Microsoft KB Archive/41779

Frame (or Position) Command Not Being Applied to Paragraph

PSS ID Number: Q41779 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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In Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, when you choose Position from the Format menu (in Word 5.0 choose Frame from the Format menu) you must change at least one of the three default settings in the Position dialog box (the Frame dialog box in Word 5.0) before the command will take effect. The default settings are as follows:


 * Under Horizontal, the Column option is selected under Relative To
 * Under Vertical, the Margin option is selected under Relative To (In Word verseions 5.0 and 5.1, the default under Vertical is In Line)
 * The Paragraph Width box is set to Auto (In Word versions 5.0 and 5.1 this is called the Frame Width box)

Note: In Word 4.0, you must be in Full Menus mode to see the Position command on the Format menu.

To view/move positioned objects before you print them:

Word Versions 5.0 and 5.1
From the File menu, choose Print Preview.

To move positioned objects in print preview, choose the margins icon and drag the objects with the mouse.

Note: In Word 5.0, there are two menu items called Frame, one on the Insert menu and one on the Format menu. The Frame command on the Format menu is similar to the Position command in Word 4.0. The Frame command on the Insert menu inserts a frame around a selected object and switches the view to print preview.

For more information about the Frame command in Word 5.0, see page 395 of the version 5.0 “Microsoft Word User’s Guide.”

For more information about the Position command in Word 4.0, see pages 279-284 of the version 4.0 “Microsoft Word Reference Guide.”

Word Version 4.0
From the Document menu, choose Page View or choose Print Preview from the File menu (or choose the Preview button in the Position dialog box).

To move positioned objects in print preview, choose the margins icon and drag the objects with the mouse.

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