Microsoft KB Archive/106406

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Frame Formatting Changes Differently Based on Sizing Handle

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Q106406

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

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SYMPTOMS
If you resize a frame by dragging the sizing handles with the mouse, Word for Windows changes the Horizontal Position and Vertical Position settings differently in the Frame dialog box, depending on which sizing handle you drag. (To locate the Frame dialog box, choose Frame from the Format menu.)

CAUSE
Word anchors the position of a frame at the upper-left corner of the frame. If you drag a sizing handle that changes that point either horizontally or vertically, Word changes the position formatting for the frame.

MORE INFORMATION
Below is a table that lists the rules Word uses to change the position formatting of a frame when you resize it using the mouse. The numbers in parentheses refer to the numbered sizing handles in the diagram following this table.

  Dragging This Handle            Has This Effect ---

Any handle on the right        Does not change horizontal side (3, 5, 8)                 position settings

Any handle on the bottom       Does not change vertical side (6, 7, 8)                 position settings

Any handle on the left         Adjusts horizontal position to   side (1, 4, 6)                  an absolute value relative to                                   page

Any handle on the top          Adjusts vertical position to   side (1, 2, 3)                  an absolute value relative to                                   page The following diagram and table describe the specific effect of dragging each sizing handle on a frame (numbers 1 through 8 represent sizing handles:

  123 |        |   |         |   4  FRAME  5 |        |   |         |   678   Sizing     Effect of Dragging Handle    on Frame Position Formatting --

1       Adjusts vertical and horizontal to absolute position, relative to page (this handle is the position anchor for             the frame).

2       Adjusts vertical to absolute position, relative to page. Does not change horizontal.

3       Adjusts vertical to absolute position, relative to page. Does not change horizontal.

4       Adjusts horizontal to absolute position, relative to              page. Does not change vertical.

5       Does not change vertical or horizontal.

6       Adjusts horizontal to absolute position, relative to              page. Does not change vertical.

7       Does not change vertical or horizontal.

8       Does not change vertical or horizontal. Additional query words: 2.0 6.0 word6 winword2 winword

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