. Or you can add the Insert Frame button to the QAT (it's listed as
"Insert Horizontal Frame" in the All Commands list in the Customize dialog).
Or you can, more cumbersomely, insert a text box and then convert it to a
frame.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"RPMitchal" wrote in message
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Word 2007

I am working with a proposal which has shaded text paragraphs throughout.
The previous processor used manual tabs and line breaks to indent the text
0.25€� from both the left and the right margins within the paragraph, which
allowed the *shading* to remain the width of the entire area between
margins.


Is there a better way of using text within a shaded frame which would
allow
one to indent the text from both the left and right margins without having
to
use manual tabs and/or line breaks?

I know that through the use of a single celled table the text can be
indented from the left and right margins through the manipulation of the
*cell margins*. However, for some *inexplicable government compliance*
reason, text boxes are precluded from being used in the proposal.

I was merely wondering if the same result could be accomplished through
the
use of frames - as opposed to either text boxes and/or tables.

Any suggestions or assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance, Rod

[Graham Mayor]

If you are working with forms in Word 2007, you will find
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Classic%20Form%20Controls.htm a time saver (and it
includes the frame tool suggested by Suzanne).

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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



RPMitchal wrote:
Word 2007

I am working with a proposal which has shaded text paragraphs
throughout. The previous processor used manual tabs and line breaks
to indent the text
0.25" from both the left and the right margins within the paragraph,
which allowed the *shading* to remain the width of the entire area
between margins.


Is there a better way of using text within a shaded frame which would
allow one to indent the text from both the left and right margins
without having to use manual tabs and/or line breaks?

I know that through the use of a single celled table the text can be
indented from the left and right margins through the manipulation of
the *cell margins*. However, for some *inexplicable government
compliance* reason, text boxes are precluded from being used in the
proposal.

I was merely wondering if the same result could be accomplished
through the use of frames - as opposed to either text boxes and/or
tables.

Any suggestions or assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance, Rod