Text box placement in book layout

[Island Girl]

I'm trying (with emphasis on the word "trying") to typeset a book for a
friend of mine. I've done it once before and it turned out well--but it was
ten years ago and I used WordPerfect.

The author has a text box that spans a couple of pages and I can't get the
text box to behave. It seems to disappear in the "cracks" between the pages
instead of flowing to the next page. I've tried everything I know and I
still can't figure it out.

What in the world can I do to get it to flow to the next page. I know I
must be overlooking some simple solution, but my brain is fried at the moment.

Thanks for all you've done for me and others!

 

[Graham Mayor]

Objects cannot span pages in Word.

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[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Do you really need to use a text box? What effect are you trying to
achieve.

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[Island Girl]

I should have known that, Graham. Thanks for reminding me.

 

[Island Girl]

I haven't yet developed enough confidence in the area of book layout to tell
a client that what he wants is not practicable. But I can see that I'll have
to develop it if I try another book, Doug. Even if it had worked, it would
have looked stupid.

Thanks for your reply, Doug. You've been a lot of help in the past, too!

 

[Island Girl]

Thanks much, Pamela.

You can put the information into a table--in line with text. Or, you can try
a border around the text. Depends on what you want.

Pam

I haven't yet developed enough confidence in the area of book layout to tell
a client that what he wants is not practicable. But I can see that I'll have
to develop it if I try another book, Doug. Even if it had worked, it would
have looked stupid.

Thanks for your reply, Doug. You've been a lot of help in the past, too!

Do you really need to use a text box? What effect are you trying to
achieve.

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Thanks for all you've done for me and others!

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