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I am making quarterly review files. I will be inserting (via paste) numerous
tables, graphs, etc. into the Word file. I have used text boxes to enter text throughout the document. I formated the text boxes under Layout -- Advanced. I checked the box for "Lock anchor" and unchecked the box for "Move object with text." The text boxes still move around when I insert items (tables, graphs, etc.) into the document. I have to do this for quite a few clients and continuously fixing the document will take too much time. Is there a way to lock down (anchor) the text boxes so that they don't move when I insert/remove items? I still have to be able to edit the text within the text boxes. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. |
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Word isn't really designed to have text primarily in text boxes. Text
ordinarily goes in the body of the document, with tables and graphs inserted preferably In Line With Text, but wrapped if necessary. What do you have in the document body if it's not text? -- 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. "golfguy72" wrote in message ... I am making quarterly review files. I will be inserting (via paste) numerous tables, graphs, etc. into the Word file. I have used text boxes to enter text throughout the document. I formated the text boxes under Layout -- Advanced. I checked the box for "Lock anchor" and unchecked the box for "Move object with text." The text boxes still move around when I insert items (tables, graphs, etc.) into the document. I have to do this for quite a few clients and continuously fixing the document will take too much time. Is there a way to lock down (anchor) the text boxes so that they don't move when I insert/remove items? I still have to be able to edit the text within the text boxes. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. |
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It 'sounds' like you're trying to use Word like a desktop publishing/page
layout program, which will cause you nothing but grief & aggravation unless you have a *very* strong understanding of the program... Even then it can be frustrating & problematic. You might want to consider using MS Publisher or some other DTP program for something like this - Publisher is easier to learn in less time than trying to figure it all out in a word processor & get it to stay that way. Send your clients PDFs generated from the Pub file & revise the Pub file as necessary. If you *must* use Word, start at the following link & try to absorb as much of the related information as you possibly can. http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/DrawingGraphics.htm Good Luck |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 1/27/07 3:46 PM, in article , "golfguy72" wrote: I am making quarterly review files. I will be inserting (via paste) numerous tables, graphs, etc. into the Word file. I have used text boxes to enter text throughout the document. I formated the text boxes under Layout -- Advanced. I checked the box for "Lock anchor" and unchecked the box for "Move object with text." The text boxes still move around when I insert items (tables, graphs, etc.) into the document. I have to do this for quite a few clients and continuously fixing the document will take too much time. Is there a way to lock down (anchor) the text boxes so that they don't move when I insert/remove items? I still have to be able to edit the text within the text boxes. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. |
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I don't have anything in the actual body of the document. I was orginally
just typing the text in the document, but it was continuing to give me problems. I redesigned the template with all text in text boxes. I was hoping that I could anchor the text boxes in place since the text was not doing so. The problem is that the graphs/tables must be added and deleted. Everytime I do this, everything moves. That was the reasoning behind not using text in the body and only using text boxes. Does that help clarify things any better? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Word isn't really designed to have text primarily in text boxes. Text ordinarily goes in the body of the document, with tables and graphs inserted preferably In Line With Text, but wrapped if necessary. What do you have in the document body if it's not text? -- 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. "golfguy72" wrote in message ... I am making quarterly review files. I will be inserting (via paste) numerous tables, graphs, etc. into the Word file. I have used text boxes to enter text throughout the document. I formated the text boxes under Layout -- Advanced. I checked the box for "Lock anchor" and unchecked the box for "Move object with text." The text boxes still move around when I insert items (tables, graphs, etc.) into the document. I have to do this for quite a few clients and continuously fixing the document will take too much time. Is there a way to lock down (anchor) the text boxes so that they don't move when I insert/remove items? I still have to be able to edit the text within the text boxes. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. |
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Yes, I am pretty much attempting to use Word as a layout program. My
preference would be to use a MS Publisher or an Adobe InDesign, but my flexibility for this is limited. I will dig through this site though and see what it offers. The biggest problem is that I am having to design this for someone else's use, an office that does not currently use Publisher. I will see if I can pursue this option though. It would work much better. Thank you so much for your assistance. "CyberTaz" wrote: It 'sounds' like you're trying to use Word like a desktop publishing/page layout program, which will cause you nothing but grief & aggravation unless you have a *very* strong understanding of the program... Even then it can be frustrating & problematic. You might want to consider using MS Publisher or some other DTP program for something like this - Publisher is easier to learn in less time than trying to figure it all out in a word processor & get it to stay that way. Send your clients PDFs generated from the Pub file & revise the Pub file as necessary. If you *must* use Word, start at the following link & try to absorb as much of the related information as you possibly can. http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/DrawingGraphics.htm Good Luck |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 1/27/07 3:46 PM, in article , "golfguy72" wrote: I am making quarterly review files. I will be inserting (via paste) numerous tables, graphs, etc. into the Word file. I have used text boxes to enter text throughout the document. I formated the text boxes under Layout -- Advanced. I checked the box for "Lock anchor" and unchecked the box for "Move object with text." The text boxes still move around when I insert items (tables, graphs, etc.) into the document. I have to do this for quite a few clients and continuously fixing the document will take too much time. Is there a way to lock down (anchor) the text boxes so that they don't move when I insert/remove items? I still have to be able to edit the text within the text boxes. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. |
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