Q159363: WD97: Text in Text Box Missing, Truncated in Online Layout View

Article: Q159363
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbualink97
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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Text placed inside a text box is truncated or is missing when you view your
document in online layout view.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, do one of the following:

Method 1: Resize the text box using the following steps:

a. Select the text box.

b. On the Format menu, click Text Box, and then click the Size tab.

c. In the Format Text Box dialog box, under Size and Rotate, change the Height
  and Width measurements, and then click OK.

  NOTE: You may need to repeat steps a through c several times before you
  achieve the desired result.

Method 2: Convert the text box to a frame using the following steps:

a. Select the text box.

b. On the Format menu, click Text Box, and then click the Text Box tab.

c. Click the Convert To Frame button. In the message box warning you that
  formatting may be lost when you convert the drawing object, click OK.


MORE INFORMATION
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Microsoft Word 97 provides two type of containers for text: text boxes and
frames.

A text box is static: Its size does not change as you type additional text inside
the text box. Instead, the text wraps below the bottom of the text box. The text
below the bottom of the text box is not printed or displayed in online layout
view.

A frame is dynamic. In other words, the frame automatically grows to accommodate
additional text that you type inside the frame.

Additional query words: 8.0 word8 word97 cropped missing chopped textbox wrap wrapping word-wrap

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Keywords          : kbualink97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97

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