anchored textbox moves when text goes to Page 2

Hi,
I spent almost 3 hours trying to figure that out.

I have a letterhead as a template and on Page 1 I have on the left side a
textbox, which is anchored and 1.3 INCHES WIDE AND 8 inches high. Everytime
I start a document and it runs on the second page this textbox moves to the
second, 3rd page etc. Actually some times it didn't. Like 1 out of ten
times. Who knows what I can do.

Thanks

This can be caused by anchoring the text box to a paragraph instead of
to the page. Try this:

Right click on the text box, then left click on Format Text Box |
Advanced | Picture Position | Horizontal Absolute position: insert
dimension to the right of: Page | Vertical Absolute position: insert
dimension to the right of: Page.

Does this fix the problem?


octavee wrote:

Hi,
I spent almost 3 hours trying to figure that out.

I have a letterhead as a template and on Page 1 I have on the left side a
textbox, which is anchored and 1.3 INCHES WIDE AND 8 inches high. Everytime
I start a document and it runs on the second page this textbox moves to the
second, 3rd page etc. Actually some times it didn't. Like 1 out of ten
times. Who knows what I can do.

Thanks

That probably won't fix the problem, because the textbox is still anchored
to a paragraph -- it's just positioned with respect to the page. A floating
object *cannot* be on a different page than its anchor, so if the paragraph
moves to the next page then the textbox will go too.

Instead, first remove the existing textbox. Now go to File Page Setup
Layout and click Different First Page. Open the first-page header pane,
which puts the cursor there. Click Insert Text Box and draw the new
textbox in the size and position of the old one. (A text box or other object
that's anchored in the header can be anywhere on the page, not just in the
header area.) Finally, close the header pane.

For a more extensive description, see
http://home.earthlink.net/~wordfaqs/Letterhead.htm.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

garfield-n-odie wrote:
This can be caused by anchoring the text box to a paragraph instead of
to the page. Try this:

Right click on the text box, then left click on Format Text Box |
Advanced | Picture Position | Horizontal Absolute position: insert
dimension to the right of: Page | Vertical Absolute position: insert
dimension to the right of: Page.

Does this fix the problem?


octavee wrote:

Hi,
I spent almost 3 hours trying to figure that out.

I have a letterhead as a template and on Page 1 I have on the left
side a textbox, which is anchored and 1.3 INCHES WIDE AND 8 inches
high. Everytime I start a document and it runs on the second page
this textbox moves to the second, 3rd page etc. Actually some times
it didn't. Like 1 out of ten times. Who knows what I can do.

Thanks

Dear Jay,

I'm almost totally happy with this solution. There is one more problem.
I set the margin on the first page: 0.1 left and 0.3 inch right. Now I want
to change the margin for the following pages to for ex. 1 inch left and
right. Now every time I go to change the page setup either all pages are
changed or it makes sections and the textbox is on both pages. I am sure
there is a trick.
Thanks so much
Octavee


"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
That probably won't fix the problem, because the textbox is still anchored
to a paragraph -- it's just positioned with respect to the page. A
floating
object *cannot* be on a different page than its anchor, so if the
paragraph
moves to the next page then the textbox will go too.

Instead, first remove the existing textbox. Now go to File Page Setup
Layout and click Different First Page. Open the first-page header pane,
which puts the cursor there. Click Insert Text Box and draw the new
textbox in the size and position of the old one. (A text box or other
object
that's anchored in the header can be anywhere on the page, not just in the
header area.) Finally, close the header pane.

For a more extensive description, see
http://home.earthlink.net/~wordfaqs/Letterhead.htm.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

garfield-n-odie wrote:
This can be caused by anchoring the text box to a paragraph instead of
to the page. Try this:

Right click on the text box, then left click on Format Text Box |
Advanced | Picture Position | Horizontal Absolute position: insert
dimension to the right of: Page | Vertical Absolute position: insert
dimension to the right of: Page.

Does this fix the problem?


octavee wrote:

Hi,
I spent almost 3 hours trying to figure that out.

I have a letterhead as a template and on Page 1 I have on the left
side a textbox, which is anchored and 1.3 INCHES WIDE AND 8 inches
high. Everytime I start a document and it runs on the second page
this textbox moves to the second, 3rd page etc. Actually some times
it didn't. Like 1 out of ten times. Who knows what I can do.

Thanks

You can go either of two ways with this. Each has its drawbacks, so
you have to decide which is more workable.

1. Leave the margins at the first-page settings throughout the
document. To "fake" wider margins from page 2 onward, go into the
header on page 2 (if your template only has one page so far, insert a
manual page break temporarily) and insert two text boxes, one on the
left and one on the right. Set their text wrapping to Square or Tight,
turn off their borders, and set them to "no fill". This will force the
text on those pages to stay between the boxes, simulating margins.

The drawback of this method is that, if you use paragraph indents,
they may act erratically.

2. Let Word insert a section break where the margins change. To
eliminate the extra text box on page 2, go into the page 2 header,
click the Same As Previous button on the Header toolbar to turn it
off, and delete the text box from that header (the one on page 1 will
stay).

The drawback of this one is that text won't automatically flow across
the section break.

"Octavee" wrote:

Dear Jay,

I'm almost totally happy with this solution. There is one more problem.
I set the margin on the first page: 0.1 left and 0.3 inch right. Now I want
to change the margin for the following pages to for ex. 1 inch left and
right. Now every time I go to change the page setup either all pages are
changed or it makes sections and the textbox is on both pages. I am sure
there is a trick.
Thanks so much
Octavee


"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
That probably won't fix the problem, because the textbox is still anchored
to a paragraph -- it's just positioned with respect to the page. A
floating
object *cannot* be on a different page than its anchor, so if the
paragraph
moves to the next page then the textbox will go too.

Instead, first remove the existing textbox. Now go to File Page Setup
Layout and click Different First Page. Open the first-page header pane,
which puts the cursor there. Click Insert Text Box and draw the new
textbox in the size and position of the old one. (A text box or other
object
that's anchored in the header can be anywhere on the page, not just in the
header area.) Finally, close the header pane.

For a more extensive description, see
http://home.earthlink.net/~wordfaqs/Letterhead.htm.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

garfield-n-odie wrote:
This can be caused by anchoring the text box to a paragraph instead of
to the page. Try this:

Right click on the text box, then left click on Format Text Box |
Advanced | Picture Position | Horizontal Absolute position: insert
dimension to the right of: Page | Vertical Absolute position: insert
dimension to the right of: Page.

Does this fix the problem?


octavee wrote:

Hi,
I spent almost 3 hours trying to figure that out.

I have a letterhead as a template and on Page 1 I have on the left
side a textbox, which is anchored and 1.3 INCHES WIDE AND 8 inches
high. Everytime I start a document and it runs on the second page
this textbox moves to the second, 3rd page etc. Actually some times
it didn't. Like 1 out of ten times. Who knows what I can do.

Thanks






--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word

Dear Jay,
Thanks again for the fast answer
Octavee

"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
You can go either of two ways with this. Each has its drawbacks, so
you have to decide which is more workable.

1. Leave the margins at the first-page settings throughout the
document. To "fake" wider margins from page 2 onward, go into the
header on page 2 (if your template only has one page so far, insert a
manual page break temporarily) and insert two text boxes, one on the
left and one on the right. Set their text wrapping to Square or Tight,
turn off their borders, and set them to "no fill". This will force the
text on those pages to stay between the boxes, simulating margins.

The drawback of this method is that, if you use paragraph indents,
they may act erratically.

2. Let Word insert a section break where the margins change. To
eliminate the extra text box on page 2, go into the page 2 header,
click the Same As Previous button on the Header toolbar to turn it
off, and delete the text box from that header (the one on page 1 will
stay).

The drawback of this one is that text won't automatically flow across
the section break.

"Octavee" wrote:

Dear Jay,

I'm almost totally happy with this solution. There is one more problem.
I set the margin on the first page: 0.1 left and 0.3 inch right. Now I
want
to change the margin for the following pages to for ex. 1 inch left and
right. Now every time I go to change the page setup either all pages are
changed or it makes sections and the textbox is on both pages. I am sure
there is a trick.
Thanks so much
Octavee


"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
That probably won't fix the problem, because the textbox is still
anchored
to a paragraph -- it's just positioned with respect to the page. A
floating
object *cannot* be on a different page than its anchor, so if the
paragraph
moves to the next page then the textbox will go too.

Instead, first remove the existing textbox. Now go to File Page Setup

Layout and click Different First Page. Open the first-page header pane,
which puts the cursor there. Click Insert Text Box and draw the new
textbox in the size and position of the old one. (A text box or other
object
that's anchored in the header can be anywhere on the page, not just in
the
header area.) Finally, close the header pane.

For a more extensive description, see
http://home.earthlink.net/~wordfaqs/Letterhead.htm.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

garfield-n-odie wrote:
This can be caused by anchoring the text box to a paragraph instead
of
to the page. Try this:

Right click on the text box, then left click on Format Text Box |
Advanced | Picture Position | Horizontal Absolute position: insert
dimension to the right of: Page | Vertical Absolute position:
insert
dimension to the right of: Page.

Does this fix the problem?


octavee wrote:

Hi,
I spent almost 3 hours trying to figure that out.

I have a letterhead as a template and on Page 1 I have on the left
side a textbox, which is anchored and 1.3 INCHES WIDE AND 8 inches
high. Everytime I start a document and it runs on the second page
this textbox moves to the second, 3rd page etc. Actually some times
it didn't. Like 1 out of ten times. Who knows what I can do.

Thanks






--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word