Microsoft KB Archive/165978

= WD97: Cannot Change Word 95 Document Text Box After Opening It =

Article ID: 165978

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q165978



SYMPTOMS
When you use Word 97 to open a Word 95 document that contains a picture

within a text box, the following problems may occur:
 * You cannot change the settings of the text box.

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 * You cannot move the text box to a different location.



CAUSE
The text box was converted to a Word 97 AutoShape object.



Changing the Settings of the Autoshape (Text Box) Object

 * 1) Click once on the object to select the picture.
 * 2) Press any ARROW key on the keyboard to select the "text box."

NOTE: The selection border will change from a single line to a diagonal line border.
 * 1) On the Format menu, click AutoShape.

Moving the AutoShape (Text Box) Object

 * 1) Click once on the object to select the picture.
 * 2) Press any ARROW key on the keyboard to select the "text box."

NOTE: The selection border will change from a single line to a diagonal line border.
 * 1) Position the mouse pointer over one of the sides of the diagonal border, and then click and hold down the mouse button to drag the text box to the new position.

NOTE: If you place the mouse pointer on top of the object and then try to move it, the AutoShape (text box) will no longer be selected. You will not be able to move the object until you press one of the ARROW keys to select the AutoShape (text box).



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



MORE INFORMATION
After you open the document containing a picture in a text box in Word 97, when you click the text box, you are actually selecting the picture inside the text box.

Additional query words: position reposition place

Keywords: kbbug kbui KB165978

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