Microsoft KB Archive/198307

= WD97: Text Box Background Changes to Opaque After Changing Wrapping Style =

Article ID: 198307

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q198307





SYMPTOMS
When you insert a text box in your document, the background is opaque. When you perform the following, the background becomes transparent and you cannot reset it to opaque:
 * Change the wrapping style for the text box.

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 * Reset the wrapping style to None.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Cancel the Wrapping Style Formatting
Click Undo on the Standard toolbar, until the text box is opaque.

Method 2: Remove the Existing Text Box and Insert a New Text Box

 * 1) Select the text you typed inside the existing text box.
 * 2) On the Edit menu, click Copy.
 * 3) Select the text box, and then click Delete on the Edit menu.
 * 4) Insert a new text box (click Text Box on the Drawing toolbar).
 * 5) Click inside the text box, and then click Paste on the Edit menu.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
To change the wrapping style for a text box, follow these steps:
 * 1) Select the text box.
 * 2) On the Format menu, click Text Box.
 * 3) Click the Wrapping tab.
 * 4) Select the wrapping style you want, and then click OK.

Additional query words: OFF98

Keywords: kbbug kbframe kblayout KB198307

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