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Word 2007. If I convert a Text Box to a Frame, I can't seem to match the
size of the frame to that of the text box - there's a large(ish) margin between the top of the text box and the top of the frame. Can I re-size the frame, and if so how? -- Asking a question? Please tell us the version of the application you are asking about, your OS, Service Pack level and the FULL contents of any error message(s) |
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I don't quite follow the "there's a large(ish) margin between the top of the
text box and the top of the frame" bit. If you have converted the Text Box to a Frame, why is there still a text box? I've experimented in W2007 and if I create a text box and format it exactly 5 x 5 and then use the Convert to Frame command, it creates a Frame 5 X 5. But resizing a Frame is the same as resizing a Text Box: right-click the edge of the Text Box or Frame and select Format Text Box or Frame. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "Gordon" wrote in message ... Word 2007. If I convert a Text Box to a Frame, I can't seem to match the size of the frame to that of the text box - there's a large(ish) margin between the top of the text box and the top of the frame. Can I re-size the frame, and if so how? -- Asking a question? Please tell us the version of the application you are asking about, your OS, Service Pack level and the FULL contents of any error message(s) |
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Not sure what you mean here as if you change a text box to a frame, the text
box is *replaced* with the frame, so margins between them would seem unusual? You can right click the border of the frame and format it, if that is what you mean. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Gordon wrote: Word 2007. If I convert a Text Box to a Frame, I can't seem to match the size of the frame to that of the text box - there's a large(ish) margin between the top of the text box and the top of the frame. Can I re-size the frame, and if so how? |
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... Not sure what you mean here as if you change a text box to a frame, the text box is *replaced* with the frame, so margins between them would seem unusual? You can right click the border of the frame and format it, if that is what you mean. Not quite - it's a bit difficult to explain in words! I have a text box with a border round it. I want to anchor it to the page so I converted it to a frame (textbox doesn't give me the "anchor" function AFAICS). What then happens is that the borders still appear within the frame, but the physical area taken up by the frame itself is bigger than the text box was and so affects the amount of space available. Not by a lot, I grant you, but the document this is on can have very dense text! (And is limited to one page...) -- Asking a question? Please tell us the version of the application you are asking about, your OS, Service Pack level and the FULL contents of any error message(s) |
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Resent as NG is broken...
Terry Farrell "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I don't quite follow the "there's a large(ish) margin between the top of the text box and the top of the frame" bit. If you have converted the Text Box to a Frame, why is there still a text box? I've experimented in W2007 and if I create a text box and format it exactly 5 x 5 and then use the Convert to Frame command, it creates a Frame 5 X 5. But resizing a Frame is the same as resizing a Text Box: right-click the edge of the Text Box or Frame and select Format Text Box or Frame. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "Gordon" wrote in message ... Word 2007. If I convert a Text Box to a Frame, I can't seem to match the size of the frame to that of the text box - there's a large(ish) margin between the top of the text box and the top of the frame. Can I re-size the frame, and if so how? -- Asking a question? Please tell us the version of the application you are asking about, your OS, Service Pack level and the FULL contents of any error message(s) |
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Turned off Community Features and it works. Community features are
definitely broken. Terry |
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Terry Farrell wrote:
Resent as NG is broken... Terry Farrell "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I don't quite follow the "there's a large(ish) margin between the top of the text box and the top of the frame" bit. If you have converted the Text Box to a Frame, why is there still a text box? I've experimented in W2007 and if I create a text box and format it exactly 5 x 5 and then use the Convert to Frame command, it creates a Frame 5 X 5. But resizing a Frame is the same as resizing a Text Box: right-click the edge of the Text Box or Frame and select Format Text Box or Frame. I've put some pictures up on Skydrive - check your msn email for the url. The one called Text box is what I see in the document - the one called Frame is what I see when I click in the frame. If I re-size the frame, then the black outline re-sizes with it.....which is not what I want to happen! I want to re-size the frame to the size of the black outline... |
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Graham Mayor wrote:
Not sure what you mean here as if you change a text box to a frame, the text box is *replaced* with the frame, so margins between them would seem unusual? You can right click the border of the frame and format it, if that is what you mean. See your mvps email - I sent a Skydrive link to pictures of what I see. If I re-size the frame, the black bordered box within it also re-sizes... -- Asking a question? Please tell us the version of the application you are asking about, your OS, Service Pack level and the FULL contents of any error message(s) |
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Post the link here - unsolicited mail has little chance of getting past the
spam filters. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Gordon wrote: Graham Mayor wrote: Not sure what you mean here as if you change a text box to a frame, the text box is *replaced* with the frame, so margins between them would seem unusual? You can right click the border of the frame and format it, if that is what you mean. See your mvps email - I sent a Skydrive link to pictures of what I see. If I re-size the frame, the black bordered box within it also re-sizes... |
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Graham Mayor wrote:
Post the link here - unsolicited mail has little chance of getting past the spam filters. https://cid-e60ce3038809e993.skydriv...wse.aspx/Frame -- Asking a question? Please tell us the version of the application you are asking about, your OS, Service Pack level and the FULL contents of any error message(s) |
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I'll take a look later today.
Terry "Gordon" wrote in message ... Terry Farrell wrote: Resent as NG is broken... Terry Farrell "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... I don't quite follow the "there's a large(ish) margin between the top of the text box and the top of the frame" bit. If you have converted the Text Box to a Frame, why is there still a text box? I've experimented in W2007 and if I create a text box and format it exactly 5 x 5 and then use the Convert to Frame command, it creates a Frame 5 X 5. But resizing a Frame is the same as resizing a Text Box: right-click the edge of the Text Box or Frame and select Format Text Box or Frame. I've put some pictures up on Skydrive - check your msn email for the url. The one called Text box is what I see in the document - the one called Frame is what I see when I click in the frame. If I re-size the frame, then the black outline re-sizes with it.....which is not what I want to happen! I want to re-size the frame to the size of the black outline... |
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The borders in your illustrations do not appear to be connected to the text
box, but are more likely to be paragraph border - http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting...tRidOfLine.htm If not, please explain the steps you used to create the text box and the border. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Gordon wrote: Graham Mayor wrote: Post the link here - unsolicited mail has little chance of getting past the spam filters. https://cid-e60ce3038809e993.skydriv...wse.aspx/Frame |
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Graham Mayor wrote:
The borders in your illustrations do not appear to be connected to the text box, but are more likely to be paragraph border - http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting...tRidOfLine.htm If not, please explain the steps you used to create the text box and the border. This is before I knew about Frames! Insert-Text Box-Simple Text Box. Cursor changes to "cross", Right-click, format text Box. On the Text Box tab, click "Convert to Frame". Interestingly, when I do that in a new document, the behaviour is as you describe it should be.... -- Asking a question? Please tell us the version of the application you are asking about, your OS, Service Pack level and the FULL contents of any error message(s) |
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Fair enough, but that won't add a border to the text box that matches your
illustration.? -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Gordon wrote: Graham Mayor wrote: The borders in your illustrations do not appear to be connected to the text box, but are more likely to be paragraph border - http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting...tRidOfLine.htm If not, please explain the steps you used to create the text box and the border. This is before I knew about Frames! Insert-Text Box-Simple Text Box. Cursor changes to "cross", Right-click, format text Box. On the Text Box tab, click "Convert to Frame". Interestingly, when I do that in a new document, the behaviour is as you describe it should be.... |
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Curiosity aroused - can you e-mail me a copy of a document containing the
text box in question to the link on the home page of my web site? -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Gordon wrote: Graham Mayor wrote: The borders in your illustrations do not appear to be connected to the text box, but are more likely to be paragraph border - http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting...tRidOfLine.htm If not, please explain the steps you used to create the text box and the border. This is before I knew about Frames! Insert-Text Box-Simple Text Box. Cursor changes to "cross", Right-click, format text Box. On the Text Box tab, click "Convert to Frame". Interestingly, when I do that in a new document, the behaviour is as you describe it should be.... |
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I think the issue is that frames have borders and text boxes have "lines."
The text *in* the text box can have a border; when the text box is converted to a frame, that border might well be applied to the frame since the frame is also part of the paragraph formatting. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... Curiosity aroused - can you e-mail me a copy of a document containing the text box in question to the link on the home page of my web site? -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Gordon wrote: Graham Mayor wrote: The borders in your illustrations do not appear to be connected to the text box, but are more likely to be paragraph border - http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting...tRidOfLine.htm If not, please explain the steps you used to create the text box and the border. This is before I knew about Frames! Insert-Text Box-Simple Text Box. Cursor changes to "cross", Right-click, format text Box. On the Text Box tab, click "Convert to Frame". Interestingly, when I do that in a new document, the behaviour is as you describe it should be.... |
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