Microsoft KB Archive/173929

= WD97: Frame Converted from Text Box Is Gray When Header Is Open =

Article ID: 173929

Article Last Modified on 1/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q173929



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Word 97, if you convert a text box to a frame, the frame has a gray background while the header is open.



CAUSE
This behavior is by design of Microsoft Word 97. The gray background indicates that the text box has a default fill color (white). In Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0, frames were clear by default.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, 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.
 * 2) On the Format menu, click Text Box.
 * 3) In the Color list (under Fill), click No Fill.

