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RBechaud
With Word 2003 one can show (in Page layout) the dotted margin by setting the
text boundary 'on'. How is this done in 2007?
text boundary 'on'. How is this done in 2007?
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Jay Freedman
In Word 2007, go to Office button > Word Options > Advanced > Show document
content, and check "Show text boundaries".
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nd4sprn
Thank you Jay, you are a lifesaver, 2007 is so different.
R
rub.oupes
Thanks
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Stefan Blom
The bad news is that text boundaries are useless in Word 2013. They no
longer show you the margins; instead, they enclose the area of the page
where there is text. :-(
--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
in message
news:[email protected]...
longer show you the margins; instead, they enclose the area of the page
where there is text. :-(
--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
in message
news:[email protected]...
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Peter T. Daniels
This is the first mention I have seen of Word2013 -- they haven't even
tried to sell it to me.
tried to sell it to me.
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Stefan Blom
See http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/. As you can tell, the focus is on
"Office 365."
--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message
"Office 365."
--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
"Peter T. Daniels" wrote in message
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Peter T. Daniels
Oh, that. Yeah, I got an ad for Office365. Maybe they've realized I
don't use mobile devices.
don't use mobile devices.
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Stefan Blom
Windows 8 looks like the screen of a smartphone, which is why I'm in no
hurry to upgrade ... <sigh>
hurry to upgrade ... <sigh>
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Peter T. Daniels
A couple weeks ago my Internet Explorer stopped working. I asked about
this at the Best Buy Geek Squad (which I was favorably disposed toward
because of the "Nerd Herd" on *Chuck*), and the Geek told me it could
not be repaired or replaced, and since it is fully integrated into
Windows, it could lead to the demise of Windows itself. (The computer
itself was at home running a Full Scan -- it took 12 hours and did
find a trojan.) So the next day I brought it in, and he installed
Google Chrome (which is not quite indistinguishable), and as long as I
was there, I asked whether my 3-year-old laptop could run Windows 8,
and if it could, would I want it to.
He said it could, and it does some nice things (none of which I need),
and it would probably be considerably slower.
this at the Best Buy Geek Squad (which I was favorably disposed toward
because of the "Nerd Herd" on *Chuck*), and the Geek told me it could
not be repaired or replaced, and since it is fully integrated into
Windows, it could lead to the demise of Windows itself. (The computer
itself was at home running a Full Scan -- it took 12 hours and did
find a trojan.) So the next day I brought it in, and he installed
Google Chrome (which is not quite indistinguishable), and as long as I
was there, I asked whether my 3-year-old laptop could run Windows 8,
and if it could, would I want it to.
He said it could, and it does some nice things (none of which I need),
and it would probably be considerably slower.
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Stefan Blom
Indeed, there is no hurry to install something that would be slow on your
current computer! Windows 7 works just fine for me, but sooner or later it
will be necessary to replace it, of course. I'll cross that bridge when I
have to...
For what it's worth, I'd choose Firefox over Google Chrome, because Chrome
seems to create a mess if you ever want to uninstall it (see
http://www.slipstick.com/general/why-adobe-is-wrong-to-install-chrome/).
current computer! Windows 7 works just fine for me, but sooner or later it
will be necessary to replace it, of course. I'll cross that bridge when I
have to...
For what it's worth, I'd choose Firefox over Google Chrome, because Chrome
seems to create a mess if you ever want to uninstall it (see
http://www.slipstick.com/general/why-adobe-is-wrong-to-install-chrome/).
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sarker.skcl
Many Manyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy thanks
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Bill
Stefan,
I just saw your recent response on this subject and while I've been a
Word user for years, I never had the "need" to show "text boundary"
but decided to try your advice on several of my files and it worked as
advertized. I then tried it on another file and the text boundary went
all the way to the left margin (1" away from the start of the text)!
Try as I might, I could not get the text boundary to close in around
the text! What do I need to do here? Thanks!
Bill
I just saw your recent response on this subject and while I've been a
Word user for years, I never had the "need" to show "text boundary"
but decided to try your advice on several of my files and it worked as
advertized. I then tried it on another file and the text boundary went
all the way to the left margin (1" away from the start of the text)!
Try as I might, I could not get the text boundary to close in around
the text! What do I need to do here? Thanks!
Bill
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Peter T. Daniels
Have you examined all the interlocking settings of margins and indents
and Styles and all that stuff that could be affecting your display?
Check the Paragraph display (where you set line spacing etc.), the
Page Layout display (all three tabs), where you set page size,
margins, etc.), and the Styles panel (where you Modify or Create New,
etc.), and even look in the Header & Footer to see if there's
something there that shouldn't be.
Sometimes they can surprise you. Especially if it's only one file
that's misbehaving!
and Styles and all that stuff that could be affecting your display?
Check the Paragraph display (where you set line spacing etc.), the
Page Layout display (all three tabs), where you set page size,
margins, etc.), and the Styles panel (where you Modify or Create New,
etc.), and even look in the Header & Footer to see if there's
something there that shouldn't be.
Sometimes they can surprise you. Especially if it's only one file
that's misbehaving!
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Stefan Blom
What is the margin setting in the Page Setup dialog box?
Have indents been applied to text?
Have indents been applied to text?
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Bill
Peter,
Thanks for the suggestions but I still cannot resolve the issue! The
"text box" on the right-hand side of the document is fine but the
left-hand is 1" away from the actual text! To clarify one issue you
mentioned, the problem IS apparently unique this particular file!
I thought I might have found the problem and it appeared to work but
when I scrolled down through the document, it "shifted" the order of
many of my indented sub-paragraphs! I did notice that on this
particular document, when you go to Page Layout>Margins> Custom
Margins>Page Setup, the Margins Left was 0.13" and the right was
0.88". On all the other documents, the Margins Left was 1.25" and the
Margins Right was 1.25". But the left side of the "text box" remained
at the far left of the document!
I probably would never have noticed this problem had I not
"experimented" with the "text box" in the first place, but it's very
strange that I can't fix this one file. Any other suggestions would be
appreciated!
Bill
Thanks for the suggestions but I still cannot resolve the issue! The
"text box" on the right-hand side of the document is fine but the
left-hand is 1" away from the actual text! To clarify one issue you
mentioned, the problem IS apparently unique this particular file!
I thought I might have found the problem and it appeared to work but
when I scrolled down through the document, it "shifted" the order of
many of my indented sub-paragraphs! I did notice that on this
particular document, when you go to Page Layout>Margins> Custom
Margins>Page Setup, the Margins Left was 0.13" and the right was
0.88". On all the other documents, the Margins Left was 1.25" and the
Margins Right was 1.25". But the left side of the "text box" remained
at the far left of the document!
I probably would never have noticed this problem had I not
"experimented" with the "text box" in the first place, but it's very
strange that I can't fix this one file. Any other suggestions would be
appreciated!
Bill
B
Bill
Stefan,
See my last post to Peter!
Bill
See my last post to Peter!
Bill
B
Bill
In all of this, I neglected to mention that I'm using Word 2010!
Bill
Bill
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Peter T. Daniels
I wonder ... if there's a single paragraph, anywhere in the document,
even an empty one, that's had its left margin moved left of where it
should be -- or maybe the ghost of a text box or a graphic -- would
that cause the outline to have to clear it?
even an empty one, that's had its left margin moved left of where it
should be -- or maybe the ghost of a text box or a graphic -- would
that cause the outline to have to clear it?
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Bill
That was a very good suggestion! I mentioned that this is a very large
file (~1.8M), created some time ago and updated regularly and
ultimately converted to html and uploaded to a website. I went through
the entire file, line-by-line (no small task, as you might expect!)
and found a number of tabs (almost all of them in the blank spaces) &
a few "down arrow" tabs that were located in that 1" between the left
side of the text and the left margin. All of these were either deleted
or moved to their proper place.
Unfortunately, the 1" gap between the text box and the left side of
the text is still there! I'm at my wits end and almost sorry that I
even clicked the "show text box"!!!!!! Anyway, I'm willing to pursue
this further if you have any other suggestions. Thanks for your
patience!
Bill
file (~1.8M), created some time ago and updated regularly and
ultimately converted to html and uploaded to a website. I went through
the entire file, line-by-line (no small task, as you might expect!)
and found a number of tabs (almost all of them in the blank spaces) &
a few "down arrow" tabs that were located in that 1" between the left
side of the text and the left margin. All of these were either deleted
or moved to their proper place.
Unfortunately, the 1" gap between the text box and the left side of
the text is still there! I'm at my wits end and almost sorry that I
even clicked the "show text box"!!!!!! Anyway, I'm willing to pursue
this further if you have any other suggestions. Thanks for your
patience!
Bill