"Resize autoshape to fit text" not working

[Jamie]

Hi all,

This has been a recurring problem for me, but I haven't had any luck
finding anyone else with the same problem: I have text-boxes in a
document which I would like to be sized to fit the text inside them.
I have the "word wrap" and 'resize autoshape to fit text" boxes
checked, but it is acting as if I had "resize autoshape to fit text"
unchecked.

I have been fiddling around and can't find a clue of why it's acting
so strangely. Any ideas?

Jamie.

 

[Guest]

Try renaming the blank document template (normal.dot), with Word closed, and
then start Word again. Do the text boxes work correctly in a newly created
document? If they do, the following should work to fix each old document:
Create a new blank document. In the problem document, press Ctrl+A, press
Shift+Left arrow (this selects the whole document except for the final
paragraph mark), then press Ctrl+C to copy it to the clipboard. In the newly
created document, press Ctrl+V to paste clipboard contents. Save the file.