Document in normal view is blank, but in print layout is ok?

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I have a word document that has several text boxes, when opened in normal
view nothing appears on the page, but when viewed in print layout all items
are there, please any help will be greatly appreciated. Also I tried to
email it to a friend for help, but she can only view the document without
being able to make any changes. The document is not protected either.
 
Floating objects, that is, objects whose text wrapping is set to
something other than "In line with text," are never displayed in
Normal view; this is normal behavior.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


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I have a word document that has several text boxes, when opened in normal
view nothing appears on the page, but when viewed in print layout all items
are there, please any help will be greatly appreciated. Also I tried to
email it to a friend for help, but she can only view the document without
being able to make any changes. The document is not protected
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either.
 
Text boxes and other objects in the drawing layer are never displayed in
Normal view.

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

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soo - if it's normal, how are we supposed to work with it? I can't edit it,
etc. I never had this issue before.
 
If you have graphics in the document, you will have to work in Print Layout
view.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
 
Stefan Blom said:
Floating objects, that is, objects whose text wrapping is set to
something other than "In line with text," are never displayed in
Normal view; this is normal behavior.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


in message

either.
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It's a shame that the 'new' versions of Word have so many problems with them.
Too many features, too much of everything. It's a nightmare for those of us
who have everyday forms and letters we need to use, and all of a sudden we
are bombarded with a program that needs a tutorial and a map to get around
in. If something says 'print preview' or 'normal view' 'THAT'S' what we
should be given!! not excuses about 'dynamic pagination and display of
'wrapped' objects. Who wrapped them? Who cares about dynamic pagination.
That should be made available in a more complicated program for computer
technicians, not ordinary people who don't need their everyday programs
messed up and changed.

Pamelia Caswell via OfficeKB.com said:
Back in the day, normal view was devised to allow users to work without slow
downs caused by resource hog features such as dynamic pagination and display
of wrapped objects. But for the past 7 years or so, faster, larger memory
computers work just fine in page layout view.

Pam
soo - if it's normal, how are we supposed to work with it? I can't edit it,
etc. I never had this issue before.
Text boxes and other objects in the drawing layer are never displayed in
Normal view.
Click to expand...
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email it to a friend for help, but she can only view the document without
being able to make any changes. The document is not protected either.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
"Dynamic pagination and display of 'wrapped' objects" just means showing
you your page the way you have designed it and as it will print. "Wrapped"
objects are pictures that have text wrapped around (or under or in front of)
them.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

Mary Lou said:
It's a shame that the 'new' versions of Word have so many problems with
them.
Too many features, too much of everything. It's a nightmare for those of
us
who have everyday forms and letters we need to use, and all of a sudden we
are bombarded with a program that needs a tutorial and a map to get around
in. If something says 'print preview' or 'normal view' 'THAT'S' what we
should be given!! not excuses about 'dynamic pagination and display of
'wrapped' objects. Who wrapped them? Who cares about dynamic pagination.
That should be made available in a more complicated program for computer
technicians, not ordinary people who don't need their everyday programs
messed up and changed.

Pamelia Caswell via OfficeKB.com said:
Back in the day, normal view was devised to allow users to work without
slow
downs caused by resource hog features such as dynamic pagination and
display
of wrapped objects. But for the past 7 years or so, faster, larger
memory
computers work just fine in page layout view.

Pam
soo - if it's normal, how are we supposed to work with it? I can't edit
it,
etc. I never had this issue before.

Text boxes and other objects in the drawing layer are never displayed
in
Normal view.
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
email it to a friend for help, but she can only view the document
without
being able to make any changes. The document is not protected
either.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
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