Permanently Eliminating Format Frames in Word

[T. Ronald Herbert]

I'm using MS Word 2002 on an XP platform. I find
the "format frames," which are generated automatically
with every new document, to be nothing but a nuisance.
They can be removed manually from each document, but that
is an unnecesary task. It is particularly painful when
doing numerous file inserts. How can I get rid of those
frames permanently, i.e., stop them from being generated
in all newly created documents and with each insert. (I
never had this problem with earlier Word versions.)

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Ronald,

I'm assuming you're referring to the Drawing Canvas,
which is the MS Draw Add-in from earlier versions now
built in. You can change the default appearance behavior
of the Drawing Canvas in Tools=>Options=>General

It's still avaiable through Insert=>Picture=>New Drawing.

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I'm using MS Word 2002 on an XP platform. I find
the "format frames," which are generated automatically
with every new document, to be nothing but a nuisance.
They can be removed manually from each document, but that
is an unnecesary task. It is particularly painful when
doing numerous file inserts. How can I get rid of those
frames permanently, i.e., stop them from being generated
in all newly created documents and with each insert. (I
never had this problem with earlier Word versions.) >>
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I hope this helps you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

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