Frame vs Text Box
William Wolfe
to use one vs. the other?
garfield-n-odie [MVP]
pressing the F1 key, and searching for "frame" (without quotes).
Quoting from Word 2002 Help:
The difference between a text box and a frame
Text boxes and frames are both containers for text that can be
positioned on a page and sized.
If you are familiar with earlier versions of Microsoft Word, you
used frames when you wanted to wrap text around a graphic. Now,
you wrap text around a graphic of any size or shape without first
inserting it in a text box or frame.
However, you must use a frame instead of a text box when you want
to position text or graphics that contain certain items.
Use a text box when you want to do any of the following:
� Make text flow from one part of a document to another part by
linking the text boxes.
� Format the text container by using the options on the Drawing
toolbar. You can apply 3-D effects, shadows, border styles and
colors, fills, and backgrounds.
� Rotate and flip text boxes.
� Change the orientation of text in a text box by using the Text
Direction command (Format menu).
� Group your text containers and change the alignment or
distribution of them as a group.
Use frames when your text or graphics contain the following:
� Comments, as indicated by comment marks.
� Footnotes or endnotes, as indicated by note reference marks.
� Certain fields, including AUTONUM, AUTONUMLGL, AUTONUMOUT �
used for numbering lists and paragraphs in legal documents and
outlines � TC (Table of Contents Entry), TOC (Table of Contents),
RD (Referenced Document), XE (Index Entry), TA (Table of
Authorities Entry), and TOA (Table of Authority) fields.
When you open a document that contains frames from a previous
version of Word, Word keeps the frames. When you select a frame,
the Frame command appears on the Format menu.
William Wolfe
box. Glad to see the info is still available from older versions.
"garfield-n-odie [MVP]" <garfie...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:%23B4hHio...@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> You can find your own answer to your question by starting Word, pressing
> the F1 key, and searching for "frame" (without quotes). Quoting from Word
> 2002 Help:
>
> The difference between a text box and a frame
>
> Text boxes and frames are both containers for text that can be positioned
> on a page and sized.
>
> If you are familiar with earlier versions of Microsoft Word, you used
> frames when you wanted to wrap text around a graphic. Now, you wrap text
> around a graphic of any size or shape without first inserting it in a text
> box or frame.
>
> However, you must use a frame instead of a text box when you want to
> position text or graphics that contain certain items.
>
> Use a text box when you want to do any of the following:
> � Make text flow from one part of a document to another part by linking
> the text boxes.
> � Format the text container by using the options on the Drawing toolbar.
> You can apply 3-D effects, shadows, border styles and colors, fills, and
> backgrounds.
> � Rotate and flip text boxes.
> � Change the orientation of text in a text box by using the Text Direction
> command (Format menu).
> � Group your text containers and change the alignment or distribution of
> them as a group.
>
> Use frames when your text or graphics contain the following:
> � Comments, as indicated by comment marks.
> � Footnotes or endnotes, as indicated by note reference marks.
> � Certain fields, including AUTONUM, AUTONUMLGL, AUTONUMOUT � used for
> numbering lists and paragraphs in legal documents and outlines � TC (Table
garfield-n-odie [MVP]
computer that had Word 2007 on it when I answered your question, but now
I am. While Word 2007 off-line help does not contain this information,
a quick search of Word on-line help will get you a relevant Word 2003
article.
William Wolfe wrote:
> Thanks, but Word 2007 provides no info when entering 'frame' in the search
> box. Glad to see the info is still available from older versions.
>
> "garfield-n-odie [MVP]" <garfie...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:%23B4hHio...@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
>>You can find your own answer to your question by starting Word, pressing
>>the F1 key, and searching for "frame" (without quotes). Quoting from Word
>>2002 Help:
>>
>>The difference between a text box and a frame
>>
>>Text boxes and frames are both containers for text that can be positioned
>>on a page and sized.
>>
>>If you are familiar with earlier versions of Microsoft Word, you used
>>frames when you wanted to wrap text around a graphic. Now, you wrap text
>>around a graphic of any size or shape without first inserting it in a text
>>box or frame.
>>
>>However, you must use a frame instead of a text box when you want to
>>position text or graphics that contain certain items.
>>
>>Use a text box when you want to do any of the following:
>>� Make text flow from one part of a document to another part by linking
>>the text boxes.
>>� Format the text container by using the options on the Drawing toolbar.
>>You can apply 3-D effects, shadows, border styles and colors, fills, and
>>backgrounds.
>>� Rotate and flip text boxes.
>>� Change the orientation of text in a text box by using the Text Direction
>>command (Format menu).
>>� Group your text containers and change the alignment or distribution of
>>them as a group.
>>
>>Use frames when your text or graphics contain the following:
>>� Comments, as indicated by comment marks.
>>� Footnotes or endnotes, as indicated by note reference marks.
>>� Certain fields, including AUTONUM, AUTONUMLGL, AUTONUMOUT � used for
>>numbering lists and paragraphs in legal documents and outlines � TC (Table