[Jrpg]

I am currently working on a small project in Word that requires me to create
a scrolling text box, but I can't make one. I know I saw it in 2003, but I
can't find it in 2007.

[Jay Freedman]

On Fri, 28 Sep 2007 02:12:01 -0700, Jrpg
wrote:

I am currently working on a small project in Word that requires me to create
a scrolling text box, but I can't make one. I know I saw it in 2003, but I
can't find it in 2007.

First go into the Word Options dialog and check the box to show the
Developer tab on the ribbon.

On the Developer tab, in the Controls group, click the Legacy Controls
button (unlabeled, but watch the tooltips). Click the Text Box button
in the ActiveX Controls section of the gallery.

With the new text box selected, click the Properties button in the
Controls group. Set these properties:

MultiLine = True
EnterKeyBehavior = True
ScrollBars = 2 - fmScrollBarsVertical

Finally, close the Properties dialog and click the Design Mode button
in the Controls group to turn it off.

Be aware that having any ActiveX control in a document will cause Word
to display the macro security warning when the document is opened. And
if macro security is set to disable all macros, the document will open
in Design Mode, which users find incomprehensible.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
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