anchor text box to page?

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I have created a template that has a text box on page 2. When I add
additional body text (body text is in columns) the text box gets pushed to
page 3 and so on. Is there any way to make the text box stay on page 2 while
the body text flows to subsequent pages?
 
One way would be to create distinct document sections so that the
headers/footers are distinct. Then, insert the text box (with text wrapping
enabled) into a header or footer, and drag it to the desired location. Text
will flow past it, and it will stay in the desired location.
 
I have created a template that has a text box on page 2. When I add
additional body text (body text is in columns) the text box gets pushed to
page 3 and so on. Is there any way to make the text box stay on page 2 while
the body text flows to subsequent pages?
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No. A text box (and all graphics and other items in the drawing layer)
must be on the same page as the paragraph in which it is anchored.
There is no mechanism for anchoring to a particular page. If this is a
feature you must have, use a page layout program such as Publisher.
 
bakerbiz said:
I have created a template that has a text box on page 2. When I add
additional body text (body text is in columns) the text box gets pushed to
page 3 and so on. Is there any way to make the text box stay on page 2 while
the body text flows to subsequent pages?
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No, Word doesn't allow you to anchor to the actual page; text boxes as well
as other floating objects are always anchored to text on the page. If
possible, try to anchor the text box to a paragraph in the middle of the
page (such a paragraph is less likely to move to another page when you are
editing the document).

For more on object anchors, see
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/drwgrphcs/anchors.htm.
 
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