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Subject:Bad Word Text Boxes From:"David Boss" <bosscomm -at- on -dot- aibn -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 31 Jan 2002 14:11:31 -0500
I just solved a similar problem with a screen shot that had a series of
graphic circles with text boxes containing numbers on top. I could ungroup
the elements and delete the screen shot but crashed Word every time I tried
to delete the numbers. I eventually found that the text boxes had somehow
become linked to other boxes (maybe during copying and pasting?) and once I
broke the links (right click on the box and select Break Text Box Link) I
could get rid of them without a problem.
david Boss
Boss Communications
Technical Writing/Communications/Presentations/Web Development mailto:david -at- bosscommunications -dot- com www.bosscommunications.com
Phone 905-824-1384 Fax 416-946-1330
Mississauga, ON, Canada
>
> I have a 47-page document of exciting things, such as a photo of the front
> panel display of a large format printer. To label the buttons on
> the photo,
> I've gone with a lovely mix of arrows and text. It's quite stunning.
> However, when I print the document, one text box refuses to show itself.
> Just that one. He's a loner. I thought, Michelle, you foxy
> genius, why not
> delete the text box and give it another shot? That always works.
>
> So, I gave it a try, and here comes the problem. When I attempt to delete
> the text box, Windows 98 scolds Word for performing an illegal
> operation. I
> went through the routine -- rebooted and all that jazz -- and I still get
> that message. It's the only object I can't delete. The text box next to
> it? Gone in a flash, with no muss or fuss. But that one? It won't go
> away, and I've tried every logical solution.
>
> The workaround was easy enough (slap a white rectangle and new
> text box over
> it), but I'm curious as to why this happened. I checked MS's Knowledge
> Base, but nothing directly applied to my problem. I asked the old timers,
> and none of them have had this happen. Anyone have any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Michelle
>
>
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