I use text boxes and drawing shapes a lot in my job and up until now, no problem. Now when I try to insert a text box it will go to only one size (about 4" x 6")instead of being able to grab the handles and size to what I want. I have also found (out of curiosity anf frustration) that if I go to a previous document that I have created (before this problem) and it includes a text box or drawing shape and I click on it and try to change it will go to the size that it is going to currently (4" x 6"), am I right in presuming that the default has been changed or reset (presumably by me by accident). How do I get back to me being in charge of sizing to what I want. Please help.
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Autoshape default
by Ann » Fri, 16 Jan 2004 20:35:26 GMT
Re: Autoshape default
by Suzanne S. Barnhill » Sat, 17 Jan 2004 06:21:08 GMT
Is the text box inline? If so, you won't be able to make it wider than margin width, which is 6" by default. Double-click to bring up the Format Text Box dialog and change the wrapping to, say, Square.
autoshape default
by Robert Lewis » Tue, 25 May 2004 08:26:02 GMT
Word help says that you can set an "autoshape default" for an object. It works for the doc I'm in, but doesn't transfer to any new doc. Anyone know how to set a new autoshape default that will work in any new doc?
Re: autoshape default
by Cindy M -WordMVP- » Tue, 25 May 2004 23:38:41 GMT
Hi Robert, You have to open the NORMAL.DOT template and make the setting in it. Then delete the drawing, save, and close. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://www.**--****.com/ (last update Sep 30 2003) http://www.**--****.com/ This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)
Re: autoshape default
by Robert Lewis » Wed, 26 May 2004 01:36:07 GMT
Thanks Cindy, But I couldn't find a file called Normal.dot. I'm using Word for Mac 2004. Any ideas? Robert know Then
Re: autoshape default
by Cindy M -WordMVP- » Wed, 26 May 2004 22:51:27 GMT
Hi Robert, Then you need to ask in a MAC newsgroup :-) A lot of things are the same, but some things are different; and I think the way files are referred to is one of them... About all I know of Macs is that they exist :-) Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://www.**--****.com/ (last update Sep 30 2003) http://www.**--****.com/ This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)
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