I've been using text boxes for years and have never had this problem before.
Now, when I place a "text box" on a new page, a wide black band about 2"
high appears across the bottom of the text box and I can't seem to get rid
of it.

hi billybob

have you tried using format / borders & shading and setting it to none -
when the outside of the text box is furry (lots of little dots) as opposed
to ////////// (to toggle between furry and diagonals, click on the outside
of the text box)

can you see it in print preview?

Cheers
JulieD

"billybob" wrote in message
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I've been using text boxes for years and have never had this problem
before.
Now, when I place a "text box" on a new page, a wide black band about 2"
high appears across the bottom of the text box and I can't seem to get rid
of it.

Thanks for your response, Julie. My problem isn't dots or diagonals. It's
a solid black band 2 inches high (at the bottom of the text box) runs from
one side of the box to the other. There's nothing to highlight, move, or
delete. I have no idea what caused this anomaly. Any additional help would
be much appreciated. Thank you!

See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=303507

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billybob wrote:
Thanks for your response, Julie. My problem isn't dots or diagonals.
It's a solid black band 2 inches high (at the bottom of the text box)
runs from one side of the box to the other. There's nothing to
highlight, move, or delete. I have no idea what caused this anomaly.
Any additional help would be much appreciated. Thank you!

Thanks, Graham! I'll check out the article. If it doesn't apply, I get back
to you and the NG. Say, I remember recently fooling around with creating
some macros and templates. Do you think that I could have accidentally
corrupted the Normal.dot template?