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new text boxes added other text boxes 'blink' can't select new

Postby QmlsbCBpbiB0aGUgZGVzc2VydA » Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:08:01 GMT 

MS Word 2007,  XP
Making a work instruction procedure.
Inserted, cropped, and aligned pictures.
Now adding text boxes:
Inserted first Text Box, formatted, and aligned.
When additional (and subsequent) text boxes are inserted, the first or 
previous text block starts 'blinking'.  Both the new text box and the 
previous show as being selected (i.e. blue outline around the both boxes are 
active).  But the previous text box outline is 'blinking'.  Under Text Box 
Tools Format tab, Size selection boxes are blinking as well as Create Link 
under Text (Break Link can not be selected).  I can scroll down to the next 
box, but when I stop scrolling, it 'jumps back' to the blinking box.  
Clicking in the document 'turns off' both the blinking box and the new box.  
Then when I try to select the new box, it starts all over again and 'jumps 
back' to the previous blinking box.  Driving me crazy!!
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Sub Macro2()
'
' Macro2 Macro
' Macro recorded 12/23/2009 by Marsha
'

ActiveDocument.Shapes.AddTextbox(msoTextOrientationHorizontal, 72#, _
36#, 486#, 18#).Select
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5.Macro to add new page and text boxes. 

I have a 1 page document with 5 text boxes on it. If the user of the
document needs more then the allocated 5 text boxes I would like to
have a way for them to add a new text box on a new page. What would be
the best way to implement this? I have been trying to find example
macros similar to what I want to do with no luck.

Thanks,

Chad

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