WD97: Cannot Position Frame or Text Box After You Move, Insert, or Resize It (196719)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q196719 SYMPTOMS
When you insert, move, or resize a frame or a text box, you may not be
able
to place it exactly where you want to position it, either horizontally or
vertically.
CAUSE
The Snap to Grid option is turned on (by default).
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use one of the following methods.
Method 1: Use the ALT Key
Hold down the ALT key when you insert, move, or resize your frame or text
box.
Method 2: Format Your Frame or Text Box- Click to select your frame or text box.
- On the Format menu, do one of the following:
- Click Frame. In the Frame dialog box, make the changes to Size,
Horizontal, or Vertical that you want, and then click OK.
NOTE: You can also make a change to how text wraps around your frame. - Click Text Box. In the Format Text Box dialog box, make the changes
to the text box that you want on the Size and Position tabs.
NOTE: You can also make changes that you want to the Color And Lines, Wrapping, or
Text Box tabs.
Method 3: Turn Off Snap To Grid- On the Drawing toolbar (on the View menu, point to Toolbars and then
click Drawing), click Draw and then click Grid.
- In the Snap to Grid dialog box, clear the Snap to Grid check box, and
then click OK.
MORE INFORMATION
"Snap to Grid" is a network of invisible lines that helps you to align drawing
objects on the drawing layer. If the Snap to Grid option is turned on
for the drawing layer, frames inserted on the text layer are also affected. It also controls cropping a graphic.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 4/6/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kbframe kbprb KB196719 |
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