Double cursor, w/i drawing object, text box

[Alex Rodriguez]

Hi,

The edition of word that I am using (MS Word 2002 SP3) exhibits some
odd behaviour. The behaviour is as follow:

I have inserted a drawing by insert/drawing/New Drawing
this inserts a new drawing canvas into word. I then draw a picture and
add a text box to it and type something in the text box. I then copy
that text box and past it. I then copy the text box again and paste
again and then the problem appears when I go to type something in the
text box - I get a cursor flashing in both text boxes (the original and
the last pasted one). Now you may wonder why I wanted to copy the text
box multiple times?? Well, it was to save time on having to format it
every time....
Now, even when I have deleted the text boxes the cursors are still
fashing in the same positions as if the text boxes are still there!
Weird, hah?


Hope you can help.

Cheers,

Alex

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Alex,

Very weird, but problems of this kind with textboxes are not unheard of,
especially when copying and pasting within a document. The problems are
also difficult to get rid of.

My first suggestion would be to try saving to HTM format, close, re-open
and see if things haven't settled down a bit.

The edition of word that I am using (MS Word 2002 SP3) exhibits some
odd behaviour. The behaviour is as follow:

I have inserted a drawing by insert/drawing/New Drawing
this inserts a new drawing canvas into word. I then draw a picture and
add a text box to it and type something in the text box. I then copy
that text box and past it. I then copy the text box again and paste
again and then the problem appears when I go to type something in the
text box - I get a cursor flashing in both text boxes (the original and
the last pasted one). Now you may wonder why I wanted to copy the text
box multiple times?? Well, it was to save time on having to format it
every time....
Now, even when I have deleted the text boxes the cursors are still
fashing in the same positions as if the text boxes are still there!
Weird, hah?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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