I'm sure this is an easy one for most of you!

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William Hines

When I had to reinstall Office XP because a recent crash, it seemed to
change some things in word that I've forgotten how to fix. How do I get rid
of the huge "Create Your Image Here" text box that covers most of the blank
page. I just want to hit the text button on the Draw Tool Bar and create my
own text box size manually. Thanks anyone!

Bill
 
Bill,

Tools>Options>General. Uncheck "automatically create drawing canvass when
inserting autoshapes"
 
Thank you, Greg, for your response and solution. I didn't think anyone would
still be up this time of night (EST 3:00 AM). This has to be the greatest NG
of all. Going to bed now. Thanks again!

Best regards,
Bill
 
Well, *you* were up at 3 a.m. Greg posted his answer about 1 a.m. his time
(and a little before midnight by mine). But I just happen to know that he's
in your time zone. The answer could equally well have been posted by someone
in the Pacific time zone (10 p.m.) or halfway around the world (middle of
the next day). *That's* what's so great about Usenet!

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
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Suzanne, we all think the world of you and your no-nonsense "very
easy-to-understand" solutions. I'm just a 70+ year old retired "late owl".
If I didn't have to sleep, I wouldn't.

Hope you had the best holiday season ever!

Bill
 
Thank you for your kind words. I'm also a night owl and sometimes resent the
time required for sleeping. OTOH, once I'm asleep, there's nothing more
luxurious than waking up in the middle of the night (as I do usually half a
dozen times) and knowing I don't have to get up yet. <g>

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.
 
Suzanne, are you from Fairhope, Alabama? I have a sister who lives in Troy,
AL. Her husband is a physics professor at Troy State U. Me,...I'm just an
old farm boy from Plant City, Florida.

Shoot, I just looked at my watch and 6 other clocks in my home
office/playroom. and I noticed that it's only 10 PM. I'll probably be up for
about 5 more hours <grin>. I don't waste a minute if I can help it. I love
being busy. Drives my wife nuts!

Best regards,
Bill
 
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