If the pointer is not on the border, pressing DELETE will delete the text inside the text box. Make sure that the pointer is on the border of the text box and not inside the text box. Select the border of the text box that you want to delete, and then press DELETE. If you want it freely floating on the page then anchor it to the page, then you can drag it where you like. For example, anchor to paragraph, then delete some text above the paragraph so it moves up and the image will move with it. It just means it is connected to something on the page. Select the location in your document where you want to paste the text box, press Control + Click, and then select Paste. ‘Anchor’ doesn’t mean the image can’t be moved. Press Control + Click, and then select Copy. If the pointer is not on the border, the text inside the text box is copied. To edit the anchor, select the anchored text or object, click the anchor button on the properties palette, and change its name in the change anchor dialog. Make sure that the pointer is on the border of the text box and not inside the text box. (in word 2007 click the office button and then click word options. To do this, select the text box that you want to link to another text box, and then go to Shape Format > Create Link. To paragraph: This ties the text box to a paragraph. A pull quote that is centered on the page is a good example. It is the best option if the box does not need to be associated with a particular paragraph, just the page. You can only link an empty text box to the one that you've selected. To page: With this setting, the text box does not move as you add or delete text to the page. Note: If you have drawn multiple text boxes, you can link them together so that text will flow from one box to another. If the pointer is not on the border, pressing DELETE will delete the text inside the text box instead. Make sure that the pointer is not inside the text box, but rather on the border of the text box. Select the border of the text box and then press DELETE. If the pointer is not on the border, pressing Copy will copy the text inside the text box and not the text box. Select the border of the text box that you want to copy. Select one of the text boxes and then under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Text group, click Create Link. If you have drawn multiple text boxes, you can link them together so that text will flow from one box to another. You can also change or remove a text box or shape border. On the toolbar, click Draw (far left end) and select Grid from the menu. Select Drawing to display the Drawing toolbar.
To position the text box, select it, and then when the pointer becomes a, drag the text box to a new location. To turn the drawing grid on or off: Word 2003 and earlier: Right-click on a toolbar to display the Toolbars menu.
To format text in the text box, select the text, and then use the formatting options in the Font group on the Home tab. Have questions or feedback about Office VBA or this documentation? Please see Office VBA support and feedback for guidance about the ways you can receive support and provide feedback.If you have problems printing text boxes, go to File > Options > Display and under Printing Options, select Print drawings created in Word. ActiveDocument.Shapes(1).Anchor.Paragraphs(1).Range.Select This example selects the paragraph that the first shape in the active document is anchored to. If the LockAnchor property for the shape is set to True, you cannot drag the anchor from its position on the page. The shape will always remain on the same page as its anchor. If you don't specify the anchoring range, the anchoring range is selected automatically and the shape is positioned relative to the top and left edges of the page. If you specify the anchoring range when you create a shape, the anchor is positioned at the beginning of the first paragraph that contains the anchoring range. RemarksĪll Shape objects are anchored to a range of text but can be positioned anywhere on the page that contains the anchor. SyntaxĮxpression A variable that represents a Shape object. Returns a Range object that represents the anchoring range for the specified shape or shape range.