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Widow Orphan Control in Text Boxes
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 |
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Widow Orphan Control in Text Boxes
*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 |
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Widow Orphan Control in Text Boxes
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 |
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Widow Orphan Control in Text Boxes
.. . . 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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