WD: Frame Border Indented When You Indent Text in Frame

ID: Q147334

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1
Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you indent text within a frame, Microsoft Word also indents the frame border.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.

Method 1: Use a Text Box

To insert a text box, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Customize, and then click the Toolbars tab

   (Word 98 Macintosh Edition). Or, on the Tools menu, click Toolbars
   (Word 7.0 and earlier).

2. Click to select the Drawing check box, and then click Close. (Click OK

   in Word 7.0 and earlier versions.) You should now see a Drawing toolbar
   (usually at the bottom of your screen).

3. Click to select the Text Box button on the Drawing toolbar, and then

   click and drag in your document to draw a text box.

4. Type and indent the text you want in the text box.

Method 2: Use a Table Inside the Frame

1. After you create your frame, insert a one row, one column table.

2. Specify an indent for the cell paragraph.

3. Type the text you want inside the framed table cell.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0. Document number WB60460- 0794, pages 136-139, 145-150, 285-313, 339-364.

Additional query words: margins touch touches adjacent joins joined boundary vertical abuts

Keywords          : word8 macword98 winword kbframe ntword macword word6 word7 word95 kbformat 
Version           : MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a,98; WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: January 22, 1999