WD97: Frame Border Indented When You Indent Text in Frame (195199)

SYMPTOMS

When you indent text within a frame, Microsoft Word also indents the frame border.

NOTE: By default, Frame is not an option on the Insert menu. Frames are still available in Word 97; however, in most cases, you should use a text box rather than a frame. Text boxes were added to Word 97 to provide a better way to manipulate text and to take advantage of new graphical effects. Text boxes provide nearly all the advantages of frames as well as many additional advantages that frames do not provide.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.

Method 1: Use a Text Box

To insert a text box, follow these steps:

On the Tools menu, click Customize, and then click the Toolbars tab.
Click to select the Drawing check box, and then click Close.
Click to select the Text Box button on the Drawing toolbar, and then click and drag in your document to draw a text box.
Type and indent the text you want in the text box.

Method 2: Use a Table Inside the Frame

After you create your frame, insert a one row, one column table.
Specify an indent for the cell paragraph.
Type the text you want inside the framed table cell.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the differences between frames and text boxes, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

159942 WD97: General Information about Text Boxes and Frames in Word 97