undelete-abld text boxes

[Kathryn]

Hi

I'm working on a 36 page document in Publisher 2003 and dragged a text box
from the document onto the canvas(? - the bit at the side ) so that I could
decide which page it should go into. When I've done this before the text box
has "appeared" at the side of all pages until it was finally given a home
when it has diappeared.

I now have one with a life of its own! I lodged it in a page - and in
desperation have deleted it form the document - but that hasn't made a
difference. Basically the box on the canvas has stayed and causes the
application to hang until it has produced 2 more copies of itself - the top
one of which is "active". I click delete object - which works - but then all
stops until it has re-created the textboxes.

I tried to move the "live" box on the canvas - which worked (i.e. it
responded to the mouse) but it stuck itself in the other places as well - so
I now have 5 undeletable text boxes on the canvas! I've done a screenshot
which may explain it better and uploaded here:
http://www.wellsprings.org.uk/prob_box.htm

The thing doesn't print but the issue is that it is just slowing things down
so much. Lots of white screen if I try to change pages - or try to do
anything to the box (only one of the 5 "ghosts" ever responds - the top one
- see pic) How do I zap them?! And if possible - how did I get them, so as
to avoid getting them in the future.

I've also tried a restart in case it was just "tired" but the problem
persisits.

Hope someone can help! The project is due in by Friday and I can't really
spend 5 minutes every time I make a change & try to save!

Many thanks in anticipation!
Kathryn

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Yuck. Email me the file and let me see what I can do. Send it to jl dot
paules at gmail dot com.

 

[Kathryn]

It's 2.6 MB is that OK?

Much larger than it should be given the content - maybe significant! Will
wait to see if OK before I send.

But many thanks!

Kathryn

Yuck. Email me the file and let me see what I can do. Send it to jl dot
paules at gmail dot com.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Hi

I'm working on a 36 page document in Publisher 2003 and dragged a text box
from the document onto the canvas(? - the bit at the side ) so that I
could
decide which page it should go into. When I've done this before the text
box
has "appeared" at the side of all pages until it was finally given a home
when it has diappeared.

I now have one with a life of its own! I lodged it in a page - and in
desperation have deleted it form the document - but that hasn't made a
difference. Basically the box on the canvas has stayed and causes the
application to hang until it has produced 2 more copies of itself - the
top
one of which is "active". I click delete object - which works - but then
all
stops until it has re-created the textboxes.

I tried to move the "live" box on the canvas - which worked (i.e. it
responded to the mouse) but it stuck itself in the other places as well -
so
I now have 5 undeletable text boxes on the canvas! I've done a screenshot
which may explain it better and uploaded here:
http://www.wellsprings.org.uk/prob_box.htm

The thing doesn't print but the issue is that it is just slowing things
down
so much. Lots of white screen if I try to change pages - or try to do
anything to the box (only one of the 5 "ghosts" ever responds - the top
one
- see pic) How do I zap them?! And if possible - how did I get them, so
as
to avoid getting them in the future.

I've also tried a restart in case it was just "tired" but the problem
persisits.

Hope someone can help! The project is due in by Friday and I can't really
spend 5 minutes every time I make a change & try to save!

Many thanks in anticipation!
Kathryn

 

[Kathryn]

Hi

I've extracted a page from the document and deleted all images & so on - and
stil have file of 1.36 MB - for 6 text boxes!

Shall I send?!

TIA

Kathryn

It's 2.6 MB is that OK?

Much larger than it should be given the content - maybe significant! Will
wait to see if OK before I send.

But many thanks!

Kathryn

Yuck. Email me the file and let me see what I can do. Send it to jl dot
paules at gmail dot com.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Hi

I'm working on a 36 page document in Publisher 2003 and dragged a text box
from the document onto the canvas(? - the bit at the side ) so that I
could
decide which page it should go into. When I've done this before the text
box
has "appeared" at the side of all pages until it was finally given a home
when it has diappeared.

I now have one with a life of its own! I lodged it in a page - and in
desperation have deleted it form the document - but that hasn't made a
difference. Basically the box on the canvas has stayed and causes the
application to hang until it has produced 2 more copies of itself - the
top
one of which is "active". I click delete object - which works - but then
all
stops until it has re-created the textboxes.

I tried to move the "live" box on the canvas - which worked (i.e. it
responded to the mouse) but it stuck itself in the other places as well -
so
I now have 5 undeletable text boxes on the canvas! I've done a screenshot
which may explain it better and uploaded here:
http://www.wellsprings.org.uk/prob_box.htm

The thing doesn't print but the issue is that it is just slowing things
down
so much. Lots of white screen if I try to change pages - or try to do
anything to the box (only one of the 5 "ghosts" ever responds - the top
one
- see pic) How do I zap them?! And if possible - how did I get them, so
as
to avoid getting them in the future.

I've also tried a restart in case it was just "tired" but the problem
persisits.

Hope someone can help! The project is due in by Friday and I can't really
spend 5 minutes every time I make a change & try to save!

Many thanks in anticipation!
Kathryn

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Any size is fine. Google mail lets me get larger attachments.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Hi

I've extracted a page from the document and deleted all images & so on -
and
stil have file of 1.36 MB - for 6 text boxes!

Shall I send?!

TIA

Kathryn

It's 2.6 MB is that OK?

Much larger than it should be given the content - maybe significant! Will
wait to see if OK before I send.

But many thanks!

Kathryn

Yuck. Email me the file and let me see what I can do. Send it to jl dot
paules at gmail dot com.

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



Hi

I'm working on a 36 page document in Publisher 2003 and dragged a
text box
from the document onto the canvas(? - the bit at the side ) so that I
could
decide which page it should go into. When I've done this before the
text
box
has "appeared" at the side of all pages until it was finally given a
home
when it has diappeared.

I now have one with a life of its own! I lodged it in a page - and in
desperation have deleted it form the document - but that hasn't made
a
difference. Basically the box on the canvas has stayed and causes the
application to hang until it has produced 2 more copies of itself -
the
top
one of which is "active". I click delete object - which works - but
then
all
stops until it has re-created the textboxes.

I tried to move the "live" box on the canvas - which worked (i.e. it
responded to the mouse) but it stuck itself in the other places as
well -
so
I now have 5 undeletable text boxes on the canvas! I've done a
screenshot
which may explain it better and uploaded here:
http://www.wellsprings.org.uk/prob_box.htm

The thing doesn't print but the issue is that it is just slowing
things
down
so much. Lots of white screen if I try to change pages - or try to do
anything to the box (only one of the 5 "ghosts" ever responds - the
top
one
- see pic) How do I zap them?! And if possible - how did I get them,
so
as
to avoid getting them in the future.

I've also tried a restart in case it was just "tired" but the problem
persisits.

Hope someone can help! The project is due in by Friday and I can't
really
spend 5 minutes every time I make a change & try to save!

Many thanks in anticipation!
Kathryn