Microsoft KB Archive/211829

= WD2000: Frame Converted from Text Box Is Gray While Header Is Open =

Article ID: 211829

Article Last Modified on 12/6/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q211829





SYMPTOMS
If you convert a text box to a frame, the frame has a gray background while the header is open.



CAUSE
The gray background indicates that the text box has a default fill color (white).

For additional information about text boxes and frames, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

211954 General Information About Text Boxes and Frames



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, format the text box color to No Fill before you convert it to a frame. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click to select the text box, and then on the Format menu, click Text Box.
 * 2) On the Color and Lines tab, under Fill, click the Color list box, and then click No Fill.

Additional query words: frames text document creation convert

Keywords: kbframe kbprb kblayout KB211829

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