Tutorial on how to draw a transparent text box/frame around text paragraphes in Word 2003?

[Camille Petersen]

I saw a couple of times nice text boxes around text. These text boxes grow when the user types additional text
and shrink when phrases are deleted. Moreover the do not cover the text below when they are inserted.

I have e.g. problems to use such text boxes (after) text is typed.
Or are this graphical rectangle pictures?
When I insert text boxes e.g. the existing text is either moved away or hidden below the textbox.

Is there somewhere a good tutorial on how to apply such text boxes?
This guide should cover as well ways to select a new frame style or background color.

Thank you
Camille

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Insert the text box and then double-click on the hashed border to open the
Format Text Box dialog. On the Colors and Lines tab, select No Fill (and No
Line if desired). On the Layout tab, set the wrapping style to "In front of
text." On the Text Box tab, check the box for "Resize AutoShape to fit
text."

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org