Bob S
April 25th, 2004, 09:52 PM
On 15 Apr 2004 01:02:05 -0700, (Raphael Goubet)
wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'm getting a very peculiar behavior in Word XP.
>
>The page layout of my document is in two columns, with a separating
>line. I also want to add floating tables and images at the top and
>bottom of pages. To do this, and to ensure that the table or image
>caption is always "attached" to the object, I insert these tables and
>figures within a text box which is located either at the bottom or the
>top of the margin (I actually want to get a LaTeX-like behavior).
>Wrapping style of the text box is "Top and Bottom".
>
>Now, it all works really fine if I put the text box at the bottom of
>the margin. Text columns flow above the text box, and the separating
>line stops at the last text line:
>
> ________________________________
>| |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| |
>| ****************************** |
>| * * |
>| * * |
>| * * |
>| ****************************** |
> --------------------------------
>
>However, it all goes wrong if the text box is located at the top of
>the page. In this case, the separating line crosses the text box and
>continues with the text columns below:
>
> ________________________________
>| |
>| ****************************** |
>| * ! * |
>| * ! * |
>| * ! * |
>| ****************************** |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| |
> --------------------------------
>
>How can I make the separating line disappear in the latter case, just
>like in the former?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Raphael
I experimented with this. A freshly inserted text box worked properly
no matter where I moved it.
I converted the wrapping to "Through" and the line went through the
text box. I then converted the wrapping back to "Top and Bottom" and
the line remained! No matter what I tried I couldn't get rid of it.
I deleted the text box and added a new one, and it worked fine.
Bob S
wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'm getting a very peculiar behavior in Word XP.
>
>The page layout of my document is in two columns, with a separating
>line. I also want to add floating tables and images at the top and
>bottom of pages. To do this, and to ensure that the table or image
>caption is always "attached" to the object, I insert these tables and
>figures within a text box which is located either at the bottom or the
>top of the margin (I actually want to get a LaTeX-like behavior).
>Wrapping style of the text box is "Top and Bottom".
>
>Now, it all works really fine if I put the text box at the bottom of
>the margin. Text columns flow above the text box, and the separating
>line stops at the last text line:
>
> ________________________________
>| |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| |
>| ****************************** |
>| * * |
>| * * |
>| * * |
>| ****************************** |
> --------------------------------
>
>However, it all goes wrong if the text box is located at the top of
>the page. In this case, the separating line crosses the text box and
>continues with the text columns below:
>
> ________________________________
>| |
>| ****************************** |
>| * ! * |
>| * ! * |
>| * ! * |
>| ****************************** |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| ! |
>| |
> --------------------------------
>
>How can I make the separating line disappear in the latter case, just
>like in the former?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Raphael
I experimented with this. A freshly inserted text box worked properly
no matter where I moved it.
I converted the wrapping to "Through" and the line went through the
text box. I then converted the wrapping back to "Top and Bottom" and
the line remained! No matter what I tried I couldn't get rid of it.
I deleted the text box and added a new one, and it worked fine.
Bob S