[galatea2153]

Hi Everyone,

Whenever I try to insert a text box, a really large frame appears, with the
text box inside the frame. I know there is a way of turning this off (so
only the text box appears), but I cannot remember how to do it.

Cany anyone please put me out of my misery??

Many thanks in anticipation,

Megan

[Tom Conrad]

The really large frame is probably the drawing canvas. The canvas acts as a
container to hold mutliple drawing objects. The canvas can be moved as a
single unit, and all of the drawing objects move with the canvas.

If you plan to draw and align 5 autoshapes, without the canvas, then you
will have to position each object individually. If you move one object, the
other object could jump in a seemingly random manner.

You didn't identify your word version, so for word 2003
Select the tools menu, options, On the genearl tab, under general options
de-select
Automatically create drawing canvas when inserting autoshapes.
--
Tom Conrad


"galatea2153" wrote:

Hi Everyone,

Whenever I try to insert a text box, a really large frame appears, with the
text box inside the frame. I know there is a way of turning this off (so
only the text box appears), but I cannot remember how to do it.

Cany anyone please put me out of my misery??

Many thanks in anticipation,

Megan

[galatea2153]

Thank you, Tom! I knew it was something so incredibly simple, but I just
couldn't find it!! (And yes, I am using 2003 - sorry for forgetting to tell
you).

Megan.

"Tom Conrad" wrote:

The really large frame is probably the drawing canvas. The canvas acts as a
container to hold mutliple drawing objects. The canvas can be moved as a
single unit, and all of the drawing objects move with the canvas.

If you plan to draw and align 5 autoshapes, without the canvas, then you
will have to position each object individually. If you move one object, the
other object could jump in a seemingly random manner.

You didn't identify your word version, so for word 2003
Select the tools menu, options, On the genearl tab, under general options
de-select
Automatically create drawing canvas when inserting autoshapes.
--
Tom Conrad


"galatea2153" wrote:

Hi Everyone,

Whenever I try to insert a text box, a really large frame appears, with the
text box inside the frame. I know there is a way of turning this off (so
only the text box appears), but I cannot remember how to do it.

Cany anyone please put me out of my misery??

Many thanks in anticipation,

Megan