Sounds like a great idea - I will try this out - I am using Office 2003, so I don't think the version should be a bother. Hey, and there's nothing wrong with improv. Isn't that the way "really good" things are created? Scot -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Glenda Wells Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 12:06 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Re: Text Box Nightmare I don't know if this is the "right way" Scot but I'm a master at improvisation and plan B so here goes. I convert text boxes to frames then remove the frames to end up with text. Format Text Box Convert to Frame OK Format Frame Remove Frame I'm using Office XP, so don't know if you have these capabilities for whatever version you use.=20 'luck. /g ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************