Hi Bayliss -
Text boxes are anchored to paragraphs in Word - as are any other graphic
elements & you can't create a page break within a text box. Therefore, no
matter how deep into the "page" you are the text box is most likely anchored
to the only real para of the text flow which is at the top of that same
page. When you create the page break it's actually occurring there, forcing
the new page in as page 2. Your insertion point would have to be in a para
*following* the text box in order to force the new page as page 3.
Your question begs another, however, which is "Why are you filling the doc
with text boxes in the first place?". Word docs are not constructed on the
basis of "pages" as we visualize the finished product. They are a volume of
text containing "instructions" on how that text is intended to appear & be
constrained. The natural flow of the doc will generate sequential pages for
the volume of content. The amount/position of content on each page can be
much more well controlled using the appropriate formatting techniques.
Loading a doc with text boxes & forced page breaks can result in a very
unstable file.
If you provide some detailed description of what you are trying to
accomplish perhaps there are some other design approaches that will provide
a better result which is less likely to break
HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac
