WinWord: Bottom Border Doesn't Display in Exact Height Frame

ID: Q80554

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Word for Windows, the bottom border of a frame with exact height formatting does not display if the frame contains too much text.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Word for Windows listed above. We are researching this problem, and will post more information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

If the frame contains too much text, the excess text wraps below the frame border and cannot be seen. This causes the bottom border of the frame to disappear while leaving the rest of the frame intact.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. From the File menu, choose New, and choose the OK button. From the

   Insert menu, choose Frame to insert an empty frame.

2. If you are prompted to change to Page Layout View, choose the Yes

   button.

3. From the Format menu, choose Frame.

4. In the Size box, set the height to Exactly 1", and choose the OK

   button.

5. Position the insertion point in the frame, and fill the frame with

   text until it wraps below the bottom border.

The bottom border disappears, and there is no indication that more text exists.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, you must reset the height of the frame. Use one of the following two methods to reset the height:

From the Format menu, choose Frame. In the Height At box, increase the value until all the text displays.
-or-
From the Format menu, choose Frame. In the Height box, change the setting to Auto, and choose the OK button.

Either of the above methods resizes the frame to show all the text, and display the bottom border of the frame again.

KBCategory: kbusage KBSubcategory: kbformat kbframe Additional query words: 6.0 6.0a 6.0c winword2 2.0 winword word6

Keywords          : kbframe kbformat 
Version           : 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 7, 1998