WD: Borders Overlap Trying to Position Frames Side by Side

ID: Q193734

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Format Frames dialog box, the left and right borders overlap by approximately 4 points on frames positioned side by side. For example, you create 2 frames and set the width of each to 1 inch, and you set the horizontal position of the first frame to 1 inch and the horizontal position of the second frame to 2 inches. The borders of the frames will overlap by about 4 points.

CAUSE

The left and right borders of a frame are approximately 4 points larger than the dimension specified in the Width setting of the Format Frame dialog box. The Horizontal Position of the left frame border is offset approximately 2 points to the left of the position specified in the Horizontal Position of the Format Frame dialog box. When you try to position 2 frames next to each other so that their left and right borders touch, they will overlap by approximately 4 points if the frame width and horizontal position do not compensate for these offsets.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, follow one of these steps:

Use text boxes instead of frames.
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Adjust the width and horizontal position of the frames to compensate for the offsets.

REFERENCES

For additional information about borders in frames, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q118517
   TITLE     : Framed Border Displays Incorrectly in Print Preview

Additional query words: frame, format, size, align, touch, backup, overlap

Keywords          : kbdta kbframe word6 word7 word95 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: February 13, 1999