Converting a text box to a frame.

[Joan]

Hi, I am asking a previous question in a different way. I
am using Word 2002. I have a graphic in a text box. When
I go to the dialogue box to convert to frame the option
in greyed.How do I convert the text box to a frame?
Thanks again,
Joan

 

[Anne Troy]

Newer versions of Word don't support frames, Joan. There's simply no need
for them anymore. What is it that you're doing? Can I help in some way?

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[Joan]

Thanks for responding Anne. As a primary teacher I have
created many pictures composed of modified clip art to
produce materials for my class. I need to make one page
which has three letter sized pictures scaled down to fit
on one page. One time, I cut the picture and pasted it
into a text box. This resulted in the picture becoming a
frame inside a text box. I could then make the picture
any size I wanted. Even the words in the text boxes
reduced/increased proportionally. If I try that now, the
whole picture shows up vertically but about 1/3 of the
right side of the picture is missing. I have to do this
in Word. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Joan

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Right-click on your textbox and get the Format Textbox dialog.

Click on the Text Box tab and you'll find a button to convert to a frame.
(Word 2003)

Hope this helps.
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[Charles Kenyon]

Hi Anne,

I disagree about frames not being supported or used although I seldom use
frames.

They are used in envelope formatting and in inserting page numbers from the
Insert menu. (I never use the Insert Page Numbers command because I don't
like the frames. In fact I took it off my menu.)

They are the only way to insert real positioning information in a Style.

Joan apparently has yet another use for them.

I've already posted one way to reach the convert to frame command for Joan.
Another is to access Word Commands under the Macros dialog and use the
ConvertTextBoxToFrame command directly.
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[Joan]

Thanks Charles but as I mentioned, the 'convert to frame'
option is grey. I'm stumped.
Joan

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

This is entirely untrue. All versions of Word support frames, though MS has
made them a little harder to get to (you can still find an Insert Frame
button on the Forms toolbar, and you can add it back to your Insert menu
using Customize). Although the functionality of text boxes has been somewhat
improved, there are still situations in which frames are preferred
(generally speaking, anything you want Word to be able to "see" for purposes
of TOC, TOF, cross-references, etc.). See “WD2000: General Information About
Floating Objects” [KB 268713]” at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=268713

In addition to being more accessible to search and bookmarking, frames can
be seen in Normal view and can be incorporated in a style, making it
possible to insert a customized frame by applying a style.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Charles Kenyon]

Try, with your textbox having the focus (having sizing buttons), pressing
Alt-F8. This will give you the macros dialog. Change the "macros in" to Word
Commands. Then find the command to ConvertTextBoxToFrame. Select that
command and press the Run button.

Hope that does it. Don't know why the command is grayed out unless you have
your Text Box grouped with some other drawing object.
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[Anne Troy]

I stand corrected. Sorry 'bout that, Joan!
Thanks you guys!

~Anne

This is entirely untrue. All versions of Word support frames, though MS has
made them a little harder to get to (you can still find an Insert Frame
button on the Forms toolbar, and you can add it back to your Insert menu
using Customize). Although the functionality of text boxes has been somewhat
improved, there are still situations in which frames are preferred
(generally speaking, anything you want Word to be able to "see" for purposes
of TOC, TOF, cross-references, etc.). See “WD2000: General Information About
Floating Objects” [KB 268713]” at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=268713

In addition to being more accessible to search and bookmarking, frames can
be seen in Normal view and can be incorporated in a style, making it
possible to insert a customized frame by applying a style.

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

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

Newer versions of Word don't support frames, Joan. There's simply no need
for them anymore. What is it that you're doing? Can I help in some way?

<-*-><-*-><-*-><-*-><-*-><-*-><-*-><-*->
Hope this helps!
Anne Troy (better known as Dreamboat)
Author: Dreamboat on Word
Email: Dreamboat*at*Piersontech.com
Web: www.TheOfficeExperts.com