Word 2003 Text Box Problem

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EWB

I am using Word 2003 in Windows XP. In the document I am working on, I have
a portion where I have text on the left. To the right of the text I have
created text boxes were I have inserted equations using MS Equation Editor
3.1. A little further down the document, I created text boxes with linked
Excel 2003 spreadsheet information. In normal view & print preview
everything looks fine. When I print the document, the spreadsheet info
prints in it's normal place but also shows up in a couple places where
equations should be in the text boxes. I have tried everything I can think
of but to no avail. Am I missing a text box setting or something? Or would
this be a Word problem? Please HELP!!!!!
 
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Cindy M.

Hi Emil,
I am using Word 2003 in Windows XP. In the document I am working on, I have
a portion where I have text on the left. To the right of the text I have
created text boxes were I have inserted equations using MS Equation Editor
3.1. A little further down the document, I created text boxes with linked
Excel 2003 spreadsheet information. In normal view & print preview
everything looks fine. When I print the document, the spreadsheet info
prints in it's normal place but also shows up in a couple places where
equations should be in the text boxes. I have tried everything I can think
of but to no avail. Am I missing a text box setting or something? Or would
this be a Word problem?
This is a Word (mainly 2003) problem. Most often it shows up when TextBoxes
have been copied within the document. The behind-the-document structures that
manage the text boxes seem to be unable to properly track those that are
copied.

Why would you place Excel worksheet information in a text box? Why not just
"float" the table or object next to the text?

I think you can also do the same with the equations (change the "text wrap"
property)?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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EWB

Thank You Cindy.

You are right. I did copy the formulas from a different part of the doc &
paste them into the text boxes (tried to save time). After I posted this
request I deleted the copied formulas & rewrote them from scratch. This
corrected my problem.

To answer your second question; I tried many ways to get the doc to look
just the way I wanted. Basically I have text on the left side of the doc
(sliding the "right indent" to the left) explaining the formulas & worksheets
on the right. I tried the two column format (to much work). I tried
floating the formulas & worksheets (couldn't get them to stay where I wanted
them). But the text boxes gave me the ability to lock the position of the
text box with it's defining text on the left. So as I edit the document the
text boxes move up & down with their text.

Again Cindy, Thank You for your help!
 
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Cindy M.

Hi Emil,

Glad you've got it working :)

Just FYI, for another time: "floating" equations and Worksheet objects should
give you the same control over positioning as text boxes. Word handles them the
same way...
To answer your second question; I tried many ways to get the doc to look
just the way I wanted. Basically I have text on the left side of the doc
(sliding the "right indent" to the left) explaining the formulas & worksheets
on the right. I tried the two column format (to much work). I tried
floating the formulas & worksheets (couldn't get them to stay where I wanted
them). But the text boxes gave me the ability to lock the position of the
text box with it's defining text on the left. So as I edit the document the
text boxes move up & down with their text.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply
in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :)
 

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