WD: Borders Overlap Trying to Position Frames Side by Side

ID: Q193734

The information in this article applies to:

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:

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