I use WORD 97.
I have a document already written/saved.

However, there are a few words I would like to put in an oval. I highlighted
the word and clicked border but I don't see an option for an oval border. I
tried the drawing toolbar, but it just replaces the word with an oval.

How can I just highlight a word or phrase and surround it with an oval?

Mel

Use a drawing item. You will probably have to tweak it a bit to make it fit
your word. And you will probably have to move the text forward.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"MZB" wrote in message
...
I use WORD 97.
I have a document already written/saved.

However, there are a few words I would like to put in an oval. I
highlighted the word and clicked border but I don't see an option for an
oval border. I tried the drawing toolbar, but it just replaces the word
with an oval.

How can I just highlight a word or phrase and surround it with an oval?

Mel

Put the ellipse In Front of Text, with No Fill.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
.. .
Use a drawing item. You will probably have to tweak it a bit to make it
fit
your word. And you will probably have to move the text forward.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"MZB" wrote in message
...
I use WORD 97.
I have a document already written/saved.

However, there are a few words I would like to put in an oval. I
highlighted the word and clicked border but I don't see an option for an
oval border. I tried the drawing toolbar, but it just replaces the word
with an oval.

How can I just highlight a word or phrase and surround it with an oval?

Mel

Can you tell I use Publisher more often? :-)

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Put the ellipse In Front of Text, with No Fill.

--
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.

"JoAnn Paules [MVP]" wrote in message
.. .
Use a drawing item. You will probably have to tweak it a bit to make it
fit
your word. And you will probably have to move the text forward.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"MZB" wrote in message
...
I use WORD 97.
I have a document already written/saved.

However, there are a few words I would like to put in an oval. I
highlighted the word and clicked border but I don't see an option for
an
oval border. I tried the drawing toolbar, but it just replaces the word
with an oval.

How can I just highlight a word or phrase and surround it with an oval?

Mel