box around text

[Guest]

I have a document where I wanted to set off some lines by putting a box
around them.
I tried using borders, but it put separate boxes around each paragraph. If
I specified Text, it put separate boxes around every line!

I tried using text boxes, I had various problems, depending on how I did it
(eg., selecting the text, then doing the Insert/Text Box, or doing the
Insert/Text box w/o anything selected, then drawing the text box around the
desired lines). Depending on details, the text box wouldn't position right,
or didn't stay with the lines when I added or deleted line before the box,
etc.

I finally converted the text to a table and merged rows. So the "box" is
placed properly and stays with the text.

I'm fine with using tables to do this, but I'm wondering if there is a more
direct way to do it?

Thanks

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

A box border around paragraphs will be around all the paragraphs (not each
individual one) unless (a) the paragraphs have different indents or (b)
there is an empty paragraph between them. If the problem is (b), just
include the empty paragraph in the border (though it would be better to
eliminate it with paragraph formatting). If the problem is (a), you'll be
reduced to using a frame, text box, or table. Of the alternatives, the table
is the least likely to blow up in your face.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Guest]

I didn't have an empty paragraph. Ah, I see what it's doing. The text I'm
putting a box around is part of an outline-numbered list. Word is putting a
separate box when the level changes.
Thanks. Having an expert agree with using the table makes me feel better,
and relieves the urge to keep playing around with other things that end up
not working.

 

[Guest]

Aha! again. Reading your message again, I see that the problem is (a).

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Yes, the outline numbering is what's messing you up.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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