how do I get rid of box round cursor

[Guest]

Can anyone out there tell me how to get rid of the box round the cursor when
I open a new Word document? HELP!!!!!

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

I don't see a box around the cursor when I open a new Word document. If you
set the zoom a little larger, does that make the cursor revert to a normal
shape? (Sometimes, setting the zoom level up/down can fix display
glitches... and what you're describing sounds like a display glitch.)

 

[Guest]

Dear Herb,

Tried what you suggested without success.

I don't know what's causing this. The box expands round the text as I type,
but when I get to the bottom of the page I can go no further (Box is around
all the text). It doesn't show when I print or send on the page by
hyperterminal.

Anything else you can suggest?
By the way I have zoom set to 120 percent with Times New Roman 14 pts as I
used to do with Word 2000 without any problems. I'm thinking of ditching Word
2007 and reverting to the old Word system.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Sounds as if you might be typing in a text box, but it's not clear why there
would be a text box.

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

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[Guest]

Hi Suzanne,
You're right!

Went into styles, normal and somewhere in there I found a reference to
removing box, which I clicked and hey presto! the box disappeared. Thanks for
your interest.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

In that case perhaps more likely a frame than a text box, but it's much the
same principle.

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

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