Hi, I was sent a document and I wish to add text _before_ the box which
appears first on the first page. How do I get the cursor positioned
before that box? I knew this once but have forgotten it.

Thanks, Dave

I'm not sure what box you're referring to ... if the first element on the
page is a table, you can get "above" the table with Ctrl-Shift-Enter.


"Dave H" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi, I was sent a document and I wish to add text _before_ the box which
> appears first on the first page. How do I get the cursor positioned
> before that box? I knew this once but have forgotten it.
>
> Thanks, Dave
>
>

Rick, thank you! That was exactly what I as looking for. That was
probably the only combination of keys I didn't try. Thanks!!!!! Dave
Horne


"Rick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm not sure what box you're referring to ... if the first element on
the
> page is a table, you can get "above" the table with Ctrl-Shift-Enter.
>
>
> "Dave H" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi, I was sent a document and I wish to add text _before_ the box
which
> > appears first on the first page. How do I get the cursor positioned
> > before that box? I knew this once but have forgotten it.
> >
> > Thanks, Dave
> >
> >
>
>

Suzanne, thank you! I just tried what you suggested and it worked. I
have no idea why I never stumbled on that before. I apologize for taking
up everyone's time. I have been using Word for about eight years and
every once in a while I come across this situation. Thank you, I'll
remember it this time. Dave Horne

I guess I've been lucky never to use a version in which it did not work.

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"Rick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Pressing <Enter> will not always work. It is dependent on the version of
> Word. MS fixed this with service packs. Ctrl-Shift-Enter will always work.
> It does not insert a column break when applied at the top of a document.
>
>
> "Dave H" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Suzanne, thank you! I just tried what you suggested and it worked. I
> > have no idea why I never stumbled on that before. I apologize for
taking
> > up everyone's time. I have been using Word for about eight years and
> > every once in a while I come across this situation. Thank you, I'll
> > remember it this time. Dave Horne
> >
> >
>
>

On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 22:20:05 -0400, "Rick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Pressing <Enter> will not always work. It is dependent on the version of
>Word. MS fixed this with service packs. Ctrl-Shift-Enter will always work.
>It does not insert a column break when applied at the top of a document.

Actually, Ctrl-Shift-Enter does insert a column break when applied at
the top of a document if there is no table there. The real trick is
that it doesn't insert a column break if the cursor is inside a table.
I assume that this is because you cannot have multiple columns inside
a table.

Bob S