WordArt in Header of Word 2003

[Jim]

I inserted WordArt in a header for use as a Watermark in Word 2003. Now I
can't delete it. The WordArt shows up with its size and position handles,
and I can edit the WordArt text unless I try to delete all the letters in the
text, in which case when I delete the one last letter the "OK" button grays
out. Nor can I "Cut" or Delete the WordArt. My secretary is working on the
same document on a different computer and has the same problem. The best we
have been able to do is to format the WordArt for No Fill and No Lines -
which makes the text invisible as far as we can tell, but I'm concerned that
it may show up under some weird circumstance.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

When you are in the header pane, it should be possible to select the entire
WordArt object and delete it. Are you saying this doesn't work for you?

 

[Jim]

Yes, I can select the entire WordArt object, rotate it, move it, etc. but I
can't delete it or "cut" it or delete all the letters in the Wordart.
However, after positing this I did find a way to delete it, and that is to
delete the entire header including the paragraph mark where to which the
WordArt is anchored. That deleted the WordArt but of course I had to go back
then and re-enter the part of the header that I wanted to retain. Not great,
but good enough.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Very odd, too. I can't imagine what would cause this.