WD: Text Box Position Not Retained When Copying and Pasting

 Last reviewed: February 18, 1998
Article ID: Q176642
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you copy and paste a text box to another page, the exact position may not be retained.

For example, if you set horizontal and vertical positions to 2 inches for a text box and then copy and paste the text box to another page, the horizontal and vertical positions change to 2.17 inches.

RESOLUTION

Reset the position of the text box to the desired value.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: textbox inches points placement changed changes
Keywords : kbformat kblayout word8 word97
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbpending

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Last reviewed: February 18, 1998
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