text box I can't see on screen shows up when I print

[kim]

I have a small text box with a number in it that is
floating around on a 2-column page of text. It's
invisible on screen, I can't click on it though I'm
clicking exactly where it prints -- it only shows up when
I print. Must be an issue with layers -- how do I make it
visible on screen so I can delete? Thanks in advance.

Read enough in this newsgroup just now to learn I want to
use frames, make graphics in-line from now on!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Try using View | Header and Footer. Most likely it's a page number frame
that's strayed. See http://home.zebra.net/~sbarnhill/WanderingFrame.htm

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[kim]

Thanks for your suggestion, it's a good one but didn't fix
this challenge.

I've turned on Tools - Options - View - Formatting Marks -
All, looked for field codes, looked for layers I could
send to back -- none of these worked.

Then I tried using Edit - Find to find the number. Find
stops at a place where I can't see anything -- but I hit
delete there, ran Find again and it did not stop there
again. Thought I had it solved -- number was gone when I
printed Current Page to check.

But when I print the whole document it still shows up,
only now it's a 20 instead of a 12!! Maybe number change
is a meaningful clue. Any other ideas?

Thanks again.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Did you View | Header and Footer and turn on Tools | Options | View: Text
boundaries?

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You might want to see
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Formatting/BookletPrinting.htm for a more
convenient way of setting up your document.

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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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[Kim]

Thanks Suzanne, I'll definitely do it this way next time!